Climate inspirations festival returns
ARTS and climate action dominate the line-up for the Galway Climate Inspirations Festival.
Leonard Cleary
€60m investment approved for capital projects in Galway City
ELECTED members in Galway City Council have voted in favour of seeking a €60m loan to fund significant capital investment.
Pálás Arthouse Cinema to be provided without charge by Council on long-term lease
EXPRESSIONS of interest to operate the Pálás Arthouse Cinema are being sought by Galway City Council.
Fr Iggy to retire as St Flannan’s College principal
FR Ignatius McCormack is to retire as principal of St Flannan’s College in September.
Fire officers back new urban search & rescue hubs for Galway, Cork, Dublin & Laois
*Dennis Keely. A GOVERNMENT plan to establish four new Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) regional hubs in Galway, Cork City, Dublin, and Laois has received unanimous support from Ireland’s Chief Fire Officers.
Applications open for casual trading licenses for St Nicholas Summer Market
CASUAL trading licences are now being accepted by Galway County Council for the St. Nicholas Summer Market which will run in July and August.
400 national & international planners attend Galway conference
Celebrating the launch of the Galway City and County Metropolitan Area Socio Economic Profile at the National Planning Conference 2025, Salthill, Galway City, 9-11 April 2025 are Faolán Hamilton, People and Place; Emy Pye, People and Place; Justin Gleeson, People and Place; Leonard Cleary, Chief Executive of Galway City Council; Liam Hanrahan, Director of Services, …
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External candidate will be appointed as next Chief Executive of Clare County Council
*Photograph: Eamon Ward. CLARE COUNTY COUNCIL’s next Chief Executive will be an external candidate, The Clare Echo has learned.
Galway City Council hosts first bilingual meeting
Irish Officer, Marcus Ó Conaire, assisting Cllr Donal Lyons (IND) with a Gaeilge translation before the start of Galway City Council’s first fully bilingual meeting. Photograph: Cormac MacMahon HISTORY WAS made on Monday when Galway City Council hosted a fully bilingual meeting.
Galway leaders meet to try secure backing for regional projects
SENIOR OFFICIALS and Elected Members from Galway City and County Councils and Galway Chamber of Commerce met at The Galmont Hotel on Wednesday morning to discuss opportunities for leveraging government support for key strategic priorities for Galway and the wider North-Western Region.