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Galway City Council was pleased to welcome The Honourable Marc Miller MP, Canada's Minister for Identity and Culture, to City Hall last week as part of his visit to Ireland.

A new pilot scheme providing accessible beach mats at Ballyloughane and Silverstrand has been launched in Galway City, improving access to the shoreline for wheelchair users, people with mobility difficulties, families with buggies and older people.

Exempted Development - Dept of Housing: Planning Circular letter No. PL 02/2026

The Irish Language Strategic Policy Committee (SPC) of Galway City Council, in collaboration with local community stakeholders, has launched a landmark initiative to identify, map and celebrate the city’s historic urban Gaeltacht areas. ‘An Ghaeltacht’ signs have been installed at the boundaries of eight Gaeltacht townlands within Galway City boundaries – highlighting Irish-speaking regions where the government officially recognises Gaeilge as the primary vernacular language.

Galway City Council has been named by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as one of three top performing local authorities for environmental enforcement in the Local Authority Environmental Enforcement Performance Report 2025.

Galway City Council welcomed the Irish Ambassador to Estonia, James Sherry, and the Estonian Ambassador to Ireland, Kairi Künka, to Galway this week (Tuesday 21 July), as part of the Galway–Estonia Exchange Event, delivered under the County Pairings Programme during Ireland's Presidency of the Council of the European Union. The event formed part of the Department of Foreign Affairs' Communicating Europe Initiative, which supports projects that increase public awareness of the European Union and its impact on everyday life.

In accordance with Part XI of the Planning & Development Acts 2000 (as amended) and Part 8 , Article 81 of the Planning Development Regulations 2001-2026 notice is hereby given by Galway City Council of the proposal to provide a segregated high quality cycle route along the R339 Monivea Road Galway; entitled “Monivea Road (East) Active Travel Scheme”.

Galway GAA supported by Galway City Council and the emergency services will host a Homecoming for the Galway Hurling and Management at Pearse Stadium today to celebrate the team’s extraordinary season.

Galway City Council marked the launch of the West Area Integrated Urban Strategy (IUS) at a THRIVE event in Galway Arts Centre and Áras na nGael, Dominick Street, on Friday, 3 July.

Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht, Dara Calleary TD, has launched the SÍOL Programme 2026, a new capital investment scheme that will provide funding for initiatives in urban areas with the highest concentrations of disadvantage.