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Minister Rabbitte welcomes increase in funding for local development

Minister for Disability Anne Rabbitte has welcomed an increase in community development funding of over €169,000 to the two Galway local authorities. Galway County Council...

€750,000 funding boost for Gort, Maree, and Dunmore

The communities of Gort, Dunmore and Maree have received a major funding boost of €750,000 under the Town and Village Renewal Scheme. Minister for Rural...

Housing Allocation Scheme change aims to benefit Gaeltacht communities

Galway County Council has introduced an amendment to its Housing Allocation Scheme aimed at addressing population decline and strengthening Irish language and culture in...

Cathaoirleach’s Gala Ball Shines Spotlight On Local Charities

Local charities ACT for Meningitis and i4Life have been named as the beneficiaries of the 2024 Cathaoirleach’s Gala Ball. The annual event coincides with the...

Traffic delays in Tuam area as Bypass closed this week

Traffic delays are expected in the Tuam area for the coming week due to an emergency closure of the N17 Tuam Bypass. Galway County Council...

Nominations deadline for Cathaoirleach’s Awards fast approaching

Galway County Council is reminding the public that nominations for an award scheme honouring County Galway’s community champions closes on Tuesday, April 16. The Cathaoirleach’s Awards 2024...

Free electronic waste collection in Oughterard today

A free electronic waste collection is taking place in Oughterard today, organised by Galway County Council. County households can drop their electronic waste off for...

Call for accelerated rollout of Safe Routes to School

Increased funding and a greater role for local authorities are needed to increase the rate at which the Safe Routes to School Scheme is...

‘Significant progress’ on Ballinasloe Sports Hub

There has been significant progress in creating a Ballinasloe Sports Hub following the AGM of the Galway Sports Partnership this week. Funding has been ringfenced...

Upgrades to Portumna Eyrecourt Square welcomed

Portumna based Cllr Declan Kelly has welcomed the resurfacing and re-lining of Eyrecourt Square. The Independent councillor has said that two new disabled parking bays...

Refurbishment works begin on Portumna Courthouse

Local TD Seán Canney has welcomed the commencement of the refurbishment of the courthouse building in Portumna. The milestone in the project was marked by...

Work to begin on €4.8m social housing developments in Ardrahan and Ballinasloe

Galway County Council today signed contracts for the construction of two new housing developments in Ardrahan and Ballinasloe. The two projects, worth a combined €4.8...

Vigilance urged among farmers after sheep killed by dogs

Farmers in the Ballygar area are being urged to be cautious following a sheep kill in the area by two dogs. One ewe was reported...

Green light for demolition and replacement of Lidl supermarket in Gort

Galway County Council has granted planning permission for the demolition of Lidl supermarket in Gort to make way for a larger replacement. Lidl sought the...

Water outages in Athenry on Tuesday while upgrade works take place

Water outages are expected in multiple areas of Athenry on Tuesday while infrastructure works are taking place. Galway County Council will be carrying out upgrade...

Public consultation event on Ballinasloe flood relief scheme

Galway County Council is holding a public consultation event for the proposed Ballinasloe Flood Relief Scheme next week. The event will take place at the...

Green light for expansion of Tesco supermarket in Oranmore

Galway County Council has given the green light for an expansion of Tesco supermarket in Oranmore. Tesco currently operates a supermarket at Unit 1, An...

Green light for Whiskey Maturation Warehouse for Ahascragh Distillery

Planning permission has been granted for a whiskey maturation storage warehouse for the new Ahascragh Distillery. Easyfix Ltd has been given the green light from...

Works progressing in Loughrea as boil water notice continues

Works to improve the water network in Loughrea town are 'progressing', Uisce Éireann has said, as the Boil Water Notice affecting customers there remains...

Plans rejected for new dog park near Oranmore

Galway County Council has refused planning permission for a new dog park in the countryside near Oranmore. An application was made for the creation of...

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