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There was sadness in local political circles this week at the passing of former TD, Minister, Senator, Councillor Tom Hussey.

Fine Gael councillor Michael Burke hit out this week at people who caused what he said was "untold damage" in Cong last weekend.

Minister of State for Disabilities and Fianna Fáil TD for Galway East, Anne Rabbitte TD, has welcomed the allocation of €1.1 million today to Local Action Groups in Galway under the Transitional LEADER Programme, which will come into effect in April 2021.

For the Labour Party to describe the Dáil meeting as "non-essential" is "deeply troubling", when holding the Government to account is "vital" given the "extraordinary emergency legislation" passed in the last two weeks.

Independent politicians can wield considerable influence in Dáil Éireann, as evidenced by the various scandals uncovered in recent years around cervical cancer, Garda malpractice, and NAMA - all revealed by Independent TDs.

Fianna Fáil TD for Roscommon/Galway, Deputy Eugene Murphy has welcomed the news that patients from South Roscommon will no longer have to travel to Galway for basic eye field tests as the specialised lenses have been replaced in the Ophthalmology Department in the county town and should be operational by the end of September.

Fianna Fáil TD for Roscommon/Galway, Deputy Eugene Murphy TD, has expressed his frustration at the virtual collapse of the National Broadband Plan as the only remaining provider SSE withdraws from the tender process.

Fianna Fáil TD for Roscommon-Galway, Eugene Murphy has hit out at An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar for what he deems a “vicious and untruthful attack” on Fianna Fáil in relation to spending promises.

For many years, Galway East was derided for its predictability – ‘the boring constituency’ guaranteed to return two FF and one FG TD and with no doubt about who the individuals concerned would be.