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Galway City Council is investigating complaints that a number of householders on the east side are flouting the city’s ban on smoky coal, according to Independent councillor Terry O’Flaherty.

An Garda Síochána and the Road Safety Authority (RSA)'s annual Christmas and New Year Road Safety campaign will primarily focus on mandatory intoxicant testing – detecting those who drive having consumed alcohol or drugs.

Lough Ree RNLI volunteer lifeboat crew were requested to come to the assistance of four persons on board a barge which ran aground on Saturday afternoon last.

In their quest to construct a new lifeboat station at Coosan Point on the shores of Lough Ree, the RNLI is seeking the financial support of both the local and wider communities to achieve this much desired goal.

Minister of State for the Office of Public Works, Deputy Patrick O’Donovan, visited Athlone on Tuesday afternoon for a series of meetings and to view progress on flood alleviation works at a number of locations.

Students at NUI Galway are reaching out to residents in the county this Christmas by way of pen and paper in the spirits of solidarity and friendship.

The introduction of digital speed calming measures on Castlepark Road should help deter the problem of vehicles travelling at high speeds along this road.

Concerns have been raised at a high level for a south Galway village on the shores of Galway Bay, which is threatened by regular flooding, damaging homes, and with tidal waters cutting off the village from the surrounding area.

Construction of a new fire station in Athenry is now a priority project for the Galway County Council, as acquisition of a site is almost complete and a design team is to be appointed to take the project through the planning process and construction.