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British Ambassador chooses Galway for first official visit outside of Dublin

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British Ambassador to Ireland Kara Owen pictured at Áras an Chontae with Galway County Council Chief Executive Liam Conneally; Cathaoirleach of Galway County Council Cllr David Collins; Mayor of Galway City Mike Cubbard; and Galway City Council Chief Executive Leonard Cleary. BRITISH Ambassador to Ireland Kara Owen chose Galway for her first official visit outside …

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Clarinbridge claims success at Pride of Place awards

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Pictured at the 2025 IBP Pride of Place ceremony at the Strand Hotel in Limerick (left to right) Helen McGrath (Galway County Council); Ronan Kavanagh (Clarinbridge Tidy Towns); Cllr David Collins (Cathaoirleach); Mary Daly (Clarinbridge Tidy Towns); Liam Conneally (Chief Executive, Galway County Council); Theresa Donohue (Galway County Council); and Michael Owens (Director of Services, …

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€762k climate fund launched in Galway

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Jenny Beale of Brigit’s Garden in Rosscahill speaking to members of local community groups and Galway County Council’s Climate Action Team about the benefits of the newly launched Community Climate Action Fund. Credit Aengus McMahon. A €762,000 community climate action fund has been launched in Galway.

Severe weather tech used during Storm Éowyn wins award

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Pictured at the at the 2025 Business Post Public Sector Digital Transformation Awards, held at the Mansion House in Dublin (left to right) Edward O’Shea (Station Officer, An Cheathrú Rua Fire Brigade), Niamh Foley, Head of Enterprise Sales, Virgin Media; Mackenzie Boland (GCC IS Team and Project Lead), Michelle Hennelly (Senior Assistant Chief Fire Officer).  …

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Minister turns sod on €23.6m housing scheme in Claregalway

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James Browne TD, Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, pictured after turning the first sod in Baile Chláir (Claregalway) alongside Senator Ollie Crowe; Minister of State Hildegarde Naughton; and Liam Conneally, Chief Executive of Galway County Council. Credit Andrew Downes / XPOSURE. GROUND was officially broken on a €23.6m mixed-tenure housing development in Claregalway …

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Galway shows Europe the way on slow tourism

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Galway County Council Tourism Officer John Neary pictured with Slowdown project delegates at the Ahascragh Distillery, Ireland’s first Eco-Distillery. SLOW TOURISM in Galway was the focus of a week-long programme led by Galway County Council and the BIA Innovator Campus who hosted European partners from the Interreg Europe Slowdown project.