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A proposal that could see Galway Airport transformed into a centre for commercial flight training, while remaining in public ownership, has put a fresh option on the table as the future of the strategic Carnmore site continues to be debated.

Galway dog owners were not issued with a single fine for dog fouling last year, but more than 1,500 motorists were penalised for parking on footpaths in the city and county.

The seminar, titled A Century of County Galway Voices: A Shared Responsibility for the Future, follows the completion of the County Galway Oral Heritage Audit, led by the Heritage Office of Galway County Council, which identified 86 collections, more than 4,500 recordings and over 60 collection holders across County Galway and its wider diaspora.

A proposal that could see Galway Airport transformed into a centre for commercial flight training, while remaining in public ownership, has put a fresh option on the table as the future of the strategic Carnmore site continues to be debated.

Galway householders are being urged to bring their batteries, electrical, and electronic waste to a set of free collection days to help the county meet national e-waste recycling targets for 2026.

Connemara is to examine its links with Europe through a new Galway County Council initiative focusing on the environment, culture, education and migration.

A newly refurbished community facility at the Tuam Halting Site has been officially opened following an investment through the Dormant Accounts Fund.

Galway County Council has slammed the decision to make the railway alignment from Bellaghy to Collooney, which is part of the Western rail Corridor, available for a greenway describing it as ‘deplorable’.

Former Galway East TD Joe Callanan has died, with tributes being paid to a man remembered as “one of life’s great gentlemen” and a dedicated public servant whose roots and loyalties remained firmly anchored in his native community.

Seán Canney TD, Minister of State for International and Road Transport, Logistics, Rail and Ports is encouraging community groups across Galway to submit Expressions of Interest for the 2026 Town and Village Renewal Scheme by 23 October 2026.