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Salthill Village and Seafront Framework Plan On-line Survey - Deadline approaching.

Galway City Council, in partnership with Clean Coasts, is proud to announce the launch of Love Your Beach 2025, a family-friendly, three-day event set to take place from Wednesday, 14 May to Friday, 16 May 2025. This event will celebrate the beauty, biodiversity, and recreational value of Galway’s beaches, including Ballyloughane Beach, Grattan Beach, Ladies Beach, and Silverstrand. All the activities are free to attend and passers-by are welcome!

A series of three successful sewing workshops took place over three evenings at the Galway Bay Hotel earlier this month, offering participants the chance to learn sewing techniques through the medium of spectacular African print fabrics, with local designer Virtue Shine. The workshops were funded by Galway City Council through the ‘Circular City Galway’ initiative, which promotes the prevention of waste and the creative reuse of materials.

A delegation led by Galway City Council has returned from a successful three-day visit to Lorient, France marking the 50th anniversary of the Galway-Lorient Twinning. The milestone visit which took place from 20-23 March 2025 reinforced the strong cultural, economic, and maritime ties between the two cities, highlighting their shared commitment to sustainability, education, and innovation.

The residents of Wellpark Grove, Galway City, are delighted to announce the successful completion of a laneway project accessing O’Sullivan Park, named in honour of Jimmy O’Sullivan of Mervue, a founding member of Mervue United. The initiative was funded by Galway City Council to enhance the laneway environment and foster community spirit in the Wellpark area.

Seán Canney, T.D., Minister of State at the Department of Rural and Community Development and the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment, and representatives of Trinity College Dublin, Atlantic Technological University, ESB Enterprise Car Club and Galway City Council today launched the first of four shared eMobility eHubs at Westside Library Car Park at the heart of the decarbonisation zone in Galway City.

A new exhibit that showcases experiences faced by people from marginalised communities across Ireland has opened in City Hall, as Galway City Council looks to continue its efforts to combat racist attitudes and behaviours.

Transboundary Environmental Impact Assessment Public Consultation Xlinks Morocco-UK Power Project. 6th March 2025 until close of business 17th April 2025

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Galway City Council is currently inviting applications for the Horse Drawn Hackney Carriage Licence for 2025 under Galway City Council‘s Non-Motorised Passenger Transporter Bye-Laws 2015. The licence for 2025 will expire on 31st December, 2025.