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The Galway City Council has enough sand to ensure the main roads into Galway city and around the city centre are gritted and kept ice free for this weekend and further supplies of sand and salt are on the way.

Ten extra emergency beds have been made available for people who are homeless in Galway city over this current spell of cold weather.

“Pro-active councillors” are being “muzzled” by the “right wing coalition” in the Galway City Council who are trying to prevent important motions from getting onto the agenda for council meetings.

The Galway City Council is to receive a provisional general purpose allocation of €8,512,430 from the Department of the Environment - €560,000 more than was expected.

City Hall is demanding an apology from Fine Gael councillor Pádraig Conneely for remarks he made about a senior official. However the outspoken councillor remains unrepentant.

The Ballyloughane Road is “nothing short of a disgrace” and repairs and reinstatement works must be carried out “immediately”, particularly in the area where new apartments are being built.

Disgraced Unionist politician Iris Robinson may have said “I am so, so sorry,” following the recent revelations about her teenage lover and alleged soliciting of funds, but Pádraig Conneely will not be following her lead.

Galway city is due to get a consignment of salt to grit the roads despite the fact the thaw is over, a situation which has led to councillor Pádraig Conneely calling City Hall “a joke”.

A policy must be put in place that tolerates zero dumping in any estate, as protecting residential amenities and the health and safety of child should be the priority.

Introducing a 30km/h speed limit in the city centre is “an excellent idea” that will benefit cyclists and pedestrians and encourage more people to walk and cycle.