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Galway Greens are to hold a fun and eco-friendly event – the Galway Greens Clothes Swap, taking place this Saturday, February 17, at their Woodquay offices, with doors opening at 3pm.

Seven new or enhanced bus routes in Galway, serving towns including Headford, Corrandulla, Clifden and Carraroe, have been included in the Government's strategy to improve rural mobility.

Eamon Ryan, leader of the Green Party officially opened the Galway Green Party office on Thursday. The new office is located in Woodquay just opposite McSwiggans pub and is shared by Senator Pauline O’Reilly with the Green’s two city councillors, Martina O’Connor and Niall Murphy, along with the Green Party county councillor Alastair McKinstry.

The Galway County Council has voted to not attempt to operate its housing function in the functional area of the Galway City Council without a democratic agreement being reached between itself and councillors of the city council.

Calls have been made this week to change the streetscape of the city to make it more conducive to social distancing over the duration of the Covid-19 crisis.

Plans to locate a direct provision centre in Oughterard may have been scrapped, but Galway will still have to face its obligations to provide accommodation to people seeking asylum in Ireland.

Commissions representing cross-sectoral interests need to be established in all towns where new refugee accommodation is envisaged, so as to ensure local concerns are addressed and asylum seekers can be accommodated.