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Tuam TD’s wife settles legal case against charity
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The wife of now Fianna Fáil T.D, Colm Keaveney has settled out of court with the Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind charity.
Deirdre Keaveney took a legal case against the charity after being made redundant along with others in 2010.
Mrs. Keaveney from Tuam had worked for the Guide Dogs for the Blind as a regional manager based at the Tuam office.
She and others were made redundant 3 years ago as part of a cost-cutting programme.
She took legal action against the charity, however the case has been settled out of court.
According to the Irish Independent, the case was settled without any admission of liability on either side.
Both parties agreed to abide by a confidentiality clause.
Mrs. Keaveney was previously the focus of the limelight when it emerged she had worked part-time for her husband Colm as a parliamentary assistant.
Last week, the former Labour Party Chairman and Galway East T.D, declared that he was joining the Fianna Fáil party.
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Galway West Deputy Eamon O’ Cuiv has asked the Taoiseach to explain why an important piece of legislation is stuck in “never-never land”.
Speaking in the Dáil, he highlighted the Wildlife Amendment Bill, which would allow for the review and potential alteration of natural heritage area designations.
Deputy O’ Cuiv outlined how the bill was passed years ago, but very little has appeared to happen since.
He wanted Micheal Martin to explain where the bill is – and why it’s being delayed.
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A long-running boil water notice in Gort, in place since early February, is having a serious financial impact on businesses and local residents.
That’s according to Councillor Geraldine Donohue, who says it’s unacceptable as we head into the summer season.
She said tourists have to be constantly reminded not to drink the water, and businesses are facing enormous costs of buying drinking water.
Councillor Donohue feels more can be done to escalate the works so they reach completion sooner rather than later.
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Galway West Deputy Catherine Connolly has pressured the Tánaiste over a lack of Government progress in introducing a national strategy on gender-based and domestic violence.
Raising the matter in the Dáil, she said there’s been two previous strategies – but their implementation was uncoordinated and ineffective.
She told Leo Varadker it’s obvious why we need a new strategy – and asked him to explain where it is.
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