Galway Bay fm newsroom - Boston Mayor Marty Walsh is to become the first Freeman of County Galway.
He was originally proposed for the title by Connemara area councillor Sean O Tuairisg.
At county hall this week, Cathaoirleach Eileen Mannion explained that council rules require the chair to propose such a motion, and said she was happy to do so.
Marty Walsh, the son of Connemara emigrants, will now be the first person to be named a Freeman of County Galway.
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