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With a number of Galway’s sport clubs still impacted by the damages caused by recent successive storms Isha and Jocelyn, Galway city Fianna Fáil councillor Peter Keane has urged the Government to establish a ‘Sports Infrastructure Relief Fund’.

Fianna Fáil councillor Alan Cheevers welcomes the current works being carried out on the Coast Road but believes that the safety improvements at this junction must be part of it.Cheevers said he has spoken to the transport section at Galway City Council in relation to this and has raised concerns especially [with regard to] lighting and signage.“A huge amount of work has been done on active travel in this area but we need to see an upgrade on this junction,” he said.

Crews from the Aran Islands and Galway RNLI stations took part in a joint training exercise on inner Galway Bay on Saturday last.

Labour local election candidate, Helen Ogbu, says traffic calming measures on Renmore Road and Renmore Avenue need to be regularised.

In its final release of the year, Euro NCAP has delivered the safety results of eleven cars: the Volkswagen ID.7, BMW 5 Series, Mercedes-EQ EQE SUV, Kia EV9, smart #3, BYD Seal-U, Honda ZR-V, Hyundai Kona, XPENG G9, VinFast VF8 and the BYD Tang.

The Galway City Council has denied sports clubs access to its latest all-weather pitches this week because of cold weather, but kept older astro turf pitches open.

Gardaí are investigating a fatal road traffic collision involving three vehicles, a van and two cars, that occurred shortly after 10am on Tuesday morning on the N17 at Gortnagunned, Milltown, in north Galway.

Gardaí are investigating a fatal road traffic collision involving three vehicles, a van and two cars, that occurred shortly after 10am this morning, Tuesday 16th January 2024 on the N17 at Gortnagunned, Milltown, Galway.

The escalating water level on Lough Funshinagh is “especially concerning”, Roscommon County Council confirmed this week.

Following another busy year on the water during which Lough Ree RNLI responded to 38 calls for assistance, the charity will celebrate its 200th birthday on March 4 2024 with many events planned throughout the year.