Editing Galway (section)

===National politics===
Galway City is part of the [[Galway West (Dáil constituency)|Galway West]] constituency of [[Dáil Éireann]]. Its [[Teachta Dála|TD]]s are:
* [[Noel Grealish]] ([[Independent politician (Ireland)|Independent]]). A native of An Carn Mór.
* [[Catherine Connolly]] ([[Independent politician (Ireland)|Independent]]). Former [[Mayor of Galway]], and Galway based.
* [[Éamon Ó Cuív]] ([[Fianna Fáil]]). Corr na Móna (Conamara) based. He is a former [[Minister for Social Protection]] and [[Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth|Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs]]
* [[Hildegarde Naughton]] ([[Fine Gael]]). Former senator and city councillor.
* [[Mairéad Farrell (politician)|Mairéad Farrell]] ([[Sinn Féin]]). From Mervue. Former city councillor.

[[President of Ireland]] [[Michael D. Higgins]] was [[Teachta Dála|TD]] for the Galway West parliamentary constituency, of which Galway City is a part, from 1981 to 1982 and from 1987 to 2011. He was also [[Mayor of Galway]] for two terms, 1981–82 and 1990–91.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Michael-D-Higgins|title=Michael D. Higgins {{!}} president of Ireland|work=Encyclopædia Britannica|access-date=10 February 2018}}</ref>