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Galway City Council is celebrating national recognition having been shortlisted in two categories in the prestigious Excellence in Local Government Awards 2026. The projects, shortlisted in the Diversity, Equality and Inclusion and Supporting Sustainable Communities categories, highlight the local authority’s ongoing commitment to delivering inclusive, people-focused services and strengthening communities across Galway.

Plans for the Rooaunalaghta Green Energy Project on the Mayo-Galway border are facing escalating local opposition. Residents have raised serious concerns that the large-scale development is being advanced within the Joyce Country & Western Lakes UNESCO Global Geopark. The communities in South Mayo and North Galway are eager to stress that they are not opposed to renewable energy in principle. Instead, they believe industrial-scale wind turbines are entirely inappropriate for a landscape that is recognised globally for its geological, environmental, cultural, and tourism significance.

Galway Sinn Féin TDs Louis O’Hara, Mairéad Farrell, and Claire Kerrane raised the ongoing underfunding of Galway County Council in the Dáil this week.

Galway City Council has announced that the tender for the Fit-Out of the new civic offices at Crown Square, Mervue, has been awarded to Flynn Management and Contractors, following a tender process in Q4 2025.

Local TD, Minister Hildegarde Naughton, has welcomed funding allocations under the 2026 Local Authority Marine Infrastructure Scheme. This funding will go towards the maintenance and upgrade of piers throughout County Galway.

A new Development Control Plan (DCP) for University Hospital Galway, as well as an associated Strategic Assessment Review (SAR) has been completed and is approved by the HSE Board, the latest meeting of the Regional Health Forum heard last week.

2025 has proven to be the busiest year on record at Ireland West Airport, with passenger numbers reaching 946,381 for the first time in the airport’s history, surpassing the previous record of 834,000 passengers set in 2024, a 13.5% increase, making it Ireland’s fastest-growing airport last year. The airport now serves 21 international destinations and is served by three of Europe’s major international airlines: Aer Lingus, Lauda Europe, and Ryanair.

Senior IT professionals from local authorities across the country gathered in Galway City last week for a high-level conference to explore opportunities for transformational change in local government using AI. Ireland’s national policy for digital services aims to make 90% of key public services available online by 2030 – with innovation at the core of more efficient service delivery and enhanced citizen engagement.

BY DECLAN VARLEY

Galway County Council has confirmed that construction of the western section of the Athenry Northern Ring Road will commence in the coming weeks with a completion date of late 2025.