Over €340k for Galway projects in Community Recognition Fund
FIVE towns and village across Galway are to benefit from a government fund to support communities that have welcomed families and citizens from Ukraine and other countries in recent times.
Liam Conneally
Galway Libraries project wins gold at annual LAMA Awards
*As part of the Fish and Chips – sustainably! Project, a Bee Bot coding session being carried out with primary school children under the age of five to engage with ‘Bees’ and witness environmental changes that impacted their life cycles A UNIQUE Galway libraries project aimed at promoting community participation, social inclusion, and the protection …
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Energy efficiency roadshow rolls into Galway
LOCAL communities and construction professionals across Galway are being offered free training and information sessions on energy efficiency upgrades courtesy of a retrofit roadshow travelling to three locations over the coming weeks.
44 affordable homes offered for sale in Claregalway
44 affordable homes are under construction in Claregalway and are being made available for sale by Galway County Council.
Record number of 502 new housing tenants for Galway County Council in 2024
A RECORD 502 keys were issued to tenants of Local Authority, Approved Housing Bodies, Rental Accommodation, and Mortgage to Rent schemes during 2024, according to the Housing Department of Galway County Council.
Galway County Council pass €193.6m Budget
ELECTED Members of Galway County Council have approved an expansionary budget for 2025 that will see expenditure in core public services throughout County Galway increase to €193.6m next year, which is a 12%, or €20.5m, increase on 2024 spending.
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.
Interim Chief Executive of Council to be appointed next month
*Chief Executive Pat Dowling and Director of Economic Development, Carmel Kirby. Photograph: John O’Neill. AN INTERIM Chief Executive of Clare County Council is to be appointed at the beginning of December.
€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.
Six years and tens of thousands of euros later UL withdraw bid for SDZ designation
*An aerial shot of UL. PLANS for Clare County Council and the University of Limerick to build Europe’s first university town have been shelved.