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Councillor Alan Curran of the Social Democrats is calling for the redevelopment of council-owned Hunters Park in Rusheen into a community ecological park, linking the five existing woods, beaches, amenity, and community areas in the west of the city into an accessible nature trail.

Independent Councillor Terry O’Flaherty has expressed her disappointment at the response of city officials to her call for a pedestrian crossing to be provided on the Dublin Road near the ATU Galway campus.

Fianna Fáil Councillor, Peter Keane, has called for the restoration of Scoil Éinde Primary School as a designated feeder school for Coláiste Éinde Secondary School.

In a candid statement, Cllr. Niall Murphy acknowledges the unsightly mess that election posters create and the environmental havoc they wreak. For local elections in June, poster will start appearing next week.

City councillor Donal Lyons has called for the extension of the Galway Bike Share Scheme to the western side of the city – saying that Salthill and Knocknacarra have been left completely out of the loop.

As temporary repairs to sea wall damage in Oranmore caused by November’s Storm Debi are completed this week, a local councillor has slammed delays and again called for permanent infrastructure.

Fianna Fáil European Election Candidate Senator Lisa Chambers, has taken a significant step towards addressing the governance and infrastructure challenges facing Galway City and County by formally requesting a meeting with the Minister for Local Government Darragh O’Brien to discuss an almost immediate plebiscite for a directly elected Mayor of Galway City and County.

Children ‘gophering’ in Galway are earning up to €100 per day ferrying drugs by bicycle to house parties across the city, according to a local councillor.

The communities of Gort, Dunmore and Maree have received a major funding boost after Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys T.D., announced an allocation of €750,000 to Galway County Council under the Town and Village Renewal Scheme.