Wednesday 23 October, 2019
The plan to accommodate asylum seekers at the former hotel sparked protests in recent weeks.
Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan was speaking to RTÉ One’s The Week in Politics this afternoon.
The Justice Minister says over 1,300 asylum seekers are currently in emergency accommodation.
Seán Kyne TD added that the State has a duty to provide for asylum seekers.
Hundreds of people took part in the protest in the Galway town.
Footage shared on social media shows Noel Grealish referencing “economic migrants” from Africa coming to “sponge off us”.
Locals are concerned about what it would mean for the town if the building accommodates asylum seekers.
John Kenny was discovered lying face down in the ladies toilets of his bar.
John Kenny was found dead on 25 September 2011.
John Kenny was found dead on 25 September 2011.
The accident happened on 3 July near the Kildare village.
A post-mortem is due to be carried out.
The fire broke out at around 12.30pm, gardaí have said.
There were major faults in the system in west Galway and on Achill this afternoon.
TheJournal.ie recently paid its respects at the quiet resting place of the man of the day.
Gardaí arrested six people at the weekend in connection with the major haul of cannabis plants in Tuam and Oughterard.
The plants have an estimated street value of €750,000, say Gardaí.
Owen Riff nursing home in Oughterard, Galway has been taken over by the HSE after an unannounced inspection by HIQA.
Meanwhile, the woman arrested earlier this week in connection with the murder has been released without charge.
The investigation into the Galway publican and teacher’s death continues with a woman arrested last night still in Garda custody.
The four men were arrested today in connection with the death of John Kenny, 56, in Oughterard over a week ago.
A 37-year-old father of two, Florin Fitzpatrick, is refused bail at Galway District Court due to the possibility of further charges.
Relatives found Mr Kenny’s body in the pub he ran last Sunday, after he was killed in a violent assault.
A man in his thirties remains in Gardai custody in connection with the death of the father-of-four, whose body was found in the family pub.
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Investigation into the death of the publican and secondary school teacher last weekend continues.
A post-mortem on 56-year-old John Kenny shows he died as a result of an assault; Gardaí have appealed for witnesses.
The body of a man was found in the pub he ran in Oughterard yesterday and gardaí say they are treating the death as suspicious.
GARDAÍ HAVE LAUNCHED an investigation following the discovery of a man’s body in Oughterard, Co Galway at around 6pm this evening. The man is thought to be aged in his mid-50s. The body remains at the scene, which has been sealed off, and the state pathologist has been notified.
IN THE DÁIL yesterday, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar formally apologised to the women and the families affected by the failures in the CervicalCheck screening programme.
He acknowledged that the apology was too late for some who were affected. “For others it will never be enough,” he said. “Today’s apology is offered to all the people the State let down. And to the families who paid the price for those failings.”
Various leaders have issued formal apologies over the years. In 2013, Taoiseach Enda Kenny offered a state apology to the Magdalene women, while in 1999 Bertie Ahern apologised to the victims of child abuse in state institutions.
But what do you think? Do formal apologies from the state actually make a difference?
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Justice Minister Flanagan 'very disappointed' over comments made at Galway direct provision centre meeting
Locals expressed their frustration at a meeting in Oughterard yesterday evening.
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