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New Environmental Protection Agency research shows that 48 per cent of people say bread is the food they throw out most often. The research, carried out for National Stop Food Waste Day last weekend, explored our habits which contribute to the more than 220,000 tonnes of household food waste produced in Ireland every year.

New research led by University of Galway has found that when burning “low smoke” manufactured fuels release tiny ultrafine particles that are potentially more harmful to human health.

Galway County Council has signed a €496,763 public works contract with Kenny Civils & Plant Ltd for the construction of a new Civic Amenity Facility in Gort.

Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) scientists are replicating natural wood structures in Irish rivers, including in Galway, to help nurture salmon, trout, and lamprey.

As families in Galway begin the big Christmas food shop, ?? Too Good To Go, the world’s largest marketplace for surplus food is drawing attention to Galway’s annual food waste bill. The county is on track to throw away an estimated ??€69 million in food waste this year.

It’s the most wonderful time of the year, when we eat out more and enjoy having family and friends around to celebrate with a nice meal. It’s also a time when a lot of food is wasted in Galway and all over Ireland.

The Western Regional Operational Committee (ROC) for Water Framework Directive (WFD) coordination met last week at the Anglers Rest Hotel in Headford, to discuss issues affecting Lough Corrib.

Around 250 residents gathered in the Raheen Woods Hotel, Athenry, last Thursday evening to hear the Athenry Peaker Plant Concern Group outline opposition to a proposed electricity generation facility expected to be submitted by Bord Gáis Energy later this month.

Last week, the state-owned Land Development Agency was given the green light to apply for planning permission for 356 apartments in four tower blocks on over six acres of lands stretching from the entrance to Lough Atalia, to the Commercial Docks.

Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage Malcolm Noonan has pledged to provide accurate information on a potentially dodgy siphon carrying vast quantities of sewage under the River Corrib.