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Galway and the west is set to benefit from Cabinet’s approval of plans to set up an American Presidents Trail on the island of Ireland, which has been deemed a major opportunity for heritage, tourism and community pride, by a Fine Gael TD.

And now Galway West TD Mairéad Farrell has used similar slurs against property speculators, sitting on buildings that can be lived in during a housing crisis, likening them to hoarding food during a famine.

Councillor Helen Ogbu, Labour’s candidate in the Galway West by-election, has said the record levels of child homelessness must be treated as an emergency, following the latest figures showing more than 5,400 children now living in emergency accommodation throughout the country.

Half of twelve candidates expected to run in the Galway West by-election have agreed an historic voting pact.

A positive decision on the expansion of Galway Port would mark a new era for the facility and city, a Fine Gael Senator said.

Behind bolted doors last week, there was a closely fought selection convention for Sinn Féin to chose its candidate for the Galway West by-election in May.

Councillor Helen Ogbu, Labour’s candidate in the Galway West by-election, has called for urgent action to protect victims of domestic abuse, as Labour brings forward a motion in the Dáil this week highlighting serious gaps in policing and the failure to roll out Domestic Abuse Coordination Teams nationwide.

The progression of proposed tool theft legislation into Second Stage at the Seanad has been described by a Fine Gael Senator as “an important step towards protecting tradespeople and their livelihoods.”

One of the reasons Taoiseach Micheal Martin will visit the White House this year is to secure employment linked to medical technology companies clustered around Galway.