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Sinn Féin Castlebar town councillor and Local Election candidate Thérése Ruane has accused the HSE of leading an elderly patient awaiting a hip operation “up the garden path”.

A Sinn Féin Mayo county council election candidate is calling on Fine Gael and Labour to make their position on fracking clear ahead of polling day on May 23.

A complete regeneration plan for Salthill, including tax designation status for developing specific landmark buildings, is key to turning the area into “a world class European destination”.

The volume and speed of traffic on Shantalla Road means the area is “an accident waiting to happen”, according to Labour candidate John McDonagh.

Galway city’s storm drains are in “appalling condition” and suffering from neglect, with the D’Alton Place area of Salthill the “worst example”.

An “outrageous line of questioning”, or an “amiable exchange”? An encounter between An Taoiseach Enda Kenny and a protester in Galway recently, has left very differing impressions on those involved.

Altogether 12 candidates will contest the Claremorris electoral area on May 23, including seven outgoing councillors, with seven seats to fill.

A local election candidate has called for honesty in the debate over water charges, criticising Sinn Féin and Fianna Fáil for “rank hypocrisy” in the parties’ stance on the issue.

Despite some disquiet from Longford, the will of Fianna Fáil’s national executive was upheld in Mullingar on Tuesday night (April 29) as the party rubber-stamped the uncontested nomination of Aengus O’Rourke for the forthcoming by-election.