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Fianna Fáil’s three Galway West candidates have overcome the first obstacle in their bids for Dáil seats, as party leader Micheál Martin last evening (Wednesday) insisted that none of them would be asked to drop out of the race.

The Night for Manuela Organising Committee won the Galway City Credit Union’s Volunteers of the Year at the eighth Annual Mayor’s Awards for Galway City.

Too many councillors have been willing to do the bidding of developers and this is why the city has far too much commercial/industrial zoned land.

If you did not already know that a general election was coming, Monday’s city council meeting would have left you in no doubt as two candidates squared up to each other in a slagging match.

Pundits and the public alike are in agreement that the coming election will see a historic battle for supremacy between Fine Gael and Labour.

An Post is “a big employer in Galway” but any liberalisation of the postal market could result in many An Post jobs being lost, something Galway and Ireland does not need right now.

Despite being at their lowest poll figures ever and facing the possibility of a long term in Opposition, Fianna Fáil in Galway West seem likely to still run three candidates in the General Election.

“Truly extraordinary if not bizarre” is how Independent councillor Catherine Connolly has described Labour councillor Billy Cameron’s recent condemnation of her for voting with the right wing parties in supporting the Galway City Council budget.

Despite funding for many sports projects around the country being withdrawn, funding for the Westside pitch upgrading, all weather surface, and a playground in Corrib Park is secure.

Fianna Fáil will hold its Galway West election selection convention in January and six candidates will compete for a place on the party ticket.