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Five years ago this week, the eyes of a locked-down nation turned to Galway. “Golfgate,” as it came to be known, stirred up national outrage. There was shock and fury at the flouting of Covid-19 restrictions by politicians and public figures. News bulletins were filled with questions: Who was in the room? Who sat beside whom? Who ate the dinner? The event ignited a firestorm—resignations were demanded, apologies made, careers dented temporarily. Even Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, became indirectly entangled.

Ahascragh-based Senator Rónán Mullen will hold a ‘Celebration Social’ in Gullane’s Hotel, Ballinasloe on Saturday, 19th July at 7.30 p.m. All are welcome to this event which will mark Senator Mullen’s fifth successive election as an Independent Senator for the NUI constituency.

The political landscape of Galway County Council has undergone significant change with the co-option of new councillors and the nomination of a new Cathaoirleach following the election of Louis O'Hara (SF), Pete Roche (FG), and former Cathaoirleach Albert Dolan (FF) to the Irish Dáil.

Fianna Fáil Councillor Alan Cheevers has criticised the local government for failing to allocate funding to grit pathways and roads in council housing-estates and pathways in public areas across the city.

An Taoiseach Simon Harris has appointed Galway Senator Seán Kyne as the Seanad’s deputy leader and leader of the Fine Gael group.

Maria Walsh MEP and Nina Carberry have been selected to represent Fine Gael in Midlands-North West Euro elections, the casting of votes for which will take place on Friday, June 7.

Fine Gael Councillor Eddie Hoare has this week received confirmation that the National Transport Authority will be completing a review of the Galway city bus routes in April. As part of the review there will be public consultation.

There has been a rise in fraud and phishing scams from people posing as major state organisations, with the latest being a fraudulent close contact notification falsely claiming to be from the HSE, constituency Fine Gael Senator, Micheál Carrigy, has reported.

Local Fine Gael Councillor, John Dolan, has criticised the manner in which one rural area of Glasson has been omitted from the present roll out of broadband in the area.

Fianna Fáil Senator Aidan Davitt has called for a debate on Ireland corporate tax rate.