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After 37 years in local government, county manager Martina Maloney has announced that she is to retire from her role when her contract ends on July 7.

The Galway City Council has backed down and scrapped plans to sell Shantalla Community Park and develop it into a primary care centre and car park after councillors and local residents continued to strongly oppose any change in the city development plan that would facilitate such a move.

It had seemed that the Solas Art House Cinema was in trouble yet again this week after councillors expressed serious concern over a request by the Western Development Commission (WDC) that Galway City Council funding of €200,000 be directed to it rather than the projects committee.

Mervue Utd have released a statement welcoming the announcement by local TD Brian Walsh that the club has been successful in the sports capital grant application process and has been awarded €190,000 under the Regional Sports Capital Programme announced by Minister Michael Ring.

A number of sites purchased by the Galway City Council are to be transferred to the land aggregation scheme in a bid to save more than €25 million in loan repayments.

Almost a year on from a freak explosion at City Hall there is still no final report from city officials, or the Health and Safety Authority.

An Taibhdhearc could soon be taking on the role of the phoenix rising from the ashes as a funding life-line deal has been struck between the theatre’s board of management and the Galway City Council.

City Hall has a “golden opportunity” to create employment and see work carried out that will benefit communities across the city if it supports plans for new community employment schemes.

Galway City Council could be without a manager for up to six months once the current incumbent Joe MacGrath leaves to take up his new position as North Tipperary County Manager.