GAA Club Plans Become Political Issue in Galway West By-Election

Plans for a GAA club in Salthill Knocknacarra, involving a planning application for flood-lit pitches, became a significant political issue that may have contributed to Noel Thomas losing a Dáil seat in the recent Galway West by-election.

25 May, 04:30 — 25 May, 04:30

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How plans for GAA club became a political football that may have cost Noel Thomas a seat in the Dáil

The row centered on Salthill Knocknacarra’s planning application for three flood-lit pitches and other facilities at a 22-acre site

By Mary Regan

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GAA Club Plans Become Political Issue in Galway West By-Election

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How plans for GAA club became a political football that may have cost Noel Thomas a seat in the Dáil

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