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The escalating water level on Lough Funshinagh is “especially concerning”, Roscommon County Council confirmed this week.

Members of the public have one month from Sunday to make suggestions as to what the new Salmon Weir Pedestrian and Cycle Bridge should be called.

Local Fine Gael Senator, Aisling Dolan, has confirmed that a decision on the preferred route corridor for the TII Athlone to Galway section of the cycleway is due to be announced through public consultation at end of November/start of December 2021

In its recent publication, Wastewater Treatment in Galway, An Taisce reminded us that until the wastewater treatment plant on Mutton Island came into operation in 2004, this city had historically allowed 6,000,000 litres of untreated raw sewage a day to flow out into Galway Bay, a Special Area of Conservation.

More bins, and more frequent emptying of bins by the Galway City Council, is needed to tackle the problem of littering in the Spanish Arch area.

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With the general election this week, Ibec, the group that represents Irish business, is calling on the next government to take the brave and necessary steps to deliver effective regional development.

An East Galway TD has welcomed confirmation from the Minister for Transport that he has received a copy of the Rail Review, an assessment of the business case for the proposed extension of the Western Rail Corridor.

Independent Councillor, Paul Hogan, has secured funding for an improved safe crossing between Assumption Road and Beechpark on the Old Coosan Point Road, describing the news as a “great day” for the residents of the locality as this was a longstanding issue.

Galway East deputy Seán Canney has this week highlighted the need for Irish Water to take charge of private group wastewater treatment plants throughout the country as the current impasse in terms of such plants is blocking the building of housing in towns all across the country.