Bob received over 100 cards to mark the occasion, including two that took pride of place at the church - one from President Catherine Connolly, the other from the British king and queen, Charles and Camilla
Seventeen candidates – seven non-party and 10 representing political parties – are on the ballot paper in the Galway West Bye-Election to fill the seat vacated by Catherine Connolly’s election as President last November.
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