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Significant progress towards developing a major park-and-ride facility for the Claregalway, accommodating 320 cars, will be a major boost for commuters - and the environment - in the region.

Commuting by rail for Oranmore and Athenry residents is set to improve with an additional platform and new passing loop at the Oranmore train station.

The contract signing for the €12 million upgrade of Oranmore Train Station will take place next week.

The contract signing for the €12 million upgrade of Oranmore Train Station will take place next week.

Extensive works have commenced to provide a footpath and cycleway that will link Oranmore Train Station with the town centre. The project will include public lighting and drainage works to prevent flooding.

Funding for a major €12 million upgrade or Oranmore Train Station has been sought by the local authority and Iarnród Éireann under the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund (URDF) in the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage.

Galway County Council, in conjunction with Irish Rail, has prioritised an application under the Urban Regeneration Development Fund (URDF) for a passing bay at Oranmore Railway Station.

Michael Joseph Howley was born in Oranmore in 1895. His father died when Joe was just two years old. His mother was a sister of Peter Rabbitt, the proprietor of Rabbitt’s provision shop, licensed premises, and lodgings in Forster Street. She later married William Keane, the owner of Keane’s Bar in Oranmore. Joe, as he was popularly known, attended the local primary school and later went to the Bish in Galway. He obviously worked at farming as his mother once wrote, “He made a good lot with trading with cattle and sheep”.

It is imperative the Galway County Council urge the Minister of Transport, Eamon Ryan, and the Minister of State, Hildegarde Naughton, to make a detailed submission to Government for the construction of a twin track on the railway between Athenry and Galway city, that is according to Fine Gael councillor Liam Carroll.

Galway County Council should be bold and electrify the rail line from Oranmore to Athenry, according to Fine Gael councillor Liam Carroll.