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Behind bolted doors last week, there was a closely fought selection convention for Sinn Féin to chose its candidate for the Galway West by-election in May.

The plan was approved at the local party’s AGM last week, where 50 delegates from across Galway re-elected former city councillor, Mark Lohan, as its chairperson for the sixth year running.

Knocknacarra-based Social Democrats city councillor, Alan Curran, said he would not contest the by-election for work reasons, while Spiddal-based broadcaster, Síle Seoige, ruled herself out before Christmas. Both are widely thought to harbour national political aspirations.

A new engineering and manufacturing company is set to open in Spiddal, creating 11 full-time positions in its first year with plans for additional hiring in the future.

Former Fianna Fáil election hopeful Gráinne Seoige has issued a statement criticising politically motivated commentary of her candidacy in last year’s general election, and outlined the trauma fake pornography caused to her.

All four Galway West TDs were in Dublin Castle on Tuesday night to celebrate their former constituency colleague’s elevation to the presidency, plus at least one county councillor who aspires to take her seat.

The funeral will take place today (Thursday) of a woman who died in her home in Spiddal over the weekend after a suspected fall.

As it unfolded that Catherine Connolly would walk the presidential election, politicos began plotting for a Galway West by-election which must fill her vacant Dáil seat by May 11.

A consortium led by University of Galway spin-out Fortis Medical Devices has secured a €2.1 million government grant to accelerate the development of breakthrough stroke rehabilitation technology.

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