€10m tag now attached to Kinvara Boardwalk
HOPES of completing on the Kinvara boardwalk project have been put on shaky terrain with costs of €8-10m now calculated.
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€762k climate fund launched in Galway
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
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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€1m allocated to rejuvenate old Sisters of Mercy convent in Gort
€1M has been allocated to rejuvenate the old Sisters of Mercy convent in Gort.
Minister turns sod on €23.6m housing scheme in Claregalway
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
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.
Clarinbridge shines in Pride of Place judging
Clarinbridge Tidy Towns members pictured with Pride of Place judges Tom Dowling and Alison Dowling;Cathaoirleach of Galway County Council Cllr. David Collins; Liam Hanrahan, Chief Executive, Galway County Council; Michael Owens, Director of Services; Community Staff of Galway County Council; Cllr. Martina Cunnane, and SCCUL staff. CLARINBRIDGE’s community and the Marconi Men’s Shed in Clifden …
Kinvara’s Catherine among the local heroes celebrated for Positive Ageing Week
Twenty-seven people from across Galway City and County have been named Local Heroes as part of Positive Ageing Week 2025, in recognition of their ongoing contributions to their communities including Kinvara’s Catherine Kilkelly.
First of its kind free tax support programme for vulnerable groups launched in Galway
Pictured at the launch of a free tax support initiative for vulnerable groups in Galway are, from left: Eileen Ruane, Director of Services, Galway County Council; Elizabeth Keane, County Librarian; Prof Jonathan Levie, Head of School, J.E. Cairnes School of Business & Economics; Prof Emer Mulligan, Director, University of Galway Tax Clinic; Meliosa McIntyre, Skills …
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StoryMaps Project Wins eGovernment Award for Galway County Council
*Pictured with the 2025 Ireland eGovernment ‘Open Data’ Award, left to right, are Brídín Feeney, GIS Officer, Galway County Council, and Giles Newsome, CEO of iConnect101 and a member of this year’s judging panel. Photograph: Noel Hillis. AN INNOVATIVE StoryMaps project, which has digitised the heritage of communities across Co Galway into interactive online experiences, …
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