Community Services

Community Services

Community Participation

Comhairle na nÓg

Comhairle na nÓg are child and youth councils in the 31 local authorities of the country, which give children and young people the opportunity to be involved in the development of local services and policies.

Community Funding

Community Festival Grants

Galway City Council supports Community Festivals in local areas to encourage participation in community life.

Planning Enforcement

Dangerous Structures

Local authorities may take action against owners of unsafe buildings, walls or structures.

Urban and Rural Development

Derelict Sites

Local authorities maintain a public register of derelict sites.

Local Authority Committees and Meetings

Age Friendly

Galway City Age Friendly Programme

Age Friendly Ireland is the organisation responsible for the national Age Friendly Programme, affiliated to the World Health Organization’s [WHO] Global Network of Age Friendly Cities and Communities.

Galway Sports Partnership

Galway Sports Partnership is an initiative of the Irish Sports Council to create a national structure to co-ordinate and promote the development of sport at local level.

Local Community Development Committee

The LCDC is a committee made up of representatives from the local government and local development sectors, including public bodies and representatives of social, economic, environmental and community interests.

Local Community Safety Partnership

Local Community Safety Partnerships (LCSPs) will bring all the relevant state services and the community together at local authority level. This will build on the work undertaken through Joint Policing Committees and supplement it by ensuring that all other relevant stakeholders necessary to constitute a more holistic forum for discussion, decisions and action on community priorities are present.

Mayor's Awards

The Mayor’s Awards provide an opportunity to acknowledge people who commit time and effort to make their community a better place.

Wellbeing

Healthy Galway City is part of the Healthy Ireland Framework. Healthy Ireland is a government-led initiative aimed at improving the health and wellbeing of everyone living in Ireland.