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Galway County Councillors voted by 32 to 6 to increase Local Property Tax by 15 per cent in late September, a hike calculated to net an extra €2.4 million income per year for the local authority from 2025.

38,414 children in Galway would benefit from Sinn Féin’s plan to deliver childcare at a cost of €10 a day, Mairéad Farrell TD for Galway West has said.

Galway City East Councillor Alan Cheevers claims a whispering campaign about his health was waged to dissuade delegates from voting for his candidacy as a Dáil hopeful.

Sinn Féin is expecting illegal dumping and litter to be a major concern in Ballybane after initiating a survey amongst its residents, and is calling for Galway City Council to take back control of refuse collection from private companies.

Taoiseach Simon Harris is adamant that the current government will run its full term until 2025. It is a blunt and difficult promise to unwind, although the current spat between Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and Green Party coalition TDs about taxing underutilised residential land may be the loose thread that unravels this current government prematurely.

Sinn Féin TD for Galway West, Máiread Farrell said last night that the Central Statistics Office (CSO) figures show that the number of people who have emigrated to Australia in the last 12 months has increased to 10,600 from 4,700 in the previous year comes as "no surprise."

Sinn Féin spokesperson on Further and Higher Education, Dep Mairéad Farrell, has said that students and parents seeking accommodation for the coming academic year should first check with the national housing charity, Threshold, which is running its annual Scamwatch campaign.

Sinn Féin’s Affordable Homes Plan will bring home ownership back into the reach of ordinary people in Galway, the party’s TD for Galway West has said.

Jeremy Corbyn MP will be visiting Galway this weekend at the invitation of Sinn Féin TD for Galway West Mairéad Farrell. The former leader of the British Labour Party and his delegation, which includes former General Secretary of Unite the Union, Len McCluskey, will be holding meetings with Sinn Féin members in Galway.

The average price of a home in Galway city has soared 12.2 per cent to €403,000 according to the latest figures from Daft.ie, while a County Galway home will set you back €285,000, up almost two per cent.