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Infrastructure, housing and investment were just some of the issues discussed by the Cathaoirleach of Galway County Council Andrew Reddington and An Tánaiste Simon Harris, in a high level meeting in Government Buildings recently.

The government’s draft planning guidelines could potentially give precedence to applicants from Gaeltachts in other counties over locals for one-off housing developments in Connemara.

City Councillor Frank Fahy is seeking to win Fine Gael’s nominaton to fill the Seanad seat vacated by new Galway West TD Seán Kyne.

The unanimous election of Councillor Andrew Reddington as Cathaoirleach of Galway County Council marks an important moment for County Galway. It is a recognition not only of his work as a public representative since his election to the council in 2019, but also of a lifetime spent immersed in community, voluntary activity, rural life and youth development.

After 40 years working for RTÉ, most famously as regional news reporter for the west of Ireland since 2007, Mannion is set to retire in six weeks.

Unpaid invoices totalling almost €2.3 million remain unpaid by owners of 48 derelict properties across Galway city so far this year.

Labour Councillor John McDonagh in Galway City has called for urgent action to tackle rising energy costs and support struggling households following new figures from the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) showing that almost 500,000 customers are now in electricity and gas bill arrears.

Local Fine Gael councillor Eddie Hoare has said that the tackling of dereliction in Ireland is needed, not for financial benefit to local authorities, but to change behaviour of those who own the sites.