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Councillors rail against sale of Galway Airport as lease renewal sparks wider debate
A routine item seeking approval to extend Galway Flying Club’s lease of the Galway Airport site until December 2026 ignited a lengthy and impassioned debate at November’s plenary meeting of Galway County Council, as councillors demanded clarity on the long-delayed proposed sale of the 115-acre Carnmore site.
County councillors concerned over Galway Airport sale
Galway County councillors have voiced their concerns over the approach and transparency of the council in relation to the Galway Airport sale process with Cllr Karey McHugh Farag (IND) suggesting she feared the motivation for the sale of the airport is to “help Galway City Council’s debt”.
New North Galway bus services to go to tender
At Monday’s meeting of Galway County Council with officials of the NTA, Cllr James Charity confirmed to the meeting that Local Link and NTA had issued confirmation that a tender for a new bus service for the North Galway region was due to issue in January 2023.
Solution to Claregalway’s downpour issue welcomed by Cllr. James Charity
News that land acquisition to provide for a surface water retention pond in Claregalway has been agreed, has been welcomed by Cllr. James Charity.
Charity condemns lack of support for calls to expel Russian ambassador
While the Galway County Council is flying the flag of Ukraine in solidarity with the besieged nation, one councillor has accused the local authority of failing to take an even stronger stance.
New bus routes will ‘do nothing’ to solve public transport problems in North Galway, says Charity
New proposals for bus routes in north Galway do “absolutely nothing to resolve the lack of public transport services” in the area, and omit towns and villages which the routes claim will be served.
Charity demands ‘heads should roll’ for the ‘disaster’ of the Kirwan Junction design
“Nothing short of a disaster,” is how one county councillor has described the new signalised junction at the Kirwan Roundabout in Terryland, for which he said “heads should roll”.
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Lack of action on Emergency Department upgrade ‘shocking and unacceptable’
‘Depressing’, ‘unacceptable’ - anger grows as further delays plague new emergency department at UHG
“Depressing”, “shocking”, and “unacceptable” are how Galway politicians have described the revelation that no date has been set for the lodging of a planning application for the new emergency department at UHG.
Councillor demands Horse Exclusion Zones to deal with ‘repeated instances of animal cruelty’
Horse drawn carriages should be banned from all national primary and secondary roads, as should the racing of horse drawn vehicles in County Galway.
