€10m tag now attached to Kinvara Boardwalk
HOPES of completing on the Kinvara boardwalk project have been put on shaky terrain with costs of €8-10m now calculated.
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Galway shows Europe the way on slow tourism
Galway County Council Tourism Officer John Neary pictured with Slowdown project delegates at the Ahascragh Distillery, Ireland’s first Eco-Distillery. SLOW TOURISM in Galway was the focus of a week-long programme led by Galway County Council and the BIA Innovator Campus who hosted European partners from the Interreg Europe Slowdown project.
StoryMaps Project Wins eGovernment Award for Galway County Council
*Pictured with the 2025 Ireland eGovernment ‘Open Data’ Award, left to right, are Brídín Feeney, GIS Officer, Galway County Council, and Giles Newsome, CEO of iConnect101 and a member of this year’s judging panel. Photograph: Noel Hillis. AN INNOVATIVE StoryMaps project, which has digitised the heritage of communities across Co Galway into interactive online experiences, …
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€6.6m for transformation of Tuam Station House to enterprise hub
*Artist’s impression of the Tuam Station House redesign. TUAM STATION House’s transformation into an enterprise hub is to move to procurement stage after €6.6m in funding was secured.
Landmark heritage & biodiversity plan launched in Galway
*Pictured at the launch of the Galway County Heritage and Biodiversity Plan 2024–2030 at the Marine Institute, Rinville, County Galway, L-R Liam Hanrahan, Director of Economic Development at Galway County Council; Marie Mannion, Heritage Officer with Galway County Council; Cllr. Martina Kinane, Cathaoirleach of the County of Galway; Martina Moloney, Chair of The Heritage Council; …
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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.
Digital StoryMaps bring Galway’s heritage to life
*Cllr Liam Carroll, Cathaoirleach of the County of Galway and University of Galway students Dylan Reilly, Joseph Ennis and Natalie Cyrkle pictured with ‘Opening The Door To Ireland’s Heritage’, a Heritage Council publication which features their work on the ‘Galway County Heritage Trails’ project with Galway County Council. Photo Sean Lydon STUDENTS from the University …
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Multi-million euro Athenry and Tuam projects to proceed to detailed design stage
PREPARATION of detailed designs for two multi-million euro renewal projects has commenced in Athenry and Tuam.
Gort ‘first out the gate’ with launch of town centre first plan
*Members of the Gort Town Team with officials from Galway County Council. GORT is “leading the way” as the first area in Galway to launch a town centre plan.