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Galway West Independent candidate and Mayor of Galway, Cllr Mike Cubbard, has called for a major shift in how the Galway Ring Road is designed and delivered, saying it should be treated as a once-in-a-generation opportunity to build multi-modal infrastructure rather than a road project alone.

The debate around the future of Galway Airport is not really about planes, runways, or even balance sheets. It is about memory, foresight, and the kind of place we want Galway to become. If that sounds lofty, it shouldn’t. We have been here before—and we have learned, painfully, what happens when we confuse short-term pragmatism with long-term wisdom.

Unfortunately, this critique misrepresents both the purpose and the scope of the project.

Westmeath County Council, funded by the Department of Transport through the National Transport Authority’s Active Travel Programme, has identified key routes in Athlone and Mullingar along which to provide enhanced Active Travel facilities for pedestrians and cyclists.

Recent proposals for congestion charges in Galway as part of an effort to reduce car dependency, have been firmly ruled out, as the necessary public transport infrastructure is not yet in place.

Over the years, Galway has been the focus of national media for many positive reasons, from our bustling creative scene, our musical talent and beautiful scenery, however our most recent broadcast into homes across the country have been entirely for negative reasons.

A better future for our children is one that puts climate action at the heart of political decision-making. Locking future generations into car dependency and quite literally driving up our greenhouse gas emissions is the wrong thing to do, for our planet and our people.

An “unworkable” plan “lacking in ambition”, or a necessary “brave step” towards reducing car dependency? The public consultation on the Salthill Cycleway proposals may have closed, but no heat has left the debate on the controversial proposals.

Green Party senator Pauline O'Reilly has told the oral hearing into the Galway City Ring Road that it is not the answer to the traffic probelsm that Galway is experiencing.

Residents in Knocknacarra are calling on the City Direct bus service to resume operations, especially as the service provides "the only routes to the city centre or to Salthill"