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Former taoiseach Bertie Ahern should apologise for ignorant comments he made about immigrants, says a Galway West by-election candidate.

Councillor Helen Ogbu, Labour candidate in the Galway West by-election, has called for urgent investment in road and infrastructure repairs across Galway City after raising concerns at Galway City Council about the deteriorating condition of roads in residential estates.

Councillor Helen Ogbu, Labour’s candidate in Galway West, has called for urgent action to tackle Galway’s worsening traffic crisis, urging Government to begin immediate planning for a Galway light rail system and deliver a public transport network that works for workers, students and families.

Councillor Helen Ogbu, Labour’s candidate in Galway West, has warned that working people are being pushed to the brink as the cost of living crisis deepens, saying the issue is coming up time and again while out knocking on doors across the city and county.

Councillor Helen Ogbu, Labour’s candidate in Galway West in the upcoming by-election, has said that the recent protests are the direct result of the Government’s failure to engage with and listen to communities, warning that the ongoing cost-of-living crisis continues to push families to the brink.

Councillor Helen Ogbu, Labour’s candidate in the Galway West by-election, has said the record levels of child homelessness must be treated as an emergency, following the latest figures showing more than 5,400 children now living in emergency accommodation throughout the country.

Councillor Helen Ogbu, Labour’s candidate in the Galway West by-election, has called for urgent action to protect victims of domestic abuse, as Labour brings forward a motion in the Dáil this week highlighting serious gaps in policing and the failure to roll out Domestic Abuse Coordination Teams nationwide.

Labour’s Councillor Helen Ogbu has called for urgent action to make flexible and remote work a real, enforceable right for workers, warning that families and communities in Galway are paying the price for weak protections and a growing push to force people back into long commutes.

Labour’s Councillor Helen Ogbu has warned that the Housing Assistance Payment is no longer working for renters locally, as rising rents and limited supply push families and workers out of their own communities.

Helen Ogbu was formally endorsed by the Labour Party at a heavily attended selection convention this week, to chants of “Gaillimh Abú, Gallimh Ogbu” by almost 100 supporters.