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Kinvara Councillor Joe Byrne cites increased demands as reason not to contest next local elections

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Kinvara Councillor Joe Byrne cites increased demands as reason not to contest next local elections

Galway Bay FM Newsroom - Kinvara Councillor Joe Byrne has cited the ever-increasing demands of politics as the main reason he will not contest next year's local elections.

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The councillor announced this week he is to retire from politics, and will not be a Fine Gael candidate in 2024.

Councillor Byrne was first elected to Galway County Council in 2014 and has served the areas of Gort/Kinvara and Loughrea since then.

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Councillor Byrne says it was a difficult decision but ultimately the demands of the role have increased in recent years:

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Kinvara Councillor Joe Byrne cites increased demands as reason not to contest next local elections

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