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Around 65 women were “left distraught at the side of the road” yesterday after letters from the International Protection Accommodation Service gave them a 48-hour eviction notice on Monday.

The figure emerged at a meeting of Galway city councillors this week after the city chief executive appeared to pour cold water on expectations that part of the existing City Hall site on College Road will be redeveloped for social and affordable housing after the move.

Fianna Fáil Councillor Alan Cheevers has welcomed news that DRA Community Development Company will shortly submit plans for a new development on lands they purchased fronting on to Doughiska Park.

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.

Fianna Fáil Councillor Alan Cheevers has called for a full report to be issued on the final cost of the Martin Junction.

Galway City councillors unanimously passed a record €121.3m budget this week, but tempers frayed during the annual money meeting on Monday.

Fianna Fáil Councillor Alan Cheevers has called on Galway City Council and Galway County Council to set up a steering committee to develop a masterplan for the Galway Airport Site.

Fianna Fáil Councillor Alan Cheevers has welcomed the news that tenders to appoint a contractor to construct the new Calisthenic outdoor gym for Castlepark in Ballybane are closed and that construction should start before Christmas.

Major infrastructural projects to be built across the city should always be preceded by Town-Hall-style public meetings where residents can ask questions about the impact on their lives, a city councillor has stated.