CABINET TO DISCUSS AXING THREE GALWAY TOWN COUNCILS

Date Published: 23-Jul-2012

Proposals to abolish 25 town councils including three in the county will come before the Cabinet Ministers this week. (TUE JULY 24)

Ballinasloe Tuam and Loughrea town councils are all under threat, as part of local Government reform proposals.

It means three of the counties biggest towns could be without the current 27 locally elected representatives in two years time.

The last meeting of the Cabinet tomorrow is also expected to hear proposals for reform to Ireland's freedom of information system

The next scheduled meeting won't take place until September.