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Among the six candidates in the ‘Vote Left, Transfer Left’ alliance, Councillor Helen Ogbu emerged as the strongest performer from last week’s by-election.

It was supposed to be a battle for the soul of Galway West, but it became a clash in Connemara, then sub plots in the city, as Fine Gael strapped in for a rare government party win in a by-election where every vote counted.

Tá an grúpa feachtais tithíochta BÁNÚ tar éis a rá go bhfuil díomá orthu nach ndearna páirtithe an rialtais mórán teagmhála leo i rith feachtas fhothoghchán Ghaillimh Thiar, a reáchtálfar amárach.

Thomas says his opposition to a housing scheme in Moycullen, his attendance at meetings organised by an overtly seditious organisation, and his objection to new facilities for Galway city’s largest GAA club are being politicised by opponents.

Seventeen candidates will contest the seat vacated by Catherine Connolly’s election to the presidency.

Local media in a city the size of Galway are usually vicious gossips, notorious for undermining each other, despite secretly yearning to mate, but to be fair to Galway Bay FM, it did Galway West some service this week, when its radio staffers staged by far the best set piece of the by-election.

“I think there’s a perception that just because we’re from a rural area, that we’re somehow conservative by default, or we don’t want to engage in meaningful debate, but safe to say it’s completely inaccurate.”

The Green Party’s Galway West by-election candidate is considering selling shares worth €40,000 in the IT firm he works for because of its links to the Israeli military.

Former Fianna Fáil minister Éamon Ó Cuív has slammed the government for making a “focain ciseach” [a fuckin’ mess] of the recent fuel protests and said that the upcoming bye-election in Galway West “will be hard” for the party.

Galway politicians have broadly welcomed the decision to grant approval for the Galway City Ring Road project after delays of over 20 years.