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Council budget ‘shamefully ignores homelessness crisis’ in city says Crowe
The Galway City Council’s 2015 budget “ignores the most serious social problem affecting the city and disregards the plight of people in our city who have nowhere to sleep on a nightly basis.”
Change needed to tackle housing crisis
The Rental Accommodation Scheme is a waste of time, that is according to a number of city councillors who called for major change to properly address the housing crisis which has gripped the city and left many families with young children homeless.
Young mother left homeless as city housing crisis continues
A mother of young children, including a baby born 26 weeks premature, is the latest victim of the city’s housing crisis, which has seen rising rents, lack of housing, and the refusal of landlords to accept rent allowance force many families to seek the emergency assistance of the housing section at Galway City Council.
Council told to respect ratepayers and stop Eyre Square commercialisation
Commercial activity in Eyre Square is to be severely curtailed following representations made by Fianna Fail city councillor Ollie Crowe who pressed the Galway City Council to respect ratepayers and revoke any commitments already made.
Reform ‘exploitative’ JobBridge scheme
Thousands of JobBridge interns are being exploited through “inadequate regulation” of the scheme, which is also harming actual job creation.
‘Fianna Fáil are still in the sin bin’ - Ollie Crowe
Ollie Crowe has conceded that Fianna Fáil will only be coming back with three seats in the new Galway City Council, the same number the party had at the start of this election campaign.
‘The way people vote in local elections has changed’ - Mike Crowe
The way people vote in local elections, and their motivations, have, changed considerably, and it is a trend mainstream parties need to take heed of.
Return of seven day burial is the 'right decision', says Crowe
After more than a year of campaigning for its return, the seven day burial service is due to be restored by the end of this year, according to city councillor Ollie Crowe who described it as the “right outcome”.
Landscaping works on city’s new junctions to begin, says Crowe
The four new traffic junctions in the city, some of which have been left “almost in a wild state”, will undergo significant landscaping works from next week with the view to bringing them up to standard and attractive for visitors by end of May.
City manager remains ‘steadfast’ to see return of seven day burial service
Galway city manager Brendan McGrath has confirmed that he remains “steadfast to see the return” of the seven day burial service, however, due to staffing and budget issues it will take a number of months before the service returns.
