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Galway Sinn Féin TDs Louis O’Hara, Mairéad Farrell, and Claire Kerrane raised the ongoing underfunding of Galway County Council in the Dáil this week.

Galway County Council has granted planning permission for what will become one of the largest motorway service station developments in the west of Ireland, giving the green light to a major new Applegreen facility on the Galway side of Ballinasloe.

Galway County Council has insisted that there has been no comment in over a decade about the statue of Cú Chulainn in Athenry that was slammed by an art expert for having “man boobs” in last week’s Advertiser.

Galway County Council has launched a new fire safety awareness campaign to help improve safety for people living in caravans and mobile homes on halting sites across the county.

The Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) was founded in 1822. For organisational purposes, Galway was divided into two districts, East and West, commanded by two inspectors who reported to the RIC Commissioner in Dublin Castle. From its foundation, the force faced particular challenges in Galway due to the persistence of land hunger among the poor, who organised themselves into secret societies and resorted to cattle driving and violent disputes over land. As a result, County Galway had the highest concentration of police in the entire country.

Sinn Féin TD for Galway East, Louis O’Hara, has welcomed confirmation from Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) that the Stop-Go lights on the N65 at Heathlawn, which have been in place for almost two years, will be removed in June.

Galway County Council is among the organisations encouraging people to prioritise water safety ahead of the busy June Bank Holiday Weekend as crowds flock to beaches, rivers, lakes and coastal areas across the city and county.

Galway County Council has announced that eight beaches in County Galway have been awarded the prestigious Blue Flag Award for the 2026 bathing season, with an additional six beaches receiving the coveted Green Coast Award.

Thirteen artists with a Galway connection are to share a €33,860 award administered by the County Council.

Galway County Council and the Irish Workhouse Centre have announced a comprehensive programme of events in the lead up to the 2026 National Famine Commemoration, taking place at the Irish Workhouse Centre on Sunday, 17 May. The Community Programme is created with support from the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport.