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Sinn Féin Councillor, Thérèse Ruane has announced that she will not be contesting the next local elections and is to step down as a Mayo County Councillor at the end of this year. Ruane was first elected to Castlebar Town Council in 2009 having be co-opted on to the council to replace Noel Campbell, she subsequently won that seat in the next Town Council elections and in 2014 was elected a member of Mayo County Council in the Castlebar Municipal District getting 1,375 first preference votes and taking the third seat in the district. She was also part of two person Sinn Fein ticket in the 2011 general election where she was given 2,142 first preference votes.

THE COUNTDOWN has begun to the 2017 Galway Community Pride festival which runs from August Monday 7 to Sunday 13, and in advance of that, a number of fun fundraising events will take place.

A YOUNG soldier on the Western Front, Tommo Peaceful, as he awaits his execution by firing squad, looks back on the whole of his life. This is Private Peaceful, a deeply moving story by War Horse author Michael Morpurgo.

Little Louis Walsh who has Duchenne muscular dystrophy is from Rowan Drive in Castlebar. His parents Padraig and Ann Marie along with fundraising committee members thank all the volunteer ticket sellers and the public who recently bought tickets for a fundraising raffle that was held for Louis. They also wish to offer a very special thanks to all the businesses and individuals who sponsored prizes for their generous donations, such as Bar One, Heverin Photography, All in Design and Print, SuperValu, Cannons Convenience Store, First Choice Credit Union, and the Parish Centre Castlebar.