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A routine item seeking approval to extend Galway Flying Club’s lease of the Galway Airport site until December 2026 ignited a lengthy and impassioned debate at November’s plenary meeting of Galway County Council, as councillors demanded clarity on the long-delayed proposed sale of the 115-acre Carnmore site.

Concerns have been raised over delays in the installation of new public lighting in Caherlistrane, after it emerged that almost €50,000 in funding allocated for the project last year has yet to be spent.

The strategy sets out actions under three priority areas: the built and public environment, community and social inclusion, and information and wellbeing services, to address the needs of the county’s rapidly ageing population.

Galway County Council has set out ambitious plans to expand and retrofit its County Hall headquarters at the September Plenary Meeting this week, announcing its intention to consolidate all staff and services under one roof by 2031, following an extension estimated to cost €61.8 million.

Leas Chathaoirleach Mary Hoade said: "Having raised this matter at the last number of Municipal District meetings, I received confirmation from the Active Travel Section of Galway County Council that they are now moving ahead to finalise the Headford Community Transport plan. The site visits to Headford have already been completed by Systra and Galway County Council teams.

An event will be held this Saturday, March 22, at the Galway Bay Hotel to mark the contribution made by Éamon Ó Cuív to political life in Galway.

It may be four weeks since Storm Éowyn graced Galway with a turbulent visit, the trail of destruction left in her wake continues. With parts of the county having experienced nearly three weeks without power, the lights are now on in Galway but broadband has yet to return for thousands of households across Co Galway.

An Garda Síochána is currently interviewing members for a new position in Headford Garda station amid fears of rising rural crime in north Co Galway.

The area of Headford has been described as a place filled with ‘shock, numbness and a feeling of despair’ following the deaths of two young teenagers, Lukas Joyce and Kirsty Bohan in a road traffic accident on Monday.

Improvement works are to take place at two junctions, one at the Lisdonagh Road, the other in Raheen, both of which have been described as “dangerous”.