Niall Ó Brolcháin is an Irish Green Party politician, and was a councillor for the South Ward of Galway City Council. He previously served as Mayor of Galway for the 2006/07 term.
He was elected in June 2004 with 10.93% (881 votes) of the vote and 0.55% of a quota on the first count in a 4 seat ward. His victory was one of the closest of the elections, beating Fianna Fáil's Tom Cox by 40 votes.
Since his election he has worked on campaigns rangin...
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Niall Ó Brolcháin is an Irish Green Party politician, and was a councillor for the South Ward of Galway City Council. He previously served as Mayor of Galway for the 2006/07 term.
He was elected in June 2004 with 10.93% (881 votes) of the vote and 0.55% of a quota on the first count in a 4 seat ward. His victory was one of the closest of the elections, beating Fianna Fáil's Tom Cox by 40 votes.
Since his election he has worked on campaigns ranging from Quality Bus Corridors to better sewage treatment and waste management facilities. He has worked on many local committees including the city's Economic Development Group and Environment Strategic Policy Committee, and became Galway's first Green Mayor in June 2006. He opened the Galway City Museum to the public and is working to expand Terryland Forest Park, improve school bus services in the city and tackle Galway's many transport problems. Ó Brolcháin has also campaigned for the implementation of zero waste policies in Galway City and...
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