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Ireland's housing crisis has been a persistent challenge, with escalating property prices and a dearth of affordable housing options. In Galway, the short supply of housing has seen a notable increase in house prices, with three-bedroom semi-detached homes having surged by more than 10 per cent in price in 2025.

Documents seen by the Advertiser indicate ABP has applied lenient conditions on the multi-million euro plan to upgrade Galway city’s streets for a modern bus service, but has avoided addressing the topic of Compulsory Purchase Orders for small parcels of land necessary to upgrade mainline bus routes.

The awarding of a contract for the Athlone Town Centre Public Realm Enhancement works has been formalised, with streetscape regeneration to commence in February, Westmeath County Council confirmed this week.

The re-opening of retail after the restrictions of the lockdown is being hampered by the inability of businesses to attract back experienced staff, leading to a call for the tapering of the Pandemic Unemployment Payment down to the level of unemployment benefit.