Love your Beach is back for two days on 17th-18th May 2024. The events start on Friday 17th May at 4.30pm on Ballyloughane Beach with an official opening with the Mayor of Galway City. 

Galway City Council is delighted to announce the official opening of a new, state of the art ‘Changing Places’ facility, located next to the existing toilet block at Ladies Beach, Salthill. The facility was opened by Mayor of the City of Galway, Cllr Eddie Hoare, in advance of the 2024 bathing season.

Galway City landowners and community groups can apply for support to create wildlife ponds, mini-woodlands, mini-orchards, ‘plans for nature’ or ‘peatland plans’ on their land, as part of Burrenbeo Trust’s innovative ‘The Hare’s Corner’ programme. Applications open from 15–31 March 2024. Apply online on www.BurrenBeo.com/THC

·       Net Zero Cities Programme to support creation of a ‘Warm Home Hub’ in the Westside of Galway city, helping residents to retrofit their homes ·       Programme aims to encourage 250 households to begin their retrofitting journey, and to train 60 people in retrofitting training courses. Residents in Galway City’s Westside area...

€23,500 Available to Support Community and Residents Groups. Galway City Council invites Residents Associations, community groups and allotment schemes to apply for the Local Amenity Grant Scheme 2024.

Liosban Civic Amenity Centre is closed today (Tuesday 23 January 2024) due to the weather. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

Expert advice available on reducing home energy costs and your carbon footprint. Galway City Council are inviting the public to a series of free public information evenings to receive expert advice on how to reduce your home energy costs and your carbon footprint at the same time. Experts will be available to discuss grants and finances available; retrofits, solar panels, and heat pumps; a green home heating...

Galway City Council is on the road to a climate neutral city by 2050 Galway City Council have launched their first ever draft local authority climate action plan which sets out ambitious targets of delivering transformative action across all functions of Galway City Council and throughout Galway City. Through the Climate Action Plan, Galway City Council aims to reduce greenhouse gases on both its operations...

Galway City Council will become the first Local Authority in the country to eliminate road diesel in its larger fleet, by transitioning to Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) as a renewable fuel source. HVO Eliminates up to 90% of net Carbon Dioxide emissions and reduces harmful pollutants such as Nitrogen Dioxide and particulate matter, which can cause asthma and impaired lung function and can make it difficult to breath for some of our...

Galway City Council, in collaboration with Galway Tidy Towns, have installed three new water bottle ‘filling stations’ in the City Centre, to make it easier for the public to fill their water bottles. The new stations are on Churchyard Street, outside Sheridan’s Cheesemongers; Dominick Street, outside the old Canal House; and outside the Eyre Square centre on Eyre Square. The new water stations are in addition to the three...

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Mass at 12 midday which can be viewed live online here 

Mass at 12 midday which can be viewed live online here 

Mayor of the City of Galway, Cllr. Eddie Hoare hosted an event in the Menlo Park Hotel on 30th August to acknowledge the work of Galway City Council’s Litter Management Unit on the positive results from the recent Irish Business Against Litter survey for Galway City. Galway City was recognised by IBAL as ‘clean to European Norms’ – one of only two cities in the country to achieve this status in 2023.

Grattan Beach Roadshow with Leave no Trace, Saturday 26 August, 10:00am to 1:00pm

*Grattan Beach Roadshow on Saturday 26 August to Raise Awareness of Value of Sand Dunes * A free family-fun roadshow featuring seashore safaris, sandcastle building and more, will take place on Grattan Beach on Saturday 26 August from 10:00am to 1:00pm, as part of a campaign to raise awareness of sand dunes as secret superheroes against storms and climate change. This event is organised by the Climate Action Regional Office (CARO)...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Galway City Council are asking the people and businesses of Galway City to become citizen scientists by helping to measure air pollution. We need 500 people to register to participate. Those selected will receive a small tube that will measure Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) in their local area.

Galway City Council would like your input to co-create the City’s first ever Climate Action Plan.

Galway City Council and Galway County Council are delighted to announce a joint initiative in association with Barna Recycling.

UPDATE 15:30 The flooding issues on Flood Street and surrounding areas have now been dealt with, and the road has been reopened.  Galway City Council wish to advise of an ongoing flooding issue on Flood St., Galway City. Galway City Council are currently working on relieving the issue. Please avoid the area where possible.