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Galway City Council, in partnership with Clean Coasts, is delighted to invite the community to a free Community Yoga Class at Silverstrand Beach on Friday, 16 May 2025, at 10:00am. This event is part of our exciting three-day Love Your Beach 2025 campaign, celebrating the beauty, biodiversity, and recreational value of Galway’s coastline.

Galway City Council is now accepting applications for Casual Trading Licences for the St. Nicholas Summer Market which will run in July and August 2025.

On 14 April last, the further information request from An Board Pleanála was responded to with the submission of a comprehensive report and attachments. This submission marks a significant step forward in the planning process for a project that is essential to the future of transport infrastructure in Galway City and County and indeed the wider western region.

Public Participation: Identification of Bathing Waters

The winners of Galway City Council’s Mayor’s Awards have been announced.
Speaking at an awards ceremony at the Galway Bay Hotel, the Mayor of Galway City, Cllr. Peter Keane said that Galway City Council was proud to honour and celebrate the many people who offer their skills and compassion without expecting anything in return, and who serve as role models for us all.

Galway City Council invites expressions of interest from qualified and experienced organisations within Galway city to co-develop and deliver collaborative projects that promote innovation, creativity, and sustainable economic development.

Street Feast, is back for its 15th year, and this milestone event is set to be bigger and better than ever. Taking place on Saturday, May 24th, and Sunday, May 25th, 2025, Street Feast invites neighbours across the country to come together for a shared meal, a chat, and a chance to turn strangers into friends.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Galway City Council proposes to make an order closing:
Bowling Green: Junction of Bowling Green / Market Street to the junction of Bowling Green/ Abbeygate Street Upper.

Galway City Council and Galway County Council are inviting Expressions of Interest in relation to the sale and future economic development of the former Galway Airport site in Carnmore. Spanning 118 acres, with frontage onto three roads, the site has capacity to accommodate a multiplicity of uses, subject to zoning and planning.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Galway City Council proposes to make an order closing:
Market Street: From the junction of Bowling Green to the junction of Abbeygate Street Upper.