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Galway City Local Community Development Committee (LCDC) are delighted to announce capital funding of €936,693 for 11 projects in Galway City under the Community Recognition Fund 2024.

Bathers are advised of the possibility of an increase in the levels of bacteria in the bathing water over the coming days due to forecasted increased rainfall and possible activation of storm overflow.

Mayor of the City of Galway, Cllr Peter Keane has welcomed an award of €3.8 million to renovate Nun’s Island Theatre and to completely refurbish the vacant Church House to the rear of the site, under the EU Town Centre First Heritage Revival (THRIVE) scheme. The project will link the two buildings, creating a new multi-purpose creative centre for the arts sector, named ‘CreativeSpace’. THRIVE is funded under the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) for the Northern and Western Region.

Galway City Museum is delighted to receive a collection of objects from local man Tommy Holohan. These objects belonged to Tommy’s grandmother Nan (Anne) O’Toole, a fishwife, and his grandfather, Michael O’Toole, a Claddagh fisherman, who lived with their family in a cottage at Rope Walk, Claddagh, Galway.

Join Galway City Biodiversity Officer, artists, ecologist and your local librarian for a fun-filled morning, connecting with our local green spaces in Galway City.

Galway City Council, Galway GAA and the Emergency Services will host a Homecoming for the Galway Football Team and Management at Pearse Stadium today to celebrate the team’s extraordinary season.

The Wild Bee Festival is an annual event raising awareness of Ireland’s pollinators and how to help them in local communities.

Strategic Policy Committees (SPCs) consider matters connected with the formulation, development, monitoring and review of policy for Galway City Council. The membership of SPCs is made up of City Councillors and external representatives from local sectoral interests. Following the Local Elections, a new scheme is now proposed for the next five years.

A Galway Fanzone will be created at Pearse Stadium, Salthill on Sunday 28 July for the All-Ireland Senior Football Final.

Galway County Council & Galway City Council will be providing a bulky goods collection at the Tuam, Ballinasloe and Clifden Civic Amenity Sites and at Barna Recycling Waste facility on the Headford Rd from 29th July to the 11th August 2024 (subject to review)