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Robert Sanscartier

Galway Theatre Festival includes climate change drag cabarets and politically provocative drama

This article first appeared on Galway Bay FM. Galway Theatre Festival is kicking off its jam-packed programme of events tomorrow

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Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune · Galway Theatre Festival includes climate change drag cabarets and politically provocative drama - Connacht Tribune - Galway City TribuneThis article first appeared on Galway Bay FM Galway Theatre Festival is kicking off its jam-packed programme of events tomorrow. Now in its 17th year, the festival aims to showcase emerging artists and entertain audiences with a variety of shows. It begins tomorrow and runs until Saturday May 10th, and promises everything from climate change […]
#art#Galway#Ireland
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Ciarán Ferrie

The map on the left below is included in the new Environmental Impact Statement to illustrate the decrease and increase in traffic flow on roads within the city. Again, the consultants have gone with a green/blue colour scheme which makes it very difficult to get a clear picture.

I've recoloured the blue as red on the second map, and coloured the new bypass in yellow. The idea that this project is going to improve traffic congestion in Galway is clearly nonsense.

Map of Galway showing roads colour in green and blue - the existing bypass is coloured green. The poor contrast between the green and blue colours makes it difficult to identify which other roads in the city will see increased traffic
The same map with the blue roads re-coloured as red. There is increased traffic on five of the main arteries going into the city as well as on many roads within the city itself.
#GCRR#Galway
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Ciarán Ferrie

Updated traffic figures from the latest submission by Galway County Council on the Galway City Ring Road.

57% of traffic is entirely within the city boundary and just 1% is bypass traffic. How GCC and TII can justify spending €1bn to cater for that 1% is beyond understanding.

Map of Galway city showing existing private car travel patterns. 57% of all traffic is within the city zone, 13% is accessing the city from the west, and 30% is accessing the city from the east. Just 1% is actually bypassing the city (obviously there's a rounding error there somwhere)
#GCRR#Galway
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Ciarán Ferrie

I too drove to Galway on Good Friday to spend the Easter break with family. The worst congestion we experienced on the journey was on the M50. It took us the best part of an hour to get from Rathmines to the M4 - by contrast, we crossed Galway city in no more than 20 minutes.

This isn't the argument for a bypass that Máire Treasa Ní Cheallaigh thinks it is.

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#GCRR#Galway
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Niamh Bernadette (They/Them)
Black Head for #seawednesday

We're in the Burren in Co. Clare again. It's a very special place. It is the only place in the world where Artic/Alpine and Mediterranean/Subtropical plants grow side by side. This is due to the unique karst landscape and its microclimate. It is home to about 1100 plant species out of the 1400 species in the whole of Ireland. There are also two butterflies that live there - The Pearl-Bordered Fritillary and the Brown Hairstreak which are not found anywhere else in Ireland. 🦋 Oh! There's also a really cute fox that my Dad has basically adopted. 🦊 😂

#photography #amateurphotography #meermitwoch #sea #ocean #waves #sky #clouds #nature #landscape #ireland #sun #theburren #clare #galway #bay #atlantic #atlanticocean #rocks #blackandwhite #monochrome #blackandwhitephotography #bnw #moody #irlanda #cielo #nuvole #mare #oceano #landscapephotography #biancoenero #flora #fauna #butterfly
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Ciarán Ferrie

Yesterday the government published the draft National Planning Framework. The section on Galway City is full of sensible plans for compact urban development and sustainable transport.

The Galway City Ring Road looks like an anomaly stuck in there near the end, almost like it was added in at the insistence of politicians rather than something the planners view as essential.

First of two pages on Galway City and Metropolitan Area which sets the context and talks about the legacy from urban sprawl and reliance on private cars and the need to meet ambitious compact growth targets including improved public transport and sustainable mobility options.
The second of two pages which lists "Key future growth enablers" for the city. It focuses on regeneration and infill projects supported by public transport infrastructure, public realm and amenity projects. Down near the end, after the development of a strategic cycleway network, it mentions the Galway City Ring Road.
#Galway#GCRR#Planning
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CLondoner92 (New Account)

A new bus service has been introduced for the #Parkmore area in #Galway, #Ireland, following the completion of the Parkmore Road Bus Priority Scheme. The project has extended the 409 bus route into Parkmore Business Park West, reducing bus journey times with the addition of a new bus lane on Parkmore Road. New bus stops have been created at Medtronic and Celestica. The scheme aims to encourage a shift from private cars to public #transport. Supported by the National Transport Authority (NTA), IDA, and local businesses, the service launched on March 9, 2025.

This initiative, led by Galway City Council and funded by the NTA, also includes upgraded footpaths, signalised crossings, and improved safety measures. The project is expected to ease congestion, improve air quality, and benefit the 10,000 people working in Parkmore. Future plans include a permanent turning circle and further upgrades as part of the Galway Bus Network Redesign.
galwaycity.ie/news/2025/new-pr

The image depicts a sunny street scene featuring a double-decker bus stopped at a bus stop. The bus is predominantly yellow with green accents and has a digital sign displaying the route number "409" along with some text. A group of people, consisting of men and women in business attire, stand beside the bus, waving at the camera. In the background, there are modern buildings with signage, including one labelled "AtkinsRealis" and another for "SPAR." Residential houses with well-maintained bushes and lawns line the road on the left. There is also a pedestrian path and a bus shelter with advertisement posters to the right. The sky is clear and blue, indicating a bright day.
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Ciarán Ferrie

Interesting to see this report on the housing market in Galway which was published around the same time as my own article.

We both agree that the ongoing saga with the Ring Road has impacted on efforts to deliver housing at scale in the city, but I think our reasons for coming to that conclusion might differ a bit.

"Galway ring road plans are preventing housing improvement in city, says leading estate agent"

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Ciarán Ferrie

A post I put up on LinkedIn last week about the Galway City Ring Road prompted a lot of discussion so I thought it was worth a more detailed exploration of the timeline of events which have brought us to where we are. Thank you to @irishcycle for publishing my article.

At what point do we cut our losses and admit to ourselves that this road is going nowhere?

irishcycle.com/2025/04/08/on-t

A graphic showing the timeline of the Galway City Ring Road going back to the opening of the Quincentenary Bridge in 1987. It shows that we have already spent over 26 years and €45 million trying to build a second bypass around Galway and have nothing to show for it but a history of failed planning applications and lost court cases, and the costs continue to mount. At the same time we have failed to implement the recommendations of report after report telling us that we need a sustainable transport solution in Galway.
#Galway#GCRR
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Ciarán Ferrie

800 people take part in walking protests across Bearna, Furbo, An Spidéal and Inverin

"I'm literally the closest house to the school and I can't let me kids walk to school"

What a damning indictment of both Galway County Council and the Road Safety Authority.

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GalwayBayFM · 800 people take part in walking protests across Bearna, Furbo, An Spidéal and InverinBy GBFM News
#RoadSafety#Galway
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Alanna 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Yes, Galway taxi driver behind me, that's a huge two metre pothole on Lough Atalia Road, I wouldn't drive my car through it either. I'm moving right for a reason and so if you want to call me names or shake you fist at me fine. You shouldn't have attempted that overtake. I need to get my cameras working again.

#mastodaoine#cycling#commuting
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