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An East Galway TD has welcomed arrangements to assist voters who are blind or vision impaired in next week’s European Parliament and Local Elections.

Abolishing car parking charges for sick patients attending treatment at Galway University Hospital is both “achievable and necessary”, and Health Minister Simon Harris must start phasing them out.

According to Fine Gael Councillor John Walsh, up to 2,700 houses will be constructed in Ardaun over the coming years.

Many soldiers stationed in Renmore Barracks are natives of Munster and have a “legitimate ambition to return and serve in or close to their native place”, but the high cost of renting in Galway is also a major factor in this.

Average monthly rents in Galway city have escalated to €1,260 a month, according to the latest Daft.ie report. Despite this being below the national average of €1,366, it is still an 11.4 per cent increase over the last year.

Druid Theatre Company was founded in May 1975 with the initial aim of providing theatre entertainment for tourists in Galway. It opened with three full length plays on successive nights in the Jesuit Hall. The season was a success so they made the very brave decision to operate the company on a full-time basis. Their productions were presented on a fit-up basis, as were a number of lunchtime shows in the Fo’Castle in Dominick Street. They converted this latter venue into a fully equipped pocket theatre seating 47 people. It was a popular venue, well supported, but there were problems with regard to backstage, storage, and office space.

Sinn Féin local election candidate, Natasha Warde, has said that the absence of a lift at Claremorris train station has left some passengers unable to disembark due to the overpass.

Michael Burke, a Ballinrobe based candidate in the Local Elections, has outlined the three big issues he is encountering on the doorsteps throughout the South Mayo Region. Burke stated that “there are some issues which are prevalent in some areas and not in others but the issues common throughout relate to broadband, roads and dereliction”.

Malachy Hand, Fianna Fáíl local election candidate in South Roscommon was joined on the canvass trail by Galway West Fianna Fáíl TD Eamonn Ó Cúiv, former minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs on Friday afternoon.

Local Independent Councillor, Michael O’Brien, has called on Enterprise Ireland, IDA and the Minister for Enterprise to prioritise Moate as a location for a new industry.