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The elected members of Galway City Council this week approved the appointment of Leonard Cleary as Chief Executive of Galway City Council.

Concerns about the location of a much-needed new cemetery for the city were raised at this week’s meeting of Galway City Council.

Galway city is to have its first ever 24-hour bus route, running through the heart of the city at 15-minute intervals.

The level of bus services in Galway city, Bearna and Oranmore will increase by nearly 50%, according to the draft new bus network for Galway plan launched this week in the city by the National Transport Authority (NTA).

The development of the Sandy Quarter project by the Land Development Agency could be transformative for the city, City Council Chief Executive Brendan McGrath said on Monday as a six-week consultation process got underway into the massive plan.

Galway City Council may soon have to make hard decisions and look at increasing the heights of buildings in order to facilitate the growth and housing need of the city, this week’s meeting was told at The Ardilaun Hotel.

Advertisements for consultants for the progression of the Kingston Master Plan will be placed in the coming weeks, it was confirmed this week.

Galway City Council are examining various funding options to erect lighting along the walkway that wraps around the sports ground at Ballyloughane, Cllr MJ Crowe confirmed yesterday.

The Higashikawa Band, consisting of the Higashikawa Junior High School Wind Orchestra, the Higashikawa High School Wind Orchestra, and alumni of each, from Higashikawa, Hokkaido, Japan is visiting Galway and Dublin this week. The visit which is an initiative of the EU-Japan Fest Japan Committee was planned to take place during Galway European Capital of Culture in 2020 and will now come to fruition this week.

A controversial plan for the Renmore and Ballyloughane area was debated at Monday’s Galway City Council meeting for more than two hours.