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The long-derelict Tuam Station House is set for a new lease of life as a modern enterprise and community hub, following confirmation that €6.6 million in funding has been secured through the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). The funding, allocated by the Northern and Western Regional Assembly (NWRA), will allow Galway County Council to bring the long-awaited project to the procurement stage.

Galway County councillors have voiced their concerns over the approach and transparency of the council in relation to the Galway Airport sale process with Cllr Karey McHugh Farag (IND) suggesting she feared the motivation for the sale of the airport is to “help Galway City Council’s debt”.

The Local Enterprise Office (LEO) Galway is one of a network of 31 LEOs throughout the country which provide advice, information and supports to those starting or growing a business. LEO Galway is a first-stop shop for anybody with a business idea, entrepreneurs, or a micro-enterprise. Caroline McDonagh, Head of Enterprise, spoke to the Galway Advertiser about how the work of LEO supports businesses in the west, the available supports and services, her hopes and future direction for LEO.

Small businesses and budding entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to sample a variety of events aimed at helping them to start or grow their business as part of this year’s Local Enterprise Week in Galway City and County. The initiative of the Local Enterprise Offices, supported by Enterprise Ireland and the local authorities, takes place from March 3-7 this year across the country.

Food and drinks producers from across Galway, Mayo, Roscommon, Sligo, Clare and Limerick, are being targeted for Gather & Grow, with the first networking event taking place at BIA Innovator Campus in Athenry, on Tuesday morning next, November 26.

Launched by the Local Enterprise Office (LEO), Galway in collaboration with BIA Innovator, the newly unveiled curated, food industry led training and networking programmes provide a delicious opportunity for local food businesses that are currently in the pre-start-up stage.

This week, Galway County Council became just the second local authority in the country to launch an online pre-planning enquiry system.

The recording and publishing of previously unheard and unwritten stories of Galway’s central role in the voluntary period from 1913 to 1923 is being described as a legacy project of the County’s Decade of Commemoration programme, which draws to a close this week.

The issues dominating Galway City Council’s penultimate meeting of 2023 almost all involved friction with Galway County Council.