*Roseanna Ruane, mother of the late Saoirse Ruane, is presented with a Posthumous Special Recognition Award by Cllr. Liam Carroll, Cathaoirleach of the County of Galway; at the Cathaoirleach’s Ball in the Clayton Hotel, Galway. Photo Murtography. COMMUNITY GROUPS and volunteers from Galway were celebrated at the 2024 Cathaoirleach Community Awards held in the Clayton Hotel last Thursday.
PREPARATION of detailed designs for two multi-million euro renewal projects has commenced in Athenry and Tuam.
AN AMENDMENT has been issued by Galway County Council to its housing allocation scheme aimed at addressing population decline and strengthening Irish language and culture in parts of Ireland’s largest Gaeltacht.
GORT, Dunmore and Maree have received a major funding boost after Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD (FG) announced an allocation of €750,000 to Galway County Council under the Town and Village Renewal Scheme.
ELECTED MEMBERS of Galway County Council have approved a five-year plan by the Local Authority to tackle vacancy rates and increase new housing supply.
Pictured receiving the ‘Community Engagement’ award at Esri Ireland’s ‘Customer Success Awards’ (Left to right) Mackenzie Boland (GIS Analyst), Barry Doyle (IS Project Leader), Anthonin Lize (GIS Analyst / Developer), Bridin Feeney (GIS Technician) of Galway County Council. Photo: John Ohle Photograpy AN INNOVATIVE digital project which mapped over 40,000 graveyard memorial records across Co …
EIGHT projects across County Galway have been awarded funding totalling €286,070 under the 2024 Community Monuments Fund, details of which have been announced by Minister of State for Nature, Heritage and Electoral Reform, Malcolm Noonan TD (GP).
Cllr. Liam Carroll, Cathaoirleach (centre) launching the Cathaoirleach’s Awards 2024 with Liam Conneally, Chief Executive; Mary McGann, Liadhan Keady Galway County Council; and Vincent Lyons, Galway County PPN. Photo Seán Lydon. NOMINATIONS for an award scheme honouring Galway’s community champions closes on Tuesday (April 16th).
MEMBERS OF the public and community groups are being invited to celebrate International Day for Monuments and Sites 2024 on Thursday (April 18th) by participating in a free bus tour of some of East Galway’s most intriguing built heritage sites.
*Pictured at the launch of the National Spring Clean programme in County Galway are, L-R, Rosanna McCamley of Oranmore Tidy Towns’ Cathaoirleach of the County of Galway Cllr. Liam Carroll; Rose Mary Finlay of Oranmore Tidy Towns; and Laura Mullins and Mark Molloy Galway County Council. HOUSEHOLDERS, schools, businesses and communities across Co Galway are …