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Nuala Nolan is the new Labour councillor for the Galway City East ward, having been chosen by the party last Tuesday to replace Derek Nolan who is now TD for Galway West.

Over this last week, Insider has been examining Fine Gael tallies from the Galway West count which were carried out when the votes were being counted and sorted in Leisureland last week.

Five Labour members are seeking co-option onto councillor Derek Nolan’s Galway City Council seat following his successful election to Dáil Éireann last week.

Divisions are emerging between Galway city councillors over whether or not to hand over 21.5 acres of land to the Government under the new Land Aggregation Scheme.

Recycling facilities in Galway city and county are to receive a major boost with the announcement of funding from the Government.

Labour is determined that the next election will result in a significant electoral breakthrough and the west of Ireland is key to that plan.

Four councillors had to declare donations to the Galway City Council last year under the Local Election (Disclosure of Donations and Expenditure) Act 1999.

Three prominent members of the current Fianna Fáil/Fine Gael/ex-PD pact, including the current mayor and a former mayor, hold considerable property interests around the city.

Fianna Fáil councillors were left isolated at Monday’s city council meeting when even their pact colleagues deserted them to support a motion condemning the Government’s handling of the economy.

Galway City Council could be without a manager for up to six months once the current incumbent Joe MacGrath leaves to take up his new position as North Tipperary County Manager.