Galway County Council has confirmed that the preparation of detailed designs for two multi-million-euro renewal projects in Athenry and Tuam town centres has commenced.
The ‘Digitising Galway’s Graveyard Heritage’ project has been named the overall winner of the ‘Community Engagement’ category of Esri Ireland’s annual ‘Customer Success Awards’ held in Dublin’s Anantara The Marker Hotel. The project from Galway County Council sought to digitise over 40,000 graveyard memorial records across County Galway and made them publicly available online.
Supporting the development of renewable energy projects, promoting a circular economy and reducing carbon emissions are amongst the key targets set out in the newly launched Galway County Council Climate Action Plan 2024-2029. Considered a significant milestone in Galway County Council’s commitment to climate action, the five-year strategy has been developed following
Galway County Council has signed contracts for the construction of two new housing developments in Ardrahan and Ballinasloe. The Local Authority, in conjunction with the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, has appointed a multi-disciplinary Design Team, led by OBFA Architects, to assist with delivering the housing projects.
Galway County Council has announced details of a new funding scheme for community climate action and not-for-profit organisations interested in developing projects and initiatives focusing on addressing climate change. €762,000 is being made available through the new Community Climate Action Fund to support communities in actively participating in building a more
The Elected Members of Galway County Council has adopted the first ever tourism strategy for County Galway, Ireland’s leading cultural and natural heritage tourism destination. The County Galway Tourism Strategy 2023-2031 sets out to spread the benefits of Galway’s growing tourism economy across the wider county, promote sustainable tourism development, and support
A new €4m wastewater treatment plant in An Spidéal, County Galway, has been officially commissioned. Officials from Galway County Council and Uisce Éireann gathered in the picturesque village this week to mark the commissioning of the infrastructure, which will facilitate development in the area and eliminate the discharge of raw sewage into Galway Bay. Councillor […]
A new mural, developed by artist Shane O’Malley and inspired by young people involved in the local Youthreach programme, is being installed on the wall of the newly developed Department of Social Protection (DSP) Centre at the Old Library on Shop Street in Tuam. The new Centre, which was co-funded by the Office of Public […]
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 […]
