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An electrified commuter rail service serving and connecting Tuam, Athenry and Galway; faster intercity trains linking Galway and the capital; and direct rail services serving Shannon Airport are key components of the Government’s new all-island rail strategy announced last evening. (Wednesday)

Rarely do such fine period residences come to the market in Galway city. Forster Street House is one of the finest, its a Victorian residence over three storeys providing extensive quality accommodation laden with original features and full of character and charm.

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.

Work is progressing on the multi-million euro redevelopment of Ceannt Station with one set of the tracks entering the station having been removed in recent days.

Independent city councillor, Terry O’Flaherty, has received confirmation from Gardaí in Galway that they are to carry out patrols on the Military Path, locally known as ‘The Line’, running between Renmore and the city centre.

The station opened on August 1, 1851. The buildings and the Great Southern Hotel were designed by John Skipton Mulvany. It was originally planned to have the station at Renmore, but the well-known Father Peter Daly convinced the railway authorities to construct Lough Atalia Bridge and bring the trains into the centre of town. The fact that he owned tenement buildings on the site where the Great Southern was built may well have had something to do with it. These tenements were levelled to make way for the hotel and station.

House broken into in Salthill

There’s a new sheriff in town, and he’s unhappy with Galway’s terrible trash issue.

Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage Darragh O’Brien TD visited Galway Harbour on Monday to formally announce the transfer of a three-acre site, with the potential for over 250 homes, to the Land Development Agency (LDA).