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CONVICTED COUNTY COUNCILLOR IN BID TO KEEP HIS SEAT
Date Published: 10-Sep-2007
Galway County Council is to consider a request by jailed Councillor Michael Fahy to keep his Council seat tomorrow
Councillor Fahy was given a 12 month sentence earlier this year for theft and fraud offences and misappropriating Council funds
He was also fined 75 thousand euro and is currently serving his sentence at Castlerea Prison
According to today’s Irish Independent, Councillors will consider a bid by Councillor Fahy to keep his seat despite being absent from meetings for a prolonged period
A Councillor may be deemed “resigned” if he or she is absent from meetings of the authority for a continuos period of 6 months
The last meeting attended by Michael Fahy was on February 26th last
It’s understood a motion will be out forward at a special meeting of the Council tomorrow, on Councillor Fahy’s behalf, seeking to extend the period of absence allowed to 18 months
Date Published: 08-May-2013
Gardai are appealing for witnesses following a single vehicle crash at the Portumna bridge this morning.
The road from Nenagh to Loughrea reopened shortly after 11 this morning following the completion of a technical exam.
Four men were travelling in a van when they hit the Portumna bridge around 6:30 this morning.
Gardaí, ambulance and two units of Portumna fire services rushed to the scene, and one of the men was taken to Portiuncula hospital in Ballinasloe.
He is being treated for head injuries, which have been described by Gardaí as serious.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Portumna Garda station on 09-097-42060
Date Published: 10-May-2013
GMIT is to honour seven outstanding individuals including President Michael D Higgins with Honorary Fellowships at a special ceremony later this month.
It’s the first time in the 40 year history of the Institute the Governing Body of GMIT has decided to award honorary fellowships.
The GMIT Honorary Fellowships will be conferred at the g Hotel in the city this day two weeks Friday 24 May at 2.30pm in front of 200 invited guests.
Date Published: 13-May-2013
Galway commuters are holding their breath as there has been a potential breakthrough in the Bus Eireann dispute, as both sides have agreed to talks at the Labour Relations Commission.
The LRC intervened this afternoon, on day two of strike action that has seen 95 per cent of bus services disrupted across the country.
The LRC’s Director of Conciliation Services, Kevin Foley, says the National Bus and Rail Union and the company have agreed to meet for mediated talks at 8 this evening.
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