Loughrea Mayor fears rates increase following council abolition

Published 15th Jan 2014, 11:00 GMT

Galway Bay fm newsroom - The Mayor of Loughrea has expressed fears that business people in the town will face huge increases in rates when the town council is abolished.

Mayor James Regan told this month's meeting of the town council that there would have to be a level playing pitch for all the local authorities in the county when the 39 new councillors are elected in the summer.