TALLIES: Half of boxes open in City West
With half of the boxes in Galway City West tallied, the state of play in the six-seater is:
Donal Lyons (Ind) 23%
Pauline O’Reilly (Greens) 14.75%
Niall McNelis (Lab) 11.89%
John Connolly (FF) 9.86%
Pearce Flannery (FG) 9.48%
Peter Keane...
Left and right find middle ground
There is a tired old cliché about people singing from ‘the same hymn sheet’ – but despite their diverse political backgrounds, it could certainly be applied in the case of Galway city’s two new...
Fianna Fail attempts to woo Grealish again
Pressure is mounting on Galway West TD Noel Grealish to join Fianna Fail as the party attempts to be part of the next government.
The Fianna Fail organisation in the constituency are now convinced that...
Independents have their day
Any one of four independent Galway TDs could have an influential part in the formation of the next government – and this could result in a huge boost for the county.
The Galway independents are...
Transfers highlight PR vagaries
The fourth most popular candidate in Galway West, based on first preference votes cast, did not get elected, but the seventh most popular candidate did, highlighting the importance of transfers under proportional representation single...
West is the best for poll-topper Ó Cuív
Éamon Ó Cuív, the king of Connemara, pulled more votes the further west of Galway city the ballot boxes were stationed.
The poll-topper was by far the most popular politician west of Galway city, apart...