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Refusing an extension of time to allow for public submissions on the Galway Bay marine and renewable energy test site foreshore lease application is "an absolute insult to the people of the area".

Environment Minister Simon Coveney must clarify if he has a conflict of interest in adjudicating on the lease application for the renewable energy test site proposed for Galway Bay, a Galway senator has demanded.

The Galway city and county councils will be €1,116,323 out of pocket due to a national agreement on rates recalculation which sees rates payments made nationally, and not to the local authorities.

The Marine Institute will host a third public information meeting on the Galway Bay Marine and Renewable Energy Test Site, Thursday 21 July at 7:30pm in the Connemara Coast Hotel, Furbo, Galway.

MORE THAN 1,500 households in estates in Galway city and county will finally be taken in charge by the local authorities following the announcement of Government funding.

There is a state of confusion among Galway city’s retailers who sell refuse and recycling bags and the City Council over new waste management regulations due to commence on July 1.

City councillors have this week voted to include national guidelines on new apartment developments in the draft Galway City Development Plan 2017 - 2023, despite concerns that the rules will see a reduction in the size and quality of new apartments built in the city.

The new public library in Ballinasloe has been officially opened by County Cathaoirleach Peter Roche.

The Galway City Council has approved loans of just under €400,000 for the provision of three sheltered housing units on the east side of the city.

A variation to the County Development Plan which would place certain limits on windfarm development in Westmeath has been unanimously approved by councillors.