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New film studios are expected to be constructed at the Galway Airport site, after the Galway City Council backed a plan to lease a portion of the land to Danú Media - a move that would represent a major boost to the creative arts industry in the west.

The news confirmed last evening that Dominick Street Upper is to be closed to traffic at evening time to facilitate outdoor dining is to be welcomed.

Dominick Street Upper will be the latest street to see trial measures put in place to facilitate outdoor dining.

Why doesn’t our local authority care about our rivers? Why do our elected Councillors avoid developing a policy for them? And why does the City Executive stonewall suggestions and requests for information about them?

Galway City Council hopes to be able to facilitate outdoor dining in Dominick Street, William Street West, and the Small Crane, with discussions ongoing with the emergency services and businesses in the locality. However, it is unlikely that any arrangement will be finalised before this Bank Holiday weekend.

The backers of the game-changing Augustine Hill urban regeneration project to be built on lands at the rear of Ceannt Station have welcomed the news delivered this week that Galway City Council planners have approved the project, albeit with 53 conditions, most of which are standard.

A call has been made to name a street after Christopher Folan, a 17-year-old from Woodquay, who was murdered in his home by British Crown Forces in 1921.

The Galway City Council hopes to purchase mobile stages, festival flooring, and to improve facilities in public areas enabling multiple spaces become venues for events, festivals, and community activities.

Ballyloughane beach is finally open for bathing after several years of swimming bans — but many users will have to run a gauntlet of smelly, fly-infested mounds of seaweed to get there.

Parking restrictions and some traffic flows could change in Galway city to ensure outdoor dining is a viable option soon.