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DECISION TO GRANT PLANNING PERMISSION FOR LANDMARK PORTUMNA HOTEL
Galway County Council has taken a decision to grant planning permission for the re-development and refurbishment of the iconic Shannon Oaks Hotel in Portumna. This is extremely welcome news for the town and its surrounding [...]
GORT FLOODING
I visited various locations at Gort Lowlands today to see the flooding at first hand. The video shows the force of water at Cloon Gort. I met with Galway County Council officials to get an [...]
€100,000 FOR LOUGHREA WALKS PROJECT
I am delighted that the Loughrea Walks project is to receive €100,000 under the Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme for phase two of the redevelopment of the moat walks around the town. This follows a €100,000 [...]
PUBLIC CONSULTATION ON KILBANNON ROAD REALIGNMENT
There will be a public consultation on the realignment scheme for the R332 at Kilbannon on Monday March 2 at Tuam. The consultation will be hosted by Galway County Council along with the project's consultants [...]
IRISH GEORGIAN SOCIETY CONSERVATION GRANTS
I am urging all those responsible for protected buildings and recorded monuments to consider applying for grants from the Irish Georgian Society. The society's Conservation Grants Programme 2020 offers a total funding of €50,000 to [...]
FUNDING FOR DRIVER FEEDBACK SIGNS
I very much welcome the allocation €105,000 in funding for driver feedback signs at various locations, including Belclare, Lawrencetown, Ahascragh and Headford. These signs alert drivers to the speed they are travelling at and are [...]