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Galway celebrated its most beautiful gardens, best kept lawns, streets, and neighbourhoods when the Galway City Tidy Towns and Garden Competition winners were announced this week.

More than 170 architects, architectural graduates, and students already have registered their interest in submitting their ideas for the redevelopment of the Centre Pier in Galway Harbour.

Large crowds of people took advantage of the rare spell of fine weather to visit the beaches and sunbathe only to find the city beaches in a “filthy condition”.

If the McCarthy Report recommendation to abolish the Irish Film Board is implemented it will have “serious implications” for Galway city and county and could put more than 2,000 people out of work.

In the current economic climate, no proposals should be made which will hurt business and trade in Galway city, so the decision to close Lower Merchants Road to traffic makes no sense.

A civic reception should be held in City Hall in the coming weeks to honour Galway’s All-Ireland Minor Hurling champions, especially as there was no ‘homecoming’ event for the team.

City Hall’s decision to introduce cutbacks in litter management is “not sensible” as it will result in more rubbish on the streets, bad publicity, and affect health and safety.

Galway city is about to get 21 new bus shelters but far more are needed and many more still await repairs and renovation and City Hall must address this immediately.

Mary Staunton, renowned button accordion player, has confirmed that she will perform at Mise Art Space, from 6pm to 8pm as part of Galway Culture Night, on Friday September 25.

If the Job Initiative Programme is closed down as recommended by the notorious McCarthy Report, many will go unemployed and the work of community organisations will suffer.