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JAILED CLLR HANGS ON TO HIS COUNCIL SEAT FOR A FEW MORE WEEKS
Date Published: 11-Sep-2007
Jailed County Councillor Michael Stroke Fahy is to keep his council seat for another few weeks at least
Galway County Council has approved a request by Cllr Fahy that ensures the former member of Fianna Fail won’t lose his seat due to missing a number of council meetings.
However if he loses his appeal against his conviction for fraud and theft he will have to give up his seat.
Cllr Fahy last attended a meeting on the 26th of February.
But today’s resolution proposed by Cllr Michael Regan and seconded by Cllr Tomás Mannion means that the local government act doesn’t apply to Cllr Fahy for missing meetings in March and April because he was sick and in Dublin.
It means that Cllr Fahy’s seat is safe until at least October 23rd.
Then it’s believed the county council will have to pass a resolution allowing him to be absent for another 6 months.
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Appeal for information following Portumna crash
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
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President Higgins among GMIT’s first ever honorary fellowships
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.
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Galway commuters hold their breath as LRC intervenes in bus strike
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.