A public meeting about Broadband services in Connemara will be held in Maam Cross on the 8th of June at 7.30 p.m. This was announced at last Monday's Galway County Council meeting following some crossfire between Councillor Seosamh Ó Cuaig and the Director of Services for Community Affairs, Frank Dawson.

Councillor Ó Cuaig told Mr Dawson that it was "not good enough" that a date for this meeting had not been arranged already. "We had promises before that a date would be fixed", Seosamh ÓCuaig said. "The matter has been discussed by the County Council and by Údarás na Gaeltachta since then and we need the meeting."

At the end of the County Council meeting, Mr Dawson came back and said he had now arranged the meeting for Maam Cross on the 8th of June.

An Curadh Chonnachtach 27/5/2005

Councillor Seosamh Ó Cuaig said this week that he was surprised to hear that Minister Éamon Ó Cuiv has been meeting the NRA this midweek about roads in Connemara without Connemara County Councillors having been informed.

Councillor Ó Cuaig said that Minister Ó Cuiv wrote to the National Roads Authority in February of this year requesting a meeting with the Authority about thedevelopment of roads in Connemara. Minister O Cuiv had told the NRA that he wanted to have Connemara Councillors and members of the f4dar89s na Gaeltachta Board at that meeting.

"Minister Ó Cuiv made his request to the NRA following a strong campaign, backed by Connemara County Councillors for a major road from west Connemara to Galway city. It is very clear now that such a road is needed!".

Councillor Ó Cuaig, who is Chairman of the Galway County Council Roads policy committee said he was not informed about this week's meeting and other Connemara Councillors heard nothing about it either.

An Curadh Chonnachtach 27/5/2005