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A fabulous new entrance to Ceannt Station opened this week, but a lack of signage is causing confusion among passengers rushing for trains.

Two new walking trails of Galway city centre, launched this week by Galway City Council in partnership with the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (NIAH) at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, celebrate and highlight the rich architectural heritage to be found in Galway city centre.

Despite the centre only reopening its doors last July following major renovation work, it is understood that the roof of the building is still in a vulnerable condition.

Galway’s iconic cultural centre, Áras na nGael, is set to receive a €170k grant for conservation repairs to the shared roof of a historic terrace of Georgian townhouses on Dominick Street.

A new funding scheme to convert vacant buildings and above-shop spaces into homes could bring hundreds of families and individuals back to living in town centres across Galway, according to Mayor of Galway City and Galway West by-election candidate Mike Cubbard.

Oranmore Station is to get a second platform, passing loop, and multi-storey car park by the end of 2027, which Dep John Connolly has described as “very welcome news, if a frustratingly long timeline”.

Sinn Féin TD for Galway West Mairéad Farrell has welcomed the progress that has been made on the houses owned by the Tearmann Éanna in Ros a Mhíl and Eanach Mheáin.

There has been some encouraging news on the national housing front in recent weeks. New home commencements rose sharply in January, increasing by 73 per cent to just over 2,000 units. On paper, this looks like the kind of momentum the housing market has been waiting for, but it remains to be seen if this impetus can be sustained.

Galway City Council has received €127,500 in Built Heritage Investment Scheme Funding for both Protected Structures and buildings in Architectural Conservation Areas in the city.

Galway East Deputy Albert Dolan has welcomed new figures from the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage which show that hundreds of vacant and derelict homes across Galway County are being brought back into use under the Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant.