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Funding of €162,000 has been ringfenced for “big events” in the city in future years after city councillors discussed and voted on recommendations proposed by the Corporate Policy Group, with Connaght Rugby receiving a large contribution of €30,000, Macnas €10,000, and Galway Arts Festival €8,000.

Waiting to repair major water problems affecting private properties until after water charges are imposed in 2015 is “totally unacceptable”.

Homeowners across Galway city and county could be facing up to a 15 per cent hike in their property tax bills from January 2015, despite widespread public assumption the rates will remain unchanged for three years.

Legal proceedings have been initiated against the owners of a property on the Ballymoneen Road in Knocknacarra by the Galway City Council.

Unruly councillors whose behaviour causes city council meetings to be abandoned, look set to be hit in the pocket with new proposals designed to strip disruptive politicians of their allowance and privileges.

Communities in Galway and across the State will be put at risk while the gardaí will be “thrown into disarray” if plans to reduce by 1,400 this year come into force.

The next Galway City Council meeting takes place on Monday at 4pm in City Hall, with the operation and management of the city’s cemeteries being the main item for discussion.

Galway City Council staff need to be re-allocated immediately in an attempt to deal with the escalating problem of delayed burials in the city.

The National Short Course Swim Championships can take place in Leisureland in Salthill this November, provided there is early planning and that stakeholders such as the Galway City Council have “the correct mindset”.

The five-day Westport Street festival kicked off in style on Wednesday night when thousands of revellers who converged around the state-of-the-art stage located next to the Carrowbeg River at the Fairgreen were treated to a rousing performance by Sharon Shannon and Mundy.