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In Galway City and County, €5.84m has been paid out which has brought 109 disused homes into use under the Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant. In total, since the grant was launched in July 2022 up to 30 September 2025, there have been 765 applications from Galway homeowners with 520 approvals.

Claregalway Castle welcomes all to the annual Galway Garden Festival on Saturday and Sunday, July 5 and 6, from 11 to 6pm.

Minister of State Seán Canney along with Minister for Transport Darragh O’Brien, and Minister of State Jerry Buttimer have announced €67 million in funding for Greenways and National Roads Active Travel infrastructure through Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) in 2025. This allocation is dedicated to developing walking and cycling options to communities.

Galway City’s Joint Policing Committee was this week asked to get behind a programme that will enable people to feel safer on a night out by using a standard code phrase to alert bar staff to the fact that they are uncomfortable and need some support.

Sensors and flashing warning lights are to be considered as possible deterrents to wrong-way driving on the motorways, with the growing phenomenon raised by concerned gardai and councillors in the county this week.

A city councillor is calling on the local authority to purchase beach wheelchairs to improve accessibility for people with disabilities.

A special taskforce charged with increasing the availability of affordable and social housing in Galway is to be established by the Government, following the publication of housing figures which claim that Galway’s two local authorities are among the worst in the country for providing housing.

The charming surrounds of Claregalway Castle will once again provide the stunning backdrop to the ninth annual Galway Garden Festival, which takes place on Saturday and Sunday week July 7 and July 8.