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After the disastrous rout in the 2002 General Election Fine Gael was reduced to 30 seats. They have since steadily rebuilt the party. Over recent months they have out-polled FF – the latest poll gave them a 10 point lead, albeit with a lower rating of 32 per cent. During the last election I predicted they could not win because they had simply too many seats to make up.

It’s beginning to get really exciting now as election fever takes over.

After the disastrous rout in the 2002 General Election Fine Gael was reduced to 30 seats. They have since steadily rebuilt the party. Over recent months they have out-polled FF – the latest poll gave them a 10 point lead, albeit with a lower rating of 32 per cent. During the last election I predicted they could not win because they had simply too many seats to make up.

Almost €21 million was paid out by the State last year in child benefit to the parents of non-resident children, the Fine Gael Spokesperson on Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Deputy Michael Ring, was told in the Dáil.

Politics in Kilkenny is an interesting game to be in at the moment and everyday there are new faces and new names announced in the run up to the local and European elections.

Almost 1,000 delegates are expected at the Labour Party 2009 annual conference which will be held in the Mullingar Park Hotel on the last weekend in March.

Sen Ciaran Cannon has said he brought forward his decision to join Fine Gael in order to support Cllr Mogie Maher and other local representatives in the run-up to the Local Elections.

Sport must continue to be top of the agenda in Westmeath. This was the message legendary Republic of Ireland goalkeeper Packie Bonner was keen to drive home to our county councillors this week.

A potential site for a park and ride facility to service areas north of the city is currently being investigated by the Galway County Council, according to Galway West Fianna Fail TD and chairman of the Oireachtas Transport Committee Frank Fahey.

Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny TD has expressed his concern at the recent falls in passenger numbers experienced at Aer Lingus and Ryanair and the damage being inflicted on passenger numbers by the air travel departure tax that is proving to be disastrous for Irish tourism and business. Recently, the credit rating agency Standard & Poor declared that the tax would encourage falling numbers of airport users. County Mayo is fortunate enough to have the facility of Ireland West Airport Knock, however, this departure tax may lead to falling numbers at the airport, said Dep Kenny.