Council admits flaw in authorisation of flood relief work close to Kylemore Abbey in Galway
Proceedings related to works in and around Kylemore Bridge in Connemara
Galway County Council
Galway County Council: Athenry - Oranmore, Ballinasloe, Conamara North, Conamara South, Gort - Kinvara , Loughrea, Tuam local electoral areas LEAs
Galway children face ‘cars travelling at 80km/h’ as walk-to-school week begins
Lack of footpaths at Crumlin National School in rural Ireland highlight challenge of getting more pupils to walk or cycle from home
Campaign opposing large wind farm at Sceirde Rocks in Connemara being scaled up
‘Appropriate plan-led site selection is crucial for preventing critical ecological damage to the very environment that’s meant to be protected by the transition to renewable energy’
Local Elections: Galway County Council results
Fianna Fáil loses vote share and seats after councillors at centre of refugee accommodation row secure election as Independent candidates
Local election results: Hundreds of seats yet to be filled as FF and FG set to battle it out to be largest party
Election results: Sinn Féin will make gains in comparison to 2019 result but TD David Cullinane says ‘obviously we expected to do better’
Heavy summer rainfall putting pressure on Irish beaches and increasing temporary closures, EPA warns
Water quality ‘remains high overall’ but problem of poor quality beaches persists in Greater Dublin Area, 2023 report finds
Restoring bogs is more complex than just removing trees
State-owned forestry body views stalled Connemara project as a pilot site for an ambitious plan to restore 30,000 hectares of bog along the west by 2050
Former TD Colm Keaveney withdraws from local elections due to drug driving charge
Galway Fianna Fáil councillor (53) accused of driving under the influence of drug last June
Pitching for a role servicing wind farms off the west coast
Upgraded Ros an Mhíl port in Connemara sees major opportunity in renewables sector after declining fish quotas led to years of decline
Firm alleges State owes it €1.9m for asylum seeker shelter
Company seeks payment plus daily interest of €610 on foot of unpaid invoices
Grave concerns: Unauthorised memorials on the rise in rural cemeteries
Large-scale monuments are being erected in graveyards, including by Traveller families, in a show of love by grieving relatives
Galway councillor claims ‘political interference’ behind Garda raid on his home
Homes of two Fianna Fáil councillors searched by gardaí following suspected arson attack on Rosscahill Hotel
New seagrass areas and rich marine life found during Irish coastline survey by Coastwatch
Pollution in waters off Cork and Dublin ‘feeding problem algae’ as hundreds volunteer to survey coastline
Galway city land left ‘unzoned’ following row between local authority and planning watchdog
Sites includes some of city’s key growth areas such as Roscam, Castlegar and Coolagh
Galway roads: ‘I would say this is the worst place I’ve ever cycled by a long shot’
Simon Rowan was badly injured in a collision. As he faces a long recovery, he deplores his city’s cycling infrastructure
Campaigners oppose relocation of day centre to former workhouse
More than 2,500 sign petition calling on the HSE to reopen the Seven Springs day centre in Loughrea
Plan for 750 new homes for Galway’s Sandy Road area unveiled
Land Development Agency hopes development of new community on land largely owned by ESB can prompt redevelopment of adjoining brownfield sites
Angry scenes at Galway County Council meeting over ‘land grab’ by city council
Angry scenes at Galway County Council meeting as one councillor compares proposed move to Russia’s annexation of Crimea
County council to investigate buying out city’s stake in former Galway Airport site
Ambitious plans for site hit stumbling block last year when planners imposed five-year limit on application by Danú Media to transform airport hangar into film and tv studio
Taxpayer still paying for Covid-hit Galway 2020, council documents show
Additional €1m to be allocated this year to fund project which has already received almost €22m
Many people, when they get a dog, do it to accessorise their lives
Our relationship to animals is one of possession, a human privilege. It would be both kinder and safer to reframe that relationship as one of guardianship
‘We’re all on edge’: Galway ring road uncertainty puts residents in limbo
Quashing of road plan means those living in housing estate don’t know if they will be forced to find a new home
Environmental planning challengers should not have to pay other side’s costs - Supreme Court
Mr Justice Brian Murray said the Aarhus Convention requires states to measures to ensure that environmental law proceedings are “not prohibitively expensive”
Galway ring road plan quashed as board admits it was not aware of climate plan
An Bord Pleanála concedes case against €600m ring road saying it was not aware of climate plan before decision
Flames burn brighter for Fianna Fáil at local level
While Fianna Fáil's national representatives are racked with doubt and uncertainty over the party's future, the same angst is not evident in constituencies like Galway East.
Galway council apologises for its role in running of Tuam mother and baby home
Council ‘fully committed’ to providing survivors with access to archives and records
Cocaine in Galway: ‘It’s not snowing, there is a blizzard’
‘There will be a lost generation if we don’t engage with this as quickly as possible’
Man sues local authority over seizure and subsequent slaughter of horse
High court hears claim thoroughbred horse was destroyed by Galway Co Council when fees not paid
Supreme Court rules operation of Co Galway quarry is unauthorised
Six month stay put on court order handed down for material breach of planning code and in public interest
Up to 450 property owners contacted about €600 million Galway ring road
First stages in planning application for ring road made to An Bord Pleanála
Consultation on Tuam home ‘not a voting process’
Council discussing if site where infant remains found should be forensically examined
Galway city centre office block on market for €14m-plus
Refurbished and under-rented three-storey Hynes Building has available office space
Corless urges public to back DNA testing of Tuam babies’ remains
Historian calls on members of the public to make submissions to Galway County Council
Full list of local property tax rate increases and decreases for 2018
The tax automatically returns to the base rate each year of 0.18% of the house price
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