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With only three – or maybe even just two – full Galway City Council meetings left before the local elections this June, councillors were most definitely in election mode at City Hall this week.

The Galway City Council’s first meeting of 2024 began with icy stares rather than heated debate this week.

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

The City Council risk assessment process utilised when processing the housing of sex offenders is clearly not working, a former mayor of the city has claimed.

The Galway Masters Basketball Association is gearing up for an action-packed weekend as it prepares to host the eagerly anticipated 11th Galway Masters International Tournament. Founded in 2011, the association has consistently promoted master's basketball and nurtured the spirit of camaraderie in the sport. This year's tournament, which takes place from tomorrow Friday November 10 to Sunday November 12, promises to be a spectacle of sportsmanship, competition, and giving back to the community.

Community advocates for safer streets are pleased that a majority of Galway city councillors voted to include 30 km per hour speed limits outside city schools as part of the city’s speed limit review at Monday’s council meeting, and that the Executive promised a full review of speed limits of all city and suburban roads by 2024.

Last year, Galway Bohemians were asked to participate in a twinning project between Galway and Lorient. Bohs have been going through a massive rejuvenation over the past decade and the committee agreed to take on this mammoth task which saw 44 young players sign up for the trip.

A march to mark the 31st Ukrainian Independence day took place in the city yesterday afternoon with a large turnout to both celebrate the day and to discuss the Russian invasion of the country.

A controversial plan for the Renmore and Ballyloughane area was debated at Monday’s Galway City Council meeting for more than two hours.