€4.27 million is being allocated to Galway City Council by the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government for the construction of a mix of two bedroom and one bedroom homes at four locations in the City. Ten new homes will be built at Ballinfoile Park with an investment of €1.8 million. Six new homes will be at… Continue Reading
Childcare services in Galway are to receive €536,710 in extra funding from the Government. The funding will be used to provide more than new childcare places, maintenance and building work as well as outdoor play areas and is available for immediate draw-down by providers here in Galway. The provision of quality, affordable and accessible childcare… Continue Reading
On Friday I announced the successful projects receiving funding under the West Fisheries Local Action Group (FLAG) Programme. The funding of €411,099 will support 33 projects in coastal communities in Galway and Clare as well as on the Aran Islands and Inishbofin. Bord Iascaigh Mhara administers the FLAG Programme (which is arranged on a regional… Continue Reading
The Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport has approved the business case and the cost-benefit analysis for the Galway City Bypass which has been renamed the Galway Ring Road Project. This is an important step forward for the Bypass which is now termed Galway Ring Road Project. In effect, it means that the Project has… Continue Reading
Improvement works have started on the N59 and will run for approximately four months. The works focus on a 6.7 kilometre stretch of the N59 west of Oughterard towards Lough Bofin. The works include the laying of a new high-quality overlay, the replacement of crash barriers, the installation of road markings, as well as actions… Continue Reading