Green light for Irish Water project to support growth and development in Ballygar
Wednesday, 5 May 2021 Irish Water is working in partnership with Galway County Council to support growth and development throughout the county, while protecting the environment and safeguarding water supplies. Ballygar wastewater treatment plant has now been selected...
Technological University status to Athlone and Limerick Institutes of Technology
5 May 2021 Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris TD has today (5 May 2021) granted Technological University (TU) status to Athlone Institute of Technology and Limerick Institute of Technology. This is the third TU...
Our Rural Future: €5.6 million contract to support air service to the Aran Islands
Wednesday 5 May 2021 Department agrees four year contract for the management of Aerfort Chonamara Service to benefit local communities and provide boost to tourism Supporting our islands a key commitment of ‘Our Rural Future’ Minister for Rural and Community...
Minimum Unit Pricing of Alcohol
Press Release Wednesday 5 May 2021 Minimum Unit Pricing will come into effect in January 2022 A minimum unit price of 10c per gram of alcohol is provided for in section 11 of the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018. Minimum unit pricing will set a floor price beneath...
First meeting of the newly established Pig Roundtable
Press Release 28 April 2021 Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon, T.D. chaired the inaugural meeting of the new Pig Roundtable today 28th of April. Welcoming key stakeholders, including representatives from the farming...
One-off housing is not being banned
Minister of State and Fianna Fáil TD for Galway East, Anne Rabbitte, has received confirmation from the Minister for Housing, Darragh O’Brien TD, that one-off housing is not being banned, as claimed by some elected representatives. A number of constituents have...
Galway’s Fair Share
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