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With the amount of apathy that has surrounded this week’s Seanad Elections, there is no doubt that the biggest talking point last night was the (at time of going to press) almost certain re-election to the Seanad of local candidate Fidelma Healy Eames.

Kilkenny Green Party Councillor Malcolm Noonan is to have some competition in his contest for the leadership of the Green Party it would appear.

Alice Mary Higgins, daughter of Labour president Michael D Higgins, has announced that despite much speculation, she is not running in the Seanad elections.

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney, has confirmed the appointment of Phil Meaney as chairperson of Bord na gCón, in succession to Dick O’Sullivan, who retired from his position last month.

Joe Higgins, the outspoken Socialist Party TD, will be in Galway next week to address a public meeting on the EU/IMF bailout, unemployment, cuts, and the socialist alternative.

The possibility of US President Barrack Obama coming to visit Mayo picked up momentum this week. Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney said this week that there were “obvious reasons” why Mayo could be included on the State visit of the US President with it being the home of Taoiseach Enda Kenny.

The confidential basis upon which MEPs hold bi-lateral briefings with EU Commissioner Ollie Rehn are important opportunities to emphasise the inadequacies of the EU/IMF deal for Ireland and walk outs do not serve the interests of the Irish people. This was stated by Independent MEP Marian Harkin when she rejected the assertion of new Socialist Party MEP Paul Murphy that other Irish MEPs acted disgracefully in accepting the confidential basis for some meetings with Commissioner Rehn.

Sinn Féin’s Trevor Ó Clochartaigh has been nominated to run for a seat in Seanad Éireann following his strong performance in the recent general elections.

The constituency of Longford-Westmeath celebrated its first seat in Cabinet in almost nine years this week when Deputy Willie Penrose received his seal of office from President Mary McAleese on Wednesday night (March 9) in Áras an Úchtaráin.

Be the best Enda Kenny you can be, and win yourself a prize at the Ballinrobe St Patrick’s Day parade - that is the message from the organisers of the 2011 event.