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Galway West TD John Connolly (FF) last week submitted a number of queries to ascertain what – if any - governance roles O’Donovan’s department has concerning the limited liability company set up to manage the legacy of Galway’s 2020 European City of Culture win, and especially fundraising for the local creative sector.

There was hardly a dry eye among councillors in the chamber after Mayor Helen Ogbu was finished with them.

Fianna Fáil TD for Galway West, John Connolly, has welcomed the announcement of funding for the Bearna Relief Rd project that will see the second phase of the planned road project developed.

Six weeks ago in this column, I described the approval of the N6 Galway City Ring Road as potentially the most consequential planning decision for Galway’s housing market in a generation. I meant every word of it. The relief felt across the region when An Coimisiún Pleanála finally issued that decision in April was real and it was earned, the product of more than 30 years of planning, campaigning, legal battles, and hard money spent.

The waterworks building on Dyke Road is set to be transformed into a state-of-the-art watersports centre, with a floating pontoon on the River Corrib and a new greenway for walkers and cyclists, following Galway City Council’s issuing of a tender for the €2 million project.

The first by-election in Galway for more than half a century will be held on Friday, May 22.

Fianna Fáil TD John Connolly has declined to explicitly confirm his confidence in the leadership of Taoiseach Micheál Martin.

Galway politicians have broadly welcomed the decision to grant approval for the Galway City Ring Road project after delays of over 20 years.

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”.