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There is always a strong green element to the St Patrick’s Day parade but this year’s parade, along with many other events in the city during the year, will take its inspiration from Galway’s role as European Green Leaf city for 2017.

City Council staff have been subjected to abuse and harassment over the past week, as a result of serious allegations regarding alleged abuses of the Affordable Housing Scheme, made public by a senator last week.

Galway will be officially launched as European Green Leaf 2017, an environmental designation awarded by the European Commission in "recognition of the city’s commitment to the environment".

The Galway City Council has recommended the introduction of the new ‘Open Library’ system on a trial basis in the city’s libraries.

With the housing waiting list now close to 5,000 families, Galway can no longer afford any more delays on the preparation of the Ardaun Local Area Plan, which could lead to “the development of hundreds of new homes in the east of the city”.

Some 15 registered derelict sites in Galway should be considered for upgrade, or for alternative use in light of the city’s “unprecedented housing crisis”, according to a Galway based senator.

Building 14 houses this year, and plans to construct 250 between 2017 and 2020, will not solve, or even begin to address the housing crises in Galway city, where some 15,000 people are on the housing waiting list.

A protest against the rise in the number of people sleeping rough in Galway, and the continuing problem of housing and accommodation, will take place outside City Hall on Monday February 13 at 3.30pm.

After last Wednesday’s non-statutory public consultation at the Ballinfoile Community Centre, the N6 Kirwan Roundabout Improvement Scheme will move on to the assessment stage.

The Local Enterprise Office Galway, which is responsible for fostering business startups and developing existing micro and small businesses, has launched its new spring schedule of training courses. These business focused workshops are starting on February 21 and will offer one-day workshops across a range of areas in marketing your business and managing your business finances.