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Galway City Central - Eddie Hoare (FG) speaks to Bernadette Prendergast

Galway City Central - Eddie Hoare (FG) speaks to Bernadette Prendergast

Galway City Central - Mike Cubbard (IND) speaks to Joseph Murray

Galway City Central - Mike Cubbard (IND) speaks to Joseph Murray

Galway City East - Terry O' Flaherty (IND) speaks to Bernadette Prendergast

Galway City East - Terry O' Flaherty (IND) speaks to Bernadette Prendergast

Galway City East - Declan McDonnell (IND) speaks to Bernadette Prendergast

Galway City East - Declan McDonnell (IND) speaks to Bernadette Prendergast

Galway City Council to accelerate retrofitting buildings and ramp up EV fleet to reach climate targets

Galway City Council is this year focusing on accelerating the retrofitting of buildings and ramping up its EV fleet to reach climate targets
These are the first steps it will take to reduce greenhouse gases in both local authority operations, and the wider city, by 51% by 2030.
The recently launched Climate Action Plan contains 60 climate actions for the city, and a further 43 actions focused on the ‘Decarbonisation Zone’ in the Westside Area. 
Climate Action Coordinator Damien Redington outlines their key focus for this year:

Galway City East - Shane Forde (FG) speakers to Bernadette Prendergast

Galway City East - Shane Forde (FG) speakers to Bernadette Prendergast

Galway City East - Alan Cheevers (FF) speaks to Bernadette Prendergast

Galway City East - Alan Cheevers (FF) speaks to Bernadette Prendergast

Galway City East - Helen Ogbu (LAB) speaks to Joseph Murray

Galway City East - Helen Ogbu (LAB) speaks to Joseph Murray

Galway City East - Aisling Burke (SF) speaks to Bernadette Prendergast

Galway City East - Aisling Burke (SF) speaks to Bernadette Prendergast

University of Galway SU President disagrees with complete scrapping of Leaving Cert exams

The University of Galway Students' Union says he disagrees with completely scrapping Leaving Certificate Exams.
However, he adds that more steps need to be taken to minimise the dependency on the points and CAO race 
It comes as People Before Profit has proposed a reform of the Leaving Cert, and the adoption of an open access policy to third-level education. 
Dean Kenny, President of the University of Galway's Students' Union, there is a place for sit-down exams: