From Galway Bay FM newsroom- Outgoing Mayor of Galway Colette Connolly has indicated this may be her final term in office.

She’ll hand over the mayoral chains at a ceremony to elect a new Mayor at City Hall tomorrow afternoon.

Councillor Connolly is the sister of Galway West TD Catherine Connolly and was first elected to Galway City Council in 2004.

Speaking to Keith Finnegan on Galway Talks, she had this to say when asked if she would be running in local elections in 2024.

Minister opens international conference on health inequalities at NUIG

Frustration grows in Gort as no end in sight for long-running boil water notice

From Galway Bay FM newsroom- Minister for State for Public Health and Wellbeing Frank Feighan has opened the international Health Promotion Conference at NUI Galway.

National and International experts are presenting on topics under the theme ‘Health Inequality: Action for Change’

The annual event is in its 26th year and is co-hosted by the Health Service Executive, the Department of Health, the Association for Health Promotion Ireland and the Institute of Public Health.

NUIG Professor Margaret Hodgins is Conference Co-Chair.

From Galway Bay FM newsroom- Irish Water says it understands the frustration in Gort over a long-running boil water notice but steady progress is being made on resolving the situation.

The boil notice, which affects around 2,800 customers, has been in place since early February due to issues at the water treatment plant.

One of the reasons given for the length of the boil water notice in place is the need for specialist contractors and materials, as well as issues with the global supply chains.

At a meeting this week, a motion proposed by Councillor Geraldine Donohue was passed, asking Galway County Council to write to Irish Water over the issue.

Councillor Donohue says it’s unacceptable that it’s dragged on this long.

From Galway Bay FM newsroom- Galway City Councillors have voted this week to grant planning permission for the construction of a Culturally Appropriate housing scheme for Travellers in the Circular Road area of the city.

This scheme is part of the City Council’s housing objectives in its 5-year housing programme for Travellers.

The scheme will comprise 5 dwelling units and will cost €1.6m.

Director of Services, Patricia Philbin – in reply to a question from Mayor Colette Connolly – explained that Culturally Appropriate Traveller Housing Schemes had a higher cost than ordinary housing units.

She also assured the City Mayor that appropriate security would be installed on the site and that workers would find parking spaces on the site also.

The accommodation will range from 2 bedroom to 4 bedroom houses

Three such Culturally Appropriate schemes had been the objective of the City Council for 2021 and this is the first one that has been brought to the pre-construction stage.

There are 607 Traveller families in Galway City according to the latest assessments.

37 homes were allocated to Traveller families in 2021.

However, the provision of new dwellings is running somewhat behind schedule; 124 new units was the objective over the past two years but the total stands at 105.

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