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An Bord Pleanala giving the ‘go-ahead for the N6 Galway City Ring Road is a positive decision and a major step forward for Galway.

Senator Aisling Dolan welcomed the announcement of a final route corridor from the Galway to Athlone Cycleway project team. The Red Route five through Athlone, Portumna, Gort, Kinvara to Galway has been selected with a link to Ballinasloe town.

As the season of yule once again becomes the season of rules, many people are putting up Christmas decorations to try and lift the general mood.

The Climate Action Plan 2021 announced by the Irish Government outlines a range of industry specific emissions reduction targets for each sector of the economy.

The long running, highly controversial, and often bizarre saga of the Galway City Ring Road is finally set to both come to an end, and begin to become a reality, following An Bord Pleanála’s decision, on Tuesday, to grant planning permission.

The Galway City Ring Road will see a massive reduction in traffic congestion in the city centre, and travel times cut by more than 40 per cent; or it will see even greater levels of traffic clog our roads and drastically increase Galway’s carbon emissions.

Sixteen new 1,100 litre litter bins have been installed at the Spanish Arch, Wolfe Tone Bridge, and along Salthill Promenade.

A total of 13 new staff have been appointed to the Galway County Council’s housing department - 10 additional technical staff and three administrative staff.

As per Met Éireann’s latest storm advice, the effects of Storm Barra will begin to be felt across Ireland from Tuesday morning, continuing all the way into Wednesday morning. The main impacts will include strong winds, falling trees and potential flooding. High tide in Galway Bay will be at 6.45am Tuesday.