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Over 260 previously vacant and derelict properties have been restored to residential use across Galway through the Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant, marking a major milestone in efforts to tackle vacancy and dereliction in the county, Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, James Browne, TD has said today as he responded to the publication of his Department’s Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant statistics for Q3 2026.

Years of simmering discontent about how central government funds the city council reached boiling point this week, when councillors roasted Galway’s TDs and senators for failing to champion the regional capital’s local authority.

Galway City Council officials told councillors on Tuesday that this swift funding will accelerate an €11.5 million first phase of the northern half of Kingston lands, sharpening ambition for completion in the third quarter of 2029.

Uisce Éireann will begin major groundworks in the east of the city over coming weeks to unlock land for new housing.

Minister of State Seán Canney has accused his own government of lacking transparency in how it allocates money to local authorities.

Housing campaigners in Connemara have written to the Minister for the Gaeltacht to express concern over announced plans for rural and Gaeltacht planning guidelines.

Fianna Fáil TD for Galway West, John Connolly, has welcomed the announcement of funding for the Bearna Relief Rd project that will see the second phase of the planned road project developed.

Construction is due to get under way this week on a major new underground wastewater storage tank at Merlin Park, representing a significant investment in the city’s future infrastructure. 

The first by-election in Galway for more than half a century will be held on Friday, May 22.

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.