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Now it’s down to the real business

Renville Park, “the most visited amenity in Oranmore” is untidy, there is litter strewn in the car parking areas, and the grass is not being cut. The Galway County Council must account for its “disgraceful state”.

Gritting and salting of roadways, the repairing of leaks and burst mains, and other actions taken to reduce the disruption caused by the big freeze, and now the thaw, are expected to cost the Galway City Council in excess of €600,000.

When it comes to planning applications in Galway, whether it is for a new building, or the renovation of an old building, modernisation or improvement, there are two strands of thought that can affect the decision from the local authority. I may not have all the technical jargon, but I understand that one side of the argument insists that pretty well every building that is a few generations old should be preserved. Any additional building must use the same or similar materials so that the addition appears to be a seamless add on.

Mayor Malcolm Noonan seems to be settling in nicely into his role as Kilkenny's first citizen.

After a number of contentious and controversial years as an unplanned resort, an attempt has been instigated to regulate the sprawling caravan park on the shores of Lough Derravarragh at Donore.

Councillor Andrew McGuinness has called on Kilkenny County Council to open up the County Hall and Kilkenny Government Buildings car parks to the public at weekends.

Westmeath County Council went painlessly through its own Lisbon-like mini-trauma last week with its simple adoption of the highly uninteresting draft strategic policy committee (SPC) scheme operational guidelines.

Westmeath County Council has announced that the first instalment of Third Level Maintenance Grants 2009 will be paid to approved first-time grant applicants and continuing approved students by the week ending Friday October 30.

The Western Regional Fisheries Board chief executive has called for the vital replacement of outdated sewage plants across the region. His comments came following the board’s successful prosecution of Galway County Council for ongoing and persistant water pollution problems at Clonbur sewage treatment works.