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Garbally National School, Menlough, the primary school for the Skehana parish, has been granted funding to provide for additional accommodation.

It is widely expected that Cllr Catherine Connery will be appointed the next Cathaoirlaeach of Kilkenny County Council at a special meeting of the council this afternoon.

It was a close call but Enda came out victorious in the end. Our man is back in the hot seat, and by ‘our man’ I mean yours and mine, all of the citizens of Mayo — and not just those aligned to Fine Gael. Because when you scratch your head and think about it for a bit, having the leader of the main opposition party resident in and native of our home county packs a major punch politically, particularly as he now lies poised more than ever to assume the role of taoiseach-in-waiting. How can the people not row in behind the man? The reward will surely be largesse and investment and growth for the county that has literally been frozen in time after the boom/bust mess-up.

It was a close call but Enda came out victorious in the end. Our man is back in the hot seat, and by ‘our man’ I mean yours and mine, all of the citizens of Mayo — and not just those aligned to Fine Gael. Because when you scratch your head and think about it for a bit, having the leader of the main opposition party resident in and native of our home county packs a major punch politically, particularly as he now lies poised more than ever to assume the role of taoiseach-in-waiting. How can the people not row in behind the man? The reward will surely be largesse and investment and growth for the county that has literally been frozen in time after the boom/bust mess-up.

“Power never takes a back step - only in the face of more power,” said Malcolm X and his words are apt to describe what is happening in Fine Gael at the moment.

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.

Following its highly acclaimed presentation in the Town Hall Theatre, Galway, Who Killed The Celtic Tiger commences a mini-tour that begins in the Royal Theatre, Castlebar, on Friday May 7. The outrageous show, from the pen of writer Peter Kennedy, is a satirical look at the state of the Irish political and economic situation, told through the medium of music and mimicry. The show is a whirlwind of political satire, with Mary Harney declaring her passion for Bertie Ahern, Brian Cowen trying to sell NAMA, Enda Kenny dreaming of glory and some of the country’s top pop idols releasing a charity single. Is Jedward’s career over before it even starts? Can Bono and Geldof show charity to the Irish people? Is Daniel O’Donnell really emigrating? Where has Willie O’Dea gone? Can Fairy Harney, Bertie Ahern, Biffo the “Bare”, and “End-it” Kenny find a solution to the recession? Can Michael O’Leary succeed where others have failed?

Noel Treacy remains the only Galway TD who has so far refused to give up his ministerial pension, despite public anger over TDs receiving such paymone of ents while still serving in the Dáil.

Fianna Fáil members from throughout Co Galway will be gathering in the Clayton Hotel this Saturday for the Galway East/Galway West Fianna Fáil Conference.

I have received some correspondence over the last few months telling me that I am unbalanced in my column because I have an anti-Fianna Fail agenda. This would be one of the more moderate and considered communications. Others have not been quite so polite. To set the record straight here is my personal position.