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Searchable index of services and functions on this site, organised in accordance with the Irish Services Catalogue.

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Many Ways to Pay for Parking

There are now several easy ways to pay for parking in Galway City. 

Choose the option that suits you best:

  • App: download the Galway City Parking app (Android and iPhone).
  • Website: pay at www.GalwayCityParking.ie
  • Phone: call our parking payment lines - (091) 894 300
  • In-store (cash or card): pay at any Payzone retail store – look for the pink Payzone logo, view a list of Payzone retailers in Galway City, or view the map of Payzone locations in Galway City.
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Rates and Local Property Tax Newsletter - June 2025

Rates and Local Property Tax Newsletter

As we enter Q3 2025, with a new Mayor set to take office, this newsletter highlights key initiatives that staff and Elected Members have been advancing over the past six months, following the adoption of the budget, in support of the city’s businesses and communities. 

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EUI-IA WATERWAY Project

Welcome to the official information page for the WATERWAY Project, hosted by Galway City Council. This page provides key details about the European Urban Initiative (EUI) Innovative Actions (IA) project, "Water And Tourism Energy Resources for a Winning Active Galway" (WATERWAY).

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Public Participation: Identification of Bathing Waters

Local authorities must identify official bathing areas in their area every year so that they can be monitored for safety, water quality and their level of use. To help with this process, Galway City Council are asking people who swim at beaches, lakes and rivers to tell them if they think they should maintain existing designated bathing waters designations or give a new official bathing area designation to areas that are commonly used for swimming, but not identified at the moment.

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Latest News

Mayor Cubbard and members of the Litter Management Unit

Galway City Centre Maintains High Standards in latest IBAL Results

5 January 2026

Galway City Centre was once again awarded a status of ‘Cleaner than European Norms’ in the most recent Irish Businesses Against Litter (IBAL) results. Galway City Centre is one of only 10 places in Ireland to be given this high standard. The good news comes only a month after Galway Tidy Towns won a Gold Medal for the City Centre area.

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Variation No. 3 - Screening for Strategic Environmental Assessment Determination.

23 December 2025

As per the SEA Regs (SI 436 of 2004, as amended) a signed determination is being made available for public inspection at the offices of the Council during office hours and on the website of the Council. This Screening for Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) determination regarding whether or not implementation of Proposed Variation No. 3 to the Galway City Development Plan 2023-2029 would be likely to have significant effects on the environment is being made under the above Regulations, taking account of relevant criteria set out in Schedule 2A of the above Regulations"