Call for Galway city street to be re-named in memory of teenager killed by Crown Forces
6 May 2021
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Galway Bay fm newsroom – A Galway West TD is calling for a city street to be named after a teenager who was shot dead by crown forces 100 years ago this month.
17 year old Christy Folan was shot dead while in bed at his family home in Woodquay in May 1921, during a raid by the ‘Black and Tans’.
They were searching for his brother James, who was a member of the IRA.
Another brother, Joseph Folan, was also shot during the raid but survived.
Galway Bay FM
29 April 2021
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Galway Bay fm newsroom – A Galway TD has called for support for the USI Student Accommodation Bill in Dáil Ãireann.
Sinn Fein Deputy Mairead Farrell has said students are not a cash cow and protections must be put in place to safeguard their finances.
The bill which was tabled by the Union of Students in Ireland and Sinn Fein looks at the challenges faced by students in purpose-built student accommodation, such as notice periods when exiting rental agreements and reclaiming deposits.
It comes as there were widespread reports of students having difficulties in reclaiming their deposits, last September, when third level institutions announced that teaching would continue largely online due to the ongoing pandemic.