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Plans to extend Carrownurlaur realignment scheme to Ballindine
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Plans to extend the N17 Carrownurlaur realignment scheme are to go on public display in the next few weeks.
The plans to extend the scheme north to the village of Ballindine were presented at a meeting of Tuam Municipal District this week.
The realignment will involve 2.4 kilometres of road and is being led through the Part 8 planning process by ROD Civil Engineering Consultants.
Cllr Sean Canney questioned if cycle lanes or pedestrian walkways could be incorporated, while Cllr Michael Fitzmaurice asked if road widening could be rethought to plan for future infrastructure.
Members were advised that all impacted landowners have been contacted and it’s hoped planning should be in place by October.
A public consultation process will get underway shortly.
Senior Engineer at Galway Roads Office Michael Timmins says the project will ensure the safe movement of traffic along the route.
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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.
Farrell says eviction ban lift will be “judged harshest” of Government’s bad housing policies
258 people now listed as homeless across Galway
Man missing from Loughrea located safe and well
UHG third most overcrowded hospital nationwide during March
Green light for Galway’s first Wetherspoons at Eglinton Street
City seeks to annex Oranmore, Claregalway, Moycullen and Barna in boundary extension
Man awarded €142,000 over unprovoked attack in toilet of County Galway pub
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!
