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In the wake of successful riverine events across Galway city and county for Culture Night last month, organisers of Corrib Feile-FLOW are planning a larger lakeland festival to unite towns and villages across the entirety of Lough Corrib in 2026, with themes of culture, environment, recreation and education.

The State agency cancelled all angling along the entire River Corrib fishery for six days from last Monday, May 20, during the peak Mayfly tourist fishing season, and Connemara’s Erriff fishery, for nine days, from Saturday, May 17.

Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage Malcolm Noonan has pledged to provide accurate information on a potentially dodgy siphon carrying vast quantities of sewage under the River Corrib.

Major gaps in safety cover for the city’s fast-flowing water courses have been highlighted by a damning report into an incident where two racing boats were lost on the River Corrib last year.

Galway City Council is seeking immediate feedback from the public on the proposed new Clifden Railway Pedestrian and Cycle Bridge crossing the Corrib at Woodquay.

The Land Development Agency (LDA) and Galway City Council (GCC) are seeking the public's views on its plans for a 'mixed use development', which will deliver more than '200 homes' on the site of the Black Box Theatre and two car parks.

Members of a Strategic Policy Committee in Mayo County Council have been asked to do the research and appraise themselves fully of the potential consequences of supporting a proposed expansion of gas exploration in North Mayo, before making any final decision on the matter.

On Saturday, September 2nd, an exciting and informative event is taking place — inspired by community concerns over the water quality in the Corrib Catchment. Several groups, including the Ballindiff Bay Angling Club, Corrib Beo, Corrib Mask Carra Water Protection Group, East Corrib Alliance, and Tuatha of Terryland Forest Park, have been working together to plan a day of action and collaboration.

A UK gas and oil company this week lobbied a Strategic Policy Group in Mayo County Council to support its plans to drill a potential multimillion euro offshore gas field on a site 11km from the Bellanaboy Corrib terminal in North Mayo.

Another key milestone has been achieved on the construction of the Salmon Weir Pedestrian and Cycle Bridge with the reopening this week of the Newtownsmith Road, with a new stone paved surface making it more appealing to pedestrians and improving the public realm.