Search Results for 'Michael Fitzmaurice'

Men in dark clothing with torches were banging and roaring at the windows and doors of Noel and Lorraine Thomas’ rural home in Gortachalla exactly one year ago.

In recent weeks, Michael Fitzmaurice TD has been fielding queries from farmers who had inspections as part of the ACRES scheme as far back as 2023 but who are still waiting for their payments to be processed.

We include a brief survey of the Roscommon-Galway constituency, as despite returning most of the chunk of Galway East that Roscommon held until the 2023 boundary review, the major Co Galway town of Ballinasloe is still under Rossie occupation, alongside Creggs, Ballygar and Ahascragh.

Ciaran Cannon (FG) is retiring after 13 years, while independent TD, Corofin’s canny Seán Canney, first elected as a county councillor in Tuam 20 years ago, should retain his seat with some ease. So although now a four-seater, in reality Galway East is still a scrap for three.

Seamie Langan passed away tragically on October 5 2022 at the age of 19 after being hit with an aggressive form of bacterial meningococcal meningitis. Seamie grew up on a dairy farm in Ballygar, Co. Galway with his parents and three siblings.

Local councillor Paul Hogan has this week confirmed his intention to contest the local elections on June 7 as an Independent Ireland candidate in both the Athlone and Moate areas.

In a move widely expected for some time, outspoken councillors Noel Thomas and Seamus Walsh have joined the newly formed Independent Ireland party and will stand on that ticket for the forthcoming local elections.

Former RTE Midlands Correspondent Ciaran Mullooly has hit the ground running as an Independent Ireland candidate for June’s European Parliament Elections in the Midlands-North West constituency.

Councillor Noel Larkin, former Mayor of Galway City, has announced his candidacy for Independent Ireland in the upcoming local elections.

Brendan Lavelle, chair of Keenagh Development, has issued a call for rural communities to support the call by Michael Fitzmaurice, TD, for a political party focused on representing rural communities.