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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.

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

At Monday night’s Candidates Debate on Galway Bay FM, moderator John Morley asked Sheila Garrity if she was qualified to run as she has never served in public office previously.

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.

The housing crisis is a national emergency brought on by a decade and a half of Government failure and the only way to fix it is to get new leadership, says Sheila Garrity, an independent candidate in this month’s Galway West by-election.

Dr Sheila Garrity, who has knocked on hundreds of doors in the Galway West voting district, says one thing is clear from residents: the rising cost of living is unbearable, but the Government isn’t listening.

Election candidate Dr Sheila Garrity has condemned the expected shortfall of more than 2,300 special education placements for children as of the 2026-2027 school year.

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.