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Waterways Ireland has opened a public consultation for its Heritage and Biodiversity Plan 2030, inviting Galway residents to have their say to help shape the future of Ireland’s waterways.

Cllr John Connolly has been advised that the Road’s Project Office will provide updated information to An Bord Pleanala by September 20.

At a recent Transport Strategic Policy Committee, former Mayors of the city, Cllr Clodagh Higgins and Cllr Noel Larkin expressed their frustration with Galway City being essentially ignored by the powers that be on the issue of the Ring Road.

Nine historic sites in Galway city and county are to benefit from close to €450,000 in grants under the 2022 Community Monuments Fund, it was announced this week.

An Bord Pleanala will debate this September whether growing vegetables is agriculture or not. A Galway case has been appealed to An Bord Pleanala following a decision by Galway City Council that a change from livestock to horticulture constituted a change of use. We have become so used to livestock grazing every field that any other form of food production feels and looks wrong to some people.

The Port of Galway tonight (Wednesday) welcomed the completion of a Statement of Case by An Bord Pleanála for consideration by the Minister in respect of the Port’s strategic infrastructure application in relation to the proposed Galway Harbour Extension project.