Galway County Council

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.

Galway County Council announces 32 recipients of €762,000 Community Climate Action Fund

Pictured at the announcement of allocations under the Community Climate Action Fund (left to right): Tina Ryan, Climate Action Co-ordinator; Uinsinn Finn, Director of Services; Maria Hannigan, Kinvara Tidy Towns; Jackie Carroll, Director of Services; Cathaoirleach Albert Dolan; Liam Conneally, Chief Executive; Rebecca Mooney, Climate Action Officer; Brent Mostert, Architect; and Denise Feeney, Community Climate …

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Anti-litter poster competition winners announced

*Pictured at the prize giving for the Galway County Council Anti-Litter Poster Competition 2024 is front row, Leas Cathaoirleach of the County of Galway, Councillor Ollie Turner, overall primary school winner Ava Belton of Kiltartan National School, and Chief Executive of Galway County Council, Liam Conneally. Back row, Maria Flynn, Environment Section; Eve Foley, Environment …

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Near threatened orchid discovered in Oranmore

*Rosina Joyce, Biodiversity Officer for Galway County Council, and Ray Fallon and Perter Butler of Conservation Volunteers Galway pictured with the Autumn Lady’s Tresses Orchids at Rinville Park, Oranmore. Photo Hany Marzouk. A ‘near threatened’ orchid has been discovered in Oranmore for the first time in eighty years.