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Concerns raised over illegal dumping along Gort river walk
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Concerns are being raised over high levels of illegal dumping along a developing tourist amenity in Gort.
Volunteers were out in force over the weekend, charting a path for the ‘Gort River Walk’ – a nature trail winding along the river through the town and its surrounds.
However, they encountered significant levels of illegal dumping at several points along the proposed route.
Campaigners say at this point, the ‘Gort River Walk’ is 90 percent complete – but there are outstanding issues regarding access from the town.
Entry points to the proposed walkway are blocked by stretches of rubble and natural obstacles such as briar patches.
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Farrell says eviction ban lift will be “judged harshest” of Government’s bad housing policies
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Galway West TD Mairead Farrell claims the lifting of the eviction ban will be judged the harshest of all the Government’s bad housing policies.
She told the Dáil it stands head and shoulders above all the terrible housing decisions this and the previous Government have made over the past decade.
She told Housing Minister Daragh O’ Brien that the real sticking point is that this decision was made in the full knowledge of the chaos it will cause.
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The number of homeless people in emergency accommodation has increased by almost 24 per cent in a year.
There are now almost 11,800 people homeless, including 258 people in County Galway.
According to the latest figures from the Department of Housing 11,742 people, including 3,373 children, now find themselves homeless.
It’s an increase of almost 24 per cent on the same month for last year.
The data, for the week of February 20th-26th, show there were 8,369 adults in emergency accommodation, an increase of 23 per cent on the figure for February last year.
In Dublin, there are 8,588 people, including 2,576 children, living in homelessness.
Meanwhile this month’s figures, when compared to January, remain relatively unchanged.
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City seeks to annex Oranmore, Claregalway, Moycullen and Barna in boundary extension
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Woman convicted of harassing social media guru
Galway family’s plea – help us save our home
Bono has finally found what’s he’s looking for!
