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Death threats against council staff and elected representatives are now par for the course, the CEO of Galway City Council said this week after security arrangements had to be made to allow staff leave City Hall safely.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has led the tributes to former Fianna Fáil Minister and TD Noel Treacy whose death was announced yesterday (Wednesday).

A close to three year absence from local politics came to an end on Monday afternoon for Athlone native, Paul Hogan, as he was successfully co-opted to fill the casual vacancy in the Westmeath County Council chamber.

Westmeath County Council Cathaoirleach, Cllr Frankie Keena, has expressed his disappointment that his chosen candidate to fill the vacant local authority seat did not receive the required number of votes to secure a ballot paper nomination.

It was Marcel Proust who said that illness is the doctor to whom we pay the most heed. Everything else we work our way around. For those for whom illness is a rare thing, it is a surprise to find out just how vulnerable we all are in the grand scheme of things.

A prominent Galway city councillor who was recently diagnosed with bowel cancer has said that he is determined to use his diagnosis to encourage people to be more vigilant of the warning signs and to get themselves checked.

The Irish Government should recognize that agriculture is stepping up to the mark on climate change and respond itself, according to independent TD Michael Fitzmaurice.

Athlone Deputy Mayor, Cllr Aengus O'Rourke, has welcomed a decision taken by government to introduce new streamlined arrangements for large scale residential developments (LSRDs) to replace strategic housing developments (SHDs) which restores decision making to local authorities.

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What was said at the Westport-Belmullet Municipal District meeting this week?