Salthill Village and Seafront Framework Plan

Galway City Council, supported by Urban Design and Engagement specialists, Allies and Morrison, is launching an exciting project to explore local priorities to help shape the future of Salthill Village and Seafront. 

Throughout 2025, the project team will be out and about in Salthill and getting in touch with local community, business and leisure groups. This is an opportunity to  share your views on what you love about Salthill and what improvements can be made to the area.  

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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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One of the new interactive units in the Museum

New Installation, 'Find My Tribe' at Galway City Museum

7 July 2025
Galway City Museum is thrilled to announce the installation of brand new interactives created by Tyrone Bowes of 'Irish Origenes'. The units were installed last week in the 'Surrounded by Stone' gallery on the ground floor.  Visitors are invited to drop in and search for up to four Irish family surnames for FREE and discover the precise origin and location of any associated placenames and castles.
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New Public Seating Area Launched at Blackrock Cottage

20 June 2025
Mayor of the City of Galway, Cllr Peter Keane has launched eye catching new ‘circular’ seating at Blackrock Cottage, beside the popular Blackrock Diving Tower at Salthill’s Blue Flag Beach. The seating gives sea swimmers, prom walkers and world-watchers a peaceful spot to stop and take in the views of Galway Bay at this famous Galway City landmark, with a mix of spaces to suit people of all ages and accessibility levels, in simple, durable and sustainable materials.