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What events must have taken place for you to be able to kick a pebble down the street? You might think, 'It was the construction guys that laid the gravel down, so it was all thanks to them'.

So much waste was dumped by one individual at a notorious Tuam litter blackspot that he was charged with not having a permit to engage in waste disposal by Galway County Council.

As a student of ‘The Bish’ in Galway and a rower who spends countless hours on the River Corrib, my love for the river has grown into something deeper than I ever expected. The Corrib isn’t just where I train; it’s where I think, reset, and feel most like myself.

Galway’s sprawling hills are home to innumerable stories from the past: centuries of people living in tough conditions where plants refused to grow on acidic soil, and strong winds and rain would chill you to the bone. Despite this unfavourable climate, a rich history can be found throughout the county, from ancient Celtic ringforts to scattered Famine villages.

Inis Meáin has lots of amazing geographical features, mostly thanks to its connection to the Burren landscape.

Galway City Council has become the first local authority in Ireland to receive funding under the European Urban Initiative (EUI) – Innovative Actions programme.

Galway County Council has become the third local authority in the country to actively rezone land to accelerate housing delivery, following a directive from Minister for Housing James Browne, calling on councils to free up serviced land for development.

Driven by concerns that compliant rod-and-line anglers are being “disproportionately targeted” by new restrictions within the Lough Corrib and Clare River waterways, Corrib Anglers says proposed regulatory measures for wild Atlantic salmon and sea trout fail to address the real causes of stock decline.

A public presentation by Brendan Smith on ‘how a Corrib pedestrian-cycling bridge within a National Park City designation could transform Galway city’ will be held at 1:00pm next Wednesday, February 25, in the Galway City Museum.

Enabling works are due to begin in the coming weeks to prepare for the construction of the new Merlin Park Wastewater Pumping Station upgrade on Galway’s Dublin Road, which will support the development of essential new homes. The project is being carried out as part of Uisce Éireann’s Growth and Development Programme.