Search Results for 'Galway County Council'

The clocks going forward last weekend marked the beginning of Summer Time. The stretch in the evenings with the noticeable lengthening of daylight tends to put a spring in our steps.

The planning file was updated last Friday, March 27, and a number of senior government politicians have let it be known that they expect news soon, although there has been no indication as to whether a grant or refusal is the outcome.

Oranmore Station is to get a second platform, passing loop, and multi-storey car park by the end of 2027, which Dep John Connolly has described as “very welcome news, if a frustratingly long timeline”.

The year has been off to a strong start for our New Homes team nationally, with early volumes demonstrated across a wide variety of price points. In 2025, Sherry FitzGerald New Homes sold over 2,200 homes, primarily concentrated in the Greater Dublin Area (GDA), Cork, Limerick and Galway with about twenty percent in the regional towns. Across the country in 2026, we have sale-agreed 50 per cent more homes in January/February compared to the same period in 2025.

The new homes market in Galway city and county continues to be characterised by strong demand and constrained supply, particularly for modern energy-efficient housing. Demand from first-time buyers and families for A-rated homes has grown significantly, driven by rising energy costs, green mortgage incentives and a greater awareness of long-term sustainability.

Elected members of Galway County Council have approved €424,182 in grant funding for 342 projects under its Community Support Schemes, aimed at supporting tourism, community and cultural development across the county.

Sinn Féin TD for Galway East, Louis O’Hara has said that TII must ensure the repair of the Heathlawn section of the N65 without any further delay. This follows a meeting organised by O’Hara, attended by representatives of TII, Galway County Council, and local Oireachtas members.

Bus users across Galway are being ill-served by the local authorities’ failure to draw down €1 million in available funding for enhancing bus stops and bus shelters across the City and County.

Bus users across Galway are being ill-served by the local authorities’ failure to draw down €1 million in available funding for enhancing bus stops and bus shelters across the City and County.

Householders, schools, businesses and community groups across County Galway are being encouraged to register for April’s National Spring Clean.