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Unemployment figure drops by 9 per cent in Galway in September
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Unemployment figures in Galway fell again last month according to the latest data from the Central Statistics Office.
There were just over 10 thousand 800 people out of work in the city and county at the end of September, a drop of more than 11 hundred since August.
The biggest drop in unemployment figures last month was in the city, where almost 600 people came off the Live Register.
There are now just under 5 and a half thousand people out of work in the city.
In Tuam, 162 people came off the Live Register in September, leaving its jobless figure at just over 15 hundred.
The next biggest drop in unemployment last month was in Loughrea, where 155 people came off the Live Register.
There are now almost 12 hundred people without jobs in Loughrea.
Over one hundred people came off the Live Register in Ballinasloe in September, leaving its jobless figure at 12 hundred.
Gort also saw a drop in unemployment last month.
90 people came off the Live Register in September, leaving its unemployment figure at 785.
Following the trend of a decrease in unemployment figures last month was Clifden, which saw 25 people come off the Live Register.
There are now 652 people out of work in Clifden.
Overall there are just over 10 thousand 800 people out of work in the city and county, a drop of more than 14 per cent on the same period last year and a 9 per cent drop on August’s figure.
The death has occurred of the former Bishop of Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora Martin Drennan, six years after he announced his retirement on health grounds. He was aged 78.
The Galway Diocesan Office confirmed the death this (Saturday) afternoon of the Bishop and Apostolic Administrator Emeritus, who oversaw the Diocese for eleven years.
Born on January 2, 1944 in Piltown, County Kilkenny, he studied for the priesthood at Saint Patrick’s College, Maynooth, from where he was ordained to the priesthood in 1968. His brother Michael is also a priest.
Following his ordination, he continued his studies in Rome where he was awarded a Licentiate in both sacred theology and sacred scripture. He returned to Rome in 1980 to become spiritual director at the Pontifical Irish College for the next five years.
He became a lecturer in sacred scripture at Saint Patrick’s College, Maynooth, where he continued to teach until his appointment as Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin in 1997 with responsibility for East Wicklow and South Dublin.
Following the retirement of Bishop James McLoughlin, Bishop Drennan was appointed Bishop of Galway and Kilmacduagh and Apostolic Administrator of Kilfenora and he was installed on July 3, 2005 in Galway Cathedral.
Outgoing Cllr Terry O’Flaherty (Ind) is on course to retain her City Council seat – and top the poll in City East.
With 33% of the boxes tallied, Cllr O’Flaherty is polling strongly, particularly in Renmore.
Michael John Crowe is ahead of his running mate Alan Cheevers for the Fianna Fáil vote, according to the early figures, although that could change when Doughiska and Roscam boxes are opened.
The Green Party’s Claire Hillery is on about 7%, with Fine Gael on 10% and Sinn Fein on 5%.
The opening of boxes for the local elections began at 9am this morning in Leisureland when the tallymen (and women) kicked into gear.
As regards the Galway County Council elections, the smaller areas are being opened first which means that the four-seater Connemara North boxes will be first in the pecking order.
It will be followed by Gort-Kinvara (5 seats), Connemara South (5 seats), Athenry-Oranmore (7 seats), Ballinasloe (6 seats), Loughrea (5 seats) and finally Tuam (7 seats).
The boxes in these areas will be opened and tallied in that particular order before being transferred to the Galway Lawn Tennis Club on Threadneedle Road where the counting will commence around mid-morning.
That is when the fun will really begin – although the tallies should give a good indication as to where most of the seats are destined.
As regards the city, the Galway City East boxes were opened first, followed by Galway City Central and finally Galway City West. These votes will be transferred to the Westside Centre by around 11am for counting.
There are 39 seats on Galway County Council to be filled with 18 on Galway City Council. The City Council count is expected to conclude on Saturday night but the County Council count – with seven electoral areas to be filled – could well go into Monday.
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