The award winning Love your Beach week is back for its second year, this time with more fun and games for all of the community to enjoy! Having recently won a silver award in the Best Environmental/Ecological Project Initiative at the All Ireland Community and Council Awards 2021, Galway City Council are once again proudly […]
Galway City Council this week turned the first sod for the construction of the iconic new Salmon Weir Pedestrian and Cycle Bridge – the first bridge to span the Corrib in over 30 years. The new bridge will draw pedestrians and cyclists and facilitate a seamless and natural flow from either side of the river, while […]
Galway City Council are urging coffee drinkers across the city to ‘’Use your Mug!” A customer will pay €1 to ‘borrow’ the deposit scheme cup and get it refunded when they return it or alternatively swap it for another 2GoCup for free at any of the 10 participating Businesses. Speaking about the campaign, Tiarnan McCusker, […]
Galway County Council and the Government of Ireland are pleased to announce the launch of Galway County’s Broadband Connection Point network. At present 12 BCPs under the Connected Communities Initiative are live in the county with a further 10 to follow. Connected Communities is an initiative of the Government of Ireland, in partnership with Vodafone […]
Image courtesy of @Feljin_J via Twitter Allocations for the new ‘Additional Outdoor Infrastructure Fund’ have been announced by Minister for Transport, Eamon Ryan T.D. The fund, which will help ensure a Safe Outdoor Summer, will support 234 projects across 30 local authorities to the tune of over €13 million. Local authorities were invited to apply […]
Above: Peter Mulrooney, CEO, Aran Biomedical, with Mark De Faoite, Director of Enterprise, Employment & Property, Údarás na Gaeltachta, announcing the creation of 150 new jobs in Galway, Ireland In response to growing business demand, Aran Biomedical Teoranta, a leading biomaterials contract manufacturer of proprietary medical devices, today announced the creation of
Image courtesy of Glassdoor HID Global, a worldwide leader in trusted identity solutions, has announced it is on track to open its Centre of Excellence in Galway city in 2021. This will allow for full consolidation of business activities, including manufacturing operations, to the new facility in Mervue Business Park by end of 2022. The […]
The Government has decided to push forward with plans of merging Galway City and County Councils into one no later than 2021. The decision followed a report presented to cabinet last week by Minister of State for Local Government and Electoral Reform, John Paul Phelan. The report endorses the recommendations of the Galway Expert Advisory Group […]