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Members of the public will not be able to access Galway City Council meetings via online for the time being, a spokesperson for the local authority has confirmed.

City councillors are supporting calls for a ban on vaping in all public buildings including schools, hospitals, and all workplaces throughout is the city.

Citizens may have the opportunity to elect the mayor of the city in 2024 after city councillors backed a motion calling on the Minister for Local Government Darragh O'Brien to hold a plebiscite vote for a directly elected mayor with executive functions on Monday evening.

The location of the new 140 person direct provision independent living complex has been criticised by city councillors.

A motion calling on the Government to legislate for the outlawing of the purchase of mobile phones, SIM cards, and other electronic communication devices without a valid form of identification has been passed by the Galway City Council.

The "insane explosion of drinking in public places" in Galway will persist unless without the adoption of a strategy to tackle the issue by the Galway City Council, the gardaí, the HSE, and third-level institutions.

Galway city has no enforcement in relation to alcohol in public areas.

Cyclists around the city had their hopes dashed on Monday afternoon when Galway's city councillors defeated a motion to construct a temporary cycle lane in Salthill using funding from the National Transport Authority's (NTA) special Covid-19 Interim Mobility Measures Fund.

The mayor of Galway, Cllr Mike Cubbard is to serve a second successve term as the city’s mayor for 2020/21 after he was selected at the council’s annual meeting on Friday evening at Leisureland.

The creation of a new neighbourhood located along the Sandy Road has moved onto the next stage as the Galway City Council agreed to release the design proposals for public consultation.