Galway City Council is pleased to announce year two of the Participatory Budget initiative.
What is Participatory Budget: Have Your Say?
Participatory Budgeting is a democratic process that enables local communities to have direct input into the allocation of public funds. The amount allocated is not in the form of a grant to a community/resident’s association, rather the project will be delivered directly by Galway City Council
Galway City Council will designate a percentage of its annual budget for Community Participatory Budgeting. The amount initially determined for 2025 – 2029 is €25,000 per annum. Proposals will be invited from communities and residents in the following sequence: Year 1 East, Year 2 Centre and Year 3 West.
The 2026 Participatory Budget initiative will concentrate on the City Centre Ward.
This new initiative allows residents of Galway City to submit project proposals for their local community. These proposals will be shortlisted and put to a public vote from which the winning project will be decided.
How does it work?
The online submission link will open on 29th September 2025 at 9.00 am and the closing date for receipt of submissions is 17th October 2025 at 4.00 pm. To submit a proposal please click https://submit.link/46f
Proposals will be assessed by the relevant Area Councillors and Council staff based on community benefit and feasibility. The shortlisted projects are then put to a public vote to decide on how the €25,000 will be allocated. Voting will take place online in November, and the project with the highest number of votes will be the winning project. Galway City Council will announce the winning project in early 2026.
Galway City Council will implement the winning project directly and provide regular updates to the community on progress.
Online Information Webinar
📢Online Information Webinar
🗓️ Date: 30th September
🕖 Time: 7:00 PM
📧 To Register Email: development@gccn.ie
For any queries in relation to the above please contact Natalie Coen, Urban and Community Development Officer at natalie.coen@galwaycity.ie or 087 1103209