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The current membership of the Galway City Council started their term almost two years ago in a welter of controversy surrounding the forming of a political alliance to hold the balance of power (and positions ) for the following five years.
Galway Bay FM 10 March 2021 print Galway Bay fm newsroom – Galway City Council is owed â¬112,000 from a 2019 derelict site levy issued to the owners of the former Corrib Great Southern hotel site on the Dublin road. Director of Services for Housing Dermot Mahon confirmed the figure at this weekâs meeting of Galway City Council. In response to a query from Fianna Fail Councillor Alan Cheevers, Director of Services for Housing Dermot Mahon confirmed the Local Authority is working with its debt management unit, legal advisors and the owners of the former Corrib Great Southern site wit...
Galway Bay FM 7 March 2021 print Galway Bay FM Newsroom – A Galway City East Councillor has said that there must be no outdoor charges for Pubs and restaurants in Galway city that have outdoor furniture for twelve months when they eventually reopen. Councillor Alan Cheevers believes that the local authority must do everything they can to support businesses to get back on their feet again and said that the government needs to support those businesses that have been seriously affected by Covid over the last twelve months. Any pub or restaurant in the city that has outdoor furniture on their p...
print Galway Bay fm newsroom – Galway City Council and Galway County Council are being urged to work with management at Merlin Park Hospital to solve major traffic issues at Merlin Lane. Councillor Alan Cheevers says it’s become a “rat-run” for cars travelling into the city and is now a serious health and safety concern for residents, pedestrians and cyclists. He argues Merlin Lane should not be open to everyday vehicle traffic – and the installation of a barrier must now be considered. Fianna Fail Councillor Cheevers told Keith Finnegan on Galway Talks that local residents of Merli...
Galway Bay FM 1 February 2021 print Galway Bay fm newsroom – City councillor Alan Cheevers has written to the Taoiseach stating he feels it would not be appropriate for Micháel Martin to accept the invitation to travel to the White House this St Patrick’s Day, In light of current restrictions and the volume of virus cases. The City East Fianna Fail councillor has proposed the Taoiseach is represented by someone who may be already in the United States. He has suggested Cervical Check campaigner Vicky Phelan who is currently in the US as part of a cancer treatment trial and whom he describ...