Olympian effort by Ballinasloe Marathon Kids
IRISH Olympian David Gillick marked the finale of the Ballinasloe Marathon Kids by joining 250 primary school children from the East Galway town in the final leg of their journey.
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New project transforms derelict Ballinasloe town centre site
An artist’s impression of the Dunlo Hill development in Ballinasloe. Credit OBFA Architects. A LANDMARK building in Ballinasloe is set to be transformed to include a new community facility as part of a 16-unit residential housing development in the centre of the East Galway town.
Collection of over 2,500 tonnes of litter the target for spring clean in Galway
APRIL’s National Spring Clean can be the most successful to date in Galway according to targets from the local authority.
New Ennistymon car park will have more than 42 spaces & could open this summer
*Monastery Lane in Ennistymon. ENNISTYMON’s new car park will have more than 42 parking spaces according to hopeful officials in Clare County Council.
€320k funding for 267 local community groups & events in Galway
*Áras an Chontae, Prospect Hill, Galway. Photo Galway County Council IN A significant boost to the economic, community and cultural development of County Galway, 267 local community groups and events are set to receive combined grant funding of €321,750.
External candidate will be appointed as next Chief Executive of Clare County Council
*Photograph: Eamon Ward. CLARE COUNTY COUNCIL’s next Chief Executive will be an external candidate, The Clare Echo has learned.
Environmental action tops the agenda at Galway Youth assembly
Pictured at the Galway Youth Climate Assembly in Athenry were Sadhbh Carty, Cora Weekes Glynn and Rayna O’Neill from Gort Community School. Photograph by Aengus McMahon An innovative forum aimed at empowering young people to take an active role in addressing climate change was held at the BIA Innovator Campus in Athenry on Wednesday last.
Galway leaders meet to try secure backing for regional projects
SENIOR OFFICIALS and Elected Members from Galway City and County Councils and Galway Chamber of Commerce met at The Galmont Hotel on Wednesday morning to discuss opportunities for leveraging government support for key strategic priorities for Galway and the wider North-Western Region.
Over €340k for Galway projects in Community Recognition Fund
FIVE towns and village across Galway are to benefit from a government fund to support communities that have welcomed families and citizens from Ukraine and other countries in recent times.
Galway Libraries project wins gold at annual LAMA Awards
*As part of the Fish and Chips – sustainably! Project, a Bee Bot coding session being carried out with primary school children under the age of five to engage with ‘Bees’ and witness environmental changes that impacted their life cycles A UNIQUE Galway libraries project aimed at promoting community participation, social inclusion, and the protection …
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