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Tuam Councillor hits out at those behind Tuam violence

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Tuam Councillor hits out at those behind Tuam violence

Galway Bay fm newsroom - A Tuam County Councillor has hit out at those involved in yesterday's violent incident in Tuam in which seven people were injured at a cemetery in the town.

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Armed officers attended the scene at the cemetery on the Athenry road at 4pm, after violence broke out.

A 16-year-old boy was arrested as he tried to flee in possession of a knife.

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Five men and two women were taken to University Hospital Galway, with non life-threatening injuries.

Two funerals took place yesterday in the town and local Councillor Donagh Killilea has stated that the violence which broke out that afternoon was not connected to the bereaved families.

It's believed the incident is related to an ongoing local feud in the town.

Speaking to Keith Finnegan on Galway Talks, Local Councillor Donagh Killilea says he and others are now working to broker a peace deal with those involved as the people of Tuam have had enough of the violence....

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