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Galway is facing a housing paradox. On one hand, house prices and rents continue to soar, making it increasingly difficult for people to find affordable homes. On the other, over 5 per cent of residential properties in the county sit vacant, with many of them derelict.

Galway City Council has awarded grants totalling €450,000 to the city’s arts organisations for 2025.

Labour’s local election candidates Niall Mc Nelis, Helen Ogbu and John McDonagh have demanded immediate action to address the escalating housing crisis, as revealed by the latest Myhome.ie publication on property price inflation.

Labour City Councillor Niall Mc Nelis has described as inadequate the Government’s recent announcement of €4.5 million in funding for 24 projects to address rural vacancy and dereliction.

Labour City Councillor Niall Mc Nelis has described as inadequate the Government’s recent announcement of €4.5 million in funding for 24 projects to address rural vacancy and dereliction.

Labour’s City Councillor Niall Mc Nelis in Galway is calling on Government to publish the Housing Commission Report, saying that we need to see much more urgent action on housing.

Cllr. Mc Nelis said it is an outrage that in the midst of an acute housing crisis, thousands of homes across our country sit idle, either vacant or derelict.

The issues dominating Galway City Council’s penultimate meeting of 2023 almost all involved friction with Galway County Council.

Labour City Councillor Niall Mc Nelis, has urgently called upon the Government to take decisive action and empower our Local Authorities to combat the staggering loneliness epidemic in our communities.

Labour City Councillor Niall Mc Nelis has called for a lifting of the recently announced recruitment freeze on home helps and other care workers.