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Taking in charge is a formal legal process by which responsibility for certain public areas, structures and services in a private residential development or estate are transferred to, or put in the charge of, a local authority.

It is the policy of Galway City Council to accommodate and grant temporary road closures where possible to ensure effective traffic management.

You must apply to the local authority for a permit to use temporary signage to advertise events.

Under this scheme, you can apply to Galway City Council to buy your local authority house. If approved, you must continue to live in the house for as long as you own it. You will get a discount on the price of the house based on your income.

There are several tennis courts located in the city.

Salthill is situated on the edge of the stunning Galway Bay and Atlantic Ocean on the centre point of the Wild Atlantic Way. Salthill seafront offers a unique landscape setting with a stunning promenade, amenity and biodiversity spaces and blue flag beaches which are hugely popular with local residents and visitors.

The Salthill Village and Seafront Framework Plan is a project to explore local priorities and help identify and formulate ideas for improving Salthill village and seafront.

Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht, Dara Calleary TD, has launched the SÍOL Programme 2026, a new capital investment scheme that will provide funding for initiatives in urban areas with the highest concentrations of disadvantage.

There are two performance venues, managed and run under the umbrella of Galway City Council in Galway City - The Town Hall Theatre located in Courthouse Square in Woodquay and The Black Box Theatre located nearby on Dyke Road.