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After more than two decades of false starts, legal battles and planning setbacks, the announcement that stopped Galway in its tracks arrived quietly last Thursday morning. An Coimisiún Pleanála granted approval for the N6 Galway City Ring Road, bringing to an end a process that had been mired in delays for over 20 years. For those of us working in property in the west, this is not merely a transport story. It is, potentially, the most consequential planning decision for Galway's housing market in a generation.

Helen Ogbu was formally endorsed by the Labour Party at a heavily attended selection convention this week, to chants of “Gaillimh Abú, Gallimh Ogbu” by almost 100 supporters.

Advocates for a very light rail network for Galway city presented their case to Galway City Council’s strategic policy committee for Transport this week.

Only a signed petition from the people, and broader support from the business community and the Chamber of Commerce, will see a light rail network developed in Galway city.