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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...

Call for publicly funded Galway – Dublin Bus Route

People Before Profit have called on the government to reintroduce a publicly funded Galway-Dublin bus service. The party is calling for a route to be...

National award for innovative Galway Graveyards Mapping Project

Galway County Council has received national recognition for an innovative digital project that mapped over 40,000 graveyard memorial records across County Galway and made them...

Brothers of Charity centre in Claregalway officially opens

Minister of State and Galway TD Anne Rabbitte opened the new Brothers of Charity day and respite service in Galway this week. The Four Seasons...

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...

Hassle Free support for Galway landowners to support biodiversity

A funding scheme to support landowners and community groups across Galway in undertaking nature-positive measures on their lands is open for applications. The Hare’s Corner,...

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...

International Film Festival Nomination for Galway’s Blue Teapot

Galway’s Blue Teapot Theatre Company will represent Ireland at the BAFTA qualifying Oska Bright Film Festival this week. The company will be screening three self-produced films...

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...

Walking & Cycling takes 29,000 cars off Galway roads

Walking and cycling take nearly 29,000 cars off the road in Galway City and County every day according to a first of its kind...

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...

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