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Local health services experienced disruption yesterday afternoon (Wednesday) as the country’s biggest public sector union stepped up its work to rule protest over pay cuts.

The general secretary of the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation says the campaign by public sector workers to reverse the pay cuts in the Budget must also make sure that the dismantling of the public health service is stopped.

Junior Education Minister Sean Haughey’s announcement that school bus charges are to go up in September represents the first in a new batch of stealth charges, according to north Kilkenny Cllr Maurice Shortall.

Sinn Féin agriculture and fisheries spokesperson Martin Ferris TD was in Belmullet yesterday to meet with farming and fishing organisations as part of Sinn Féin’s campaign to revive the west.

The acquisition by the council of the Westport Convent has moved closer to fruition, following the placing of a deposit from the Council on the former residence of the Sisters of Mercy.

Hands up who can name the three MEPs who now represent you in the European Parliament. Mayo people will know Fine Gael’s Jim Higgins, who are the other two? They are Fianna Fáil’s Seán Ó Neachtain and independent Marian Harkin. Another quick question: what constituency are we in? If you said Connacht-Ulster you’d be wrong; since the 2004 European elections it’s the North West. Why? Because since then Co Clare has been lumped in with the three Ulster counties and five Connacht counties. But enough of the political lessons. Buncranna town councillor and Donegal county councillor Pádraig Mac Lochlainn is the latest person to throw his hat in the ring for next year’s European elections. The Donegal native has been one of the driving forces in Sinn Féin’s reshuffle since their poorer than expected results in the last general election and was the director of elections for the party on last year’s Lisbon Treaty referendum, where Sinn Féin were one of the leading groups urging people to reject the treaty, which it ultimately was.

A war of words has broken out between Leader of Fine Gael Enda Kenny TD and local Labour Party PRO Harry Barrett over the issue of public service inefficiencies.

Kilkenny’s outspoken Junior Minister John Mc Guinness found himself in hot water this week as workers’ unions from around the country exploded about comments he made about public service workers at the weekend.

Tomorrow is likely to see the most draconian budget in the past 25 years and Galway expects to be hit hard by Minister Lenihan’s plans.

The controversial cuts to education in Budget 09 have been the source of much public anger and a public meeting on this contentious issue will take place in Galway city next week.