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HOUSING ASSOCIATION PROVIDES HOMES FOR 188 GALWAY FAMILIES
Date Published: 13-Jul-2012
Cluid Housing Association has provided 188 homes to families in need across Galway city and county.
The figures are provided in the group’s 2011 Annual Report which stresses that more work is needed to tackle social housing lists in Galway.
A total of over 4 thousand 500 Galway households are now on a waiting list.
Cluid has delivered 131 homes in the county and a further 57 in the city.
The not-for-profit organisation has welcomed the Mortgage to Rent government scheme which it says will be a vital support for the many families in Galway and nationwide who fear their homes will be repossessed.
Speaking to Galway Bay fm news, Cluid’s Head of Policy Simon Brooke says cutbacks in public funding presents a major challenge in meeting current housing needs in Galway
Date Published: 07-May-2013
Tuam has secured it’s second import of hay from the UK this afternoon in a bid to address the ongoing fodder crisis in the west.
A load of between 40 and 50 bales arrived at the Connacht Gold store in Airglooney for distribution throughout the county.
It follows a similar load last Thursday to the Tuam outlet.
The co-op also took a load of imported hay to the mart in Maam Cross over the weekend, however most of the bales had already been pre-assigned to farmers.
Further loads of hay are expected to arrive across the west and north west tonight and tomorrow morning.
Date Published: 09-May-2013
281 offers of social housing were made by the city and county councils last year.
Figures provided by the local authorities show that 46 of these were refused.
Galway city council made 193 such offers in 2012 with 41 of these refused.
The majority didn’t like the area they were offered or disliked the property itself.
Galway county council made 88 offers of social housing last year with 83 of these accepted.
Reasons given for refusing five properties focused on the location or that the property itself did not meet their needs.
Date Published: 13-May-2013
Galway Senator Trevor O’ Clochartaigh has called on the government to provide more support for victims of domestic violence.
Figures provided to the Sinn Fein Senator show that domestic violence support group COPE accompanied over 80 women to court in Galway last year, but a further 214 women were unable to avail of such assistance.
Senator O Clochartaigh told Galway Bay fm news that more needs to be done to support victims of domestic violence.
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