Galway councillors approve borrowing requirement of €66.5m to fund three housing schemes
*Liam Conneally. ELECTED MEMBERS of Galway County Council have approved the local authority’s housing borrowing requirements.
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€2.8m fire station opens in Athenry
The newly opened Athenry Fire Station in County Galway. Photo credit Paul Corey / Coolsivna Construction Ltd. A NEW state-of-the-art €2.8m new fire station has been opened by Galway County Council and Galway Fire and Rescue Service in Athenry.
Kinvara Tidy Towns a runner up in Pride of Place competition
*Pictured at the IPB Pride of Place gala awards ceremony in the Hillgrove Hotel, Monaghan are community representatives of Kinvara Tidy Towns, officials and Elected Members of Galway County Councill, and representatives of IPB Insurance and Cooperation Ireland. Photo Rory Geary. KINVARA TIDY TOWNS and Williamstown have been named runners-up in their respective categories at …
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Connemara bus shelter project drives Galway County Council to Age Friendly award win
*Pictured at Ireland’s Annual National Age Friendly Recognition and Achievement Awards at the Crown Plaza Hotel in Santry, Dublin were (left to right) Garret Doocey, Department of Transport (award sponsor); Linda Potter, Community Department; Mary McGann, Age Friendly Programme Manager; Rachel Lowe, Senior Engineer Roads & Transportation Unit; Ramona Burke, Community Department (all Galway County …
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€1.3m allocated for Kinvara Hockey Club
KINVARA HOCKEY Club have received a €1.3m allocation under the Large-Scale Sports Infrastructure Fund (LSSIF).
Affordable housing options discussed between developers & Galway local authorities
*Pictured at the one-day seminar on affordable housing at the Menlo Park Hotel (l-r) Liam Conneally, Chief Executive of Galway County Council; Louise Esler of Galway City Council’s Housing Department; John Waters of Galway County Council’s Housing Directorate; and Leonard Cleary, Chief Executive of Galway City Council. Photograph: Andrew Downes. SENIOR OFFICIALS from Galway City …
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Funding announced for sports facilities in Tuam & Ballinasloe
Andrew McBride of Galway Sports Partnership; Cathaoirleach Cllr Albert Dolan; John Coyle, Senior Engineer with Galway County Council and Mike Murray of Basketball Ireland pictured at The Palace Grounds in Tuam. Photo Boyd Challenger. €60,000 in funding for the installation of permanent sports equipment in Ballinasloe and Tuam has been secured by Galway County Council.
Local authorities and Chamber collaborate on key strategic opportunities for Galway
*Cait Noone addressing attendees. REPRESENTATIVES of Galway City Council, Galway County Council and Galway Chamber held a high-level meeting on Wednesday to discuss opportunities to collaborate and engage on strategic opportunities for Galway city and county, including the delivery of largescale infrastructure projects such as the N6 Ring Road.
Sod turned on Clifden social housing scheme
Pictured at the turning of the sod on a new 30-unit social housing development at Clifden, County Galway (left to right) Cllr. Ollie Turner, Leas-Cathaoirleach of Galway County Council, Cllr. Eileen Mannion, and Cllr. Gerry King, Leas-Cathaoirleach of Connemara Municipal District. Photo Sean Mannion. SOD has been turned on a new social housing development in …
15 projects in Galway to benefit from €724k CLÁR funding
FIFTEEN community projects across Co Galway are to benefit following the allocation of €724,000 under the CLÁR 2024 Measure 1 Programme.
