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Cllr John McDonagh has welcomed confirmation that two new bus shelters are planned for Shantalla over the coming months, at McDara Road and Scoil Bhríde.

Minister Seán Canney has welcomed tweaks to flood relief schemes but is hesitant to call for Galway city’s sea defences to be listed as ‘critical infrastructure’.

Met Éireann has warned of a risk of thunderstorms in Galway and throughout Connacht from mid-afternoon today (Thursday) until tomorrow evening.

A public talk on flooding in Galway will take place at 8pm on Tuesday April 14 in the Galway Bay Hotel, where Niall Murphy of the Green Party will introduce a number of expert speakers.

Minister of State Noel Grealish has welcomed the allocation of €1.5 million to tackle flooding in the village of Claregalway.

We have had very pleasant, dry weather in Galway while the east of the country suffered under a deluge. It does give us pause for thought about whether Galway is ready for the inevitable increased rainfall.

Galway’s two local authorities required a multi-million bailout to cover the cost of Storm Éowyn which ravaged the west coast last January.

Galway City Council has announced that Galway Christmas Market, along with several city car parks and woodlands will be closed around the city today (Tuesday) as the country is hit by Storm Bram.

If Storm Éowyn had hit Galway at high tide last January, lives would have been lost. This is the brutal conclusion of a new report from the government’s National Directorate of Fire and Emergency Management (NDFEM), quietly published last week.

Following heavy rainfall overnight and this morning associated with Storm Amy, several roads across County Galway have been impacted by flooding, surface water, and storm-related debris.