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Fianna Fáil General Election candidate for Roscommon/Galway, Cllr. Orla Leyden, is the first candidate in the constituency to submit their nomination papers to the Returning Officer.

Voters on Galway's inhabited islands could vote on the same day as voters on the mainland during the various elections in 2019, instead of a day ahead, as has been the traditional practice.

“The best-laid schemes o’ Mice an’ Men / Gang aft agley (go often askew)” - Robert Burns said these words 250 years ago and he was right! Sean O’Casey said about 70 years ago - “The whole world’s in a terrible state of chassis”; both statements were true.

Well I woke up Sunday morning,

It could be early next week by the time Galway voters learn the full line-up of their representatives in Dail Eireann. With voters going to the polls across the three constituencies from dawn tomorrow (Friday), the complexity of the counts could mean that the Galway TDs may not be fully confirmed until Monday at least.