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A new local government funding model, recommended by a report from experts at NUI Galway, could be the key to ending underfunding of the Galway County Council, a situation which has left it “starved of cash”.

Galway’s traffic congestion will not be eased, or reduced, by the Galway City Outer Ring Road, it will only be exacerbated by it, leading to an increase in pollution and environmental damage.

The controversial Galway City Ring Road will not cost €650 million as originally estimated, but is more likely to cost €1 billion by the time it is eventually built.

A new bridge over the Owenriff River in Oughterard is now a certainty as Transport Infrastructure Ireland will appoint consultants to provide a design before the end of June.

Hundreds of people running small businesses in Galway will soon find out if they might be exempt from paying tax on the Covid-19 support payments they received last year.

Public consultations will be held within the next six weeks on a proposed €10 million flood defence scheme for The Claddagh and Galway city centre.

A city residents group, which is spearheading a plan to build a community centre in their area but are awaiting Government funding, will meet with the Minister for Housing later this month in a bid to speed up the process.

The Government and the IDA must source and secure a replacement employer in the Knocknacarra area following pharmaceutical firm AbbVie’s decision to cease operations by the end of this year, with the loss of 75 jobs.

Cheevers wants Blue Flag status for Ballyloughane

Swimming is expected to be allowed at Ballyloughane beach this summer, after Galway City Council officials indicated that Ballyloughane's bathing water is expeceted to meet the required standard.