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Local Property Tax (LPT)

Local Property Tax (LPT) is an annual tax charged on all residential properties in the State and came into effect in 2013. Full details on LPT obligations can be accessed at the Revenue website. The revenue generated by Local Property Tax is invested into the entire range of local Council services including housing services, road maintenance, public lighting, fire services, libraries, recreation and amenity facilities, arts and cultural supports, litter management and street cleaning, supporting community initiatives and economic development.

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Galway City Council Launches €200,000 Shopfront Enhancement Scheme 2025

Galway City Council is delighted to announce the launch of the Shopfront Enhancement Scheme 2025, a €200,000 initiative aimed at revitalising the city’s commercial streetscapes. The scheme supports high-quality, culturally sensitive, and visually cohesive improvements to shopfronts, enhancing Galway’s unique character and boosting the local economy.

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Affordable Housing

Notice of consideration of a Scheme for the Abatement of Rates in respect of Vacant Properties

2 October 2025

Section 9 of the Local Government Rates and other Matters Act 2019, makes specific provision that elected members of a local authority may make a scheme providing for the abatement of rates in respect of vacant properties and that such a scheme shall be approved at the local authority budget meeting, concerning the local financial year to which the scheme shall apply.