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“What is defeat? Nothing but education; nothing but the first step to something better,” so said Wendell Phillips, the 19th century American abolitionist, advocate for Native Americans, orator, lawyer, and writer.

Fine Gael now has an overwhelming majority on Mayo County Council following last Friday’s Local Elections. With 17 seats on the local authority, Enda Kenny’s crew will occupy the chairmanship of the council for the next five years with Ballyhaunis native John Cribbin tipped to be installed as the first Cathaoirleach.

“Get into a boxing ring with someone your own size,” said Judge John Neilan to the son of Mullingar’s poll-topping Labour councillor.

Meetings were under way last evening as both Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil attempted to secure a majority grouping on the Galway County Council ahead of the local authority’s annual meeting tomorrow.

If Galway wishes to compete with Wexford and Wicklow as a film location, it must establish a Galway film commission office - a move that would also help boost the local economy.

Community projects throughout the city are being “hampered in their provision of services” because of Minister Éamon Ó Cuív’s delay in corresponding with the HSE, Labour councillor Billy Cameron has alleged.

The Galway city and county councils are “not doing enough to promote the festivals in the city” and should start by providing easy to find information on their websites.

Following a proactive Westport Town Council campaign, it has been confirmed that a train service from Westport which will arrive in Dublin’s Heuston Station before 9am will commence, along with extra services on the Mayo line, in September.

It is essential for Galway city that the city manager Joe MacGrath “insist that the county manager” fill two full-time fire-fighters positions which have become vacant because of retirements.

The entire team of RTÉ Nuacht celebrated its relocation from Donnybrook to the TG4 studios in Baile na hAbhann, following a significant investment into revamping the TG4 headquarters. A total of 42 staff are involved in the relocation with three new positions created. The Irish language news programme will now benefit from a more extensive schedule and an increased amount of air-time.