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Athlone resident appointed Assistant Chief of Staff of Irish Army
Brigadier General Peter O’Halloran, a resident of Athlone, has been appointed Assistant Chief of Staff of Óglaigh na hÉireann.
1,000 days after its abolition and Mobility Allowance still not replaced, says Keaveney
Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Disability Colm Keaveney has hit out at the Government for failing to introduce a replacement scheme for the Mobility Allowance, which was scrapped in 2013.
Housing crisis to be raised at AAA public meeting
The housing crisis, water charges, and inequality will be the focus of a pre election public meeting organised by the Anti Austerity Alliance this Thursday at 8pm in the Menlo Park Hotel.
Right2Water to hold anti-water tax protest on Saturday
As the General Election draws closer, the Right2Water campaign is stepping up its anti-water charges campaign by holding a nationwide demonstration this Saturday, including in Galway.
Soldiers of 1916 - ‘generally understood in the masculine sense’
Despite the crucial role many women played in the 1916 Rising, very few were given the credit they deserved. In fact some were refused a pension for many years because they were not ‘men’. In at least one case, the valiant role played by Nurse Elizabeth O’Farrell was simply airbrushed out of history.
Countdown to Election 2016 - the state of the parties
As we approach the middle of January, all eyes in the political world turned to what promises to be a hectic political year in 2016. At its heart is the General Election, shortly to be called, but we will also see elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly, a possible referendum on Britain's EU membership, and a period of commemorations to mark the centenary of the Easter Rising.
Health Minister responsible for ‘flawed policies’ claims General Election candidate
Health Minister Leo Varadker has been accused of presiding over “bad budgets and flawed policies”.
Business opportunities with India to be explored at Chamber breakfast event
Galway Chamber will partner with the Indian Embassy for a business breakfast event on Tuesday, February 9 at 8 am in the Clayton Hotel, Galway.
Local residents oppose ‘privatisation’ of community centre
A group of residents from the Ballinfoile Mór-Castlegar area demonstrated outside City Hall last Monday afternoon in advance of a Galway City Council meeting to voice their opposition to any effort by the local authority to privatise a new community centre in the area.
