Bradley Bytes – A sort of political column by Dara Bradley

The late Mary Byrne was a trailblazer. A former Fianna Fáil Councillor from Henry Street, she was the first woman elected to serve as Mayor of Galway City.

That feat was achieved in June 1975, International Women’s Year.

She also created political history in 1969, when she became the first woman selected on the Fianna Fáil General Election ticket in Galway West, alongside Johnny Geoghegan and Bobby Molloy.

Fittingly, 50 years after getting the chains of office, Galway City Council recognised Mary Byrne by naming Henry Street playground in her honour in........

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