As the local authority for Ireland’s third largest city - a leader in culture, education and business - Galway City Council is delivering services for a population of 83,456, with a 2024 budget of over €121,374,000.
Local authorities provide over 1,100 services, across areas as diverse as beach maintenance, dog pounds, health promotion, strategic planning, tourism promotion, and housing supply.
The ‘Galway City - Your Council’ podcast introduces some of the people delivering these services, and the valuable work they do every day in our city.
If you’d like to suggest people you’d like to hear from, or topics you’re interested in, get in touch with Communications@GalwayCity.ie
Listen wherever you get your podcasts or stream from GalwayCity.ie/Podcast
#GalwayCityCouncil #GalwayCityYourCouncil
Produced and hosted by Fergal O’Keefe at https://lume.ie
Cuireann Comhairle Cathrach na Gaillimhe, údarás áitiúil an tríú cathair is mó in Éirinn - ceannródaí maidir le cultúr, oideachas agus gnó - seirbhísí ar fáil do dhaonra 83,456 duine, le buiséad níos mó ná €121,374,000 sa bhliain 2024.
Cuireann na húdaráis áitiúla níos mó ná 1,100 seirbhís ar fáil i réimsí chomh hiléagsúil le caoi a choinneáil ar thránna, pónaí madraí, cur chun cinn na sláinte, pleanáil straitéiseach, cur chun cinn na turasóireachta agus soláthar tithíochta.
Cuirtear i láthair leis an bpodchraoladh ‘Galway City - Your Council’ roinnt de na daoine a chuireann na seirbhísí sin ar fáil agus an obair fhiúntach a dhéanann siad ó lá go lá do mhuintir na cathrach.
Más mian leat daoine a mholadh ar mhaith leat cloisteáil uathu, nó ábhar a mbeadh suim agat ann, cuir scéal chuig Communications@GalwayCity.ie
Is féidir cluas a thabhairt don tsraith cibé modh a dtapaíonn tú ábhar podchraoltóireachta nó sruthchraoladh a dhéanamh ar GalwayCity.ie/Podcast
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As the local authority for Ireland’s third largest city - a leader in culture, education and business - Galway City Council is delivering services for a population of 83,456, with a 2024 budget of over €121,374,000.
Local authorities provide over 1,100 services, across areas as diverse as beach maintenance, dog pounds, health promotion, strategic planning, tourism promotion, and housing supply.
The ‘Galway City - Your Council’ podcast introduces some of the people delivering these services, and the valuable work they do every day in our city.
If you’d like to suggest people you’d like to hear from, or topics you’re interested in, get in touch with Communications@GalwayCity.ie
Listen wherever you get your podcasts or stream from GalwayCity.ie/Podcast
#GalwayCityCouncil #GalwayCityYourCouncil
Produced and hosted by Fergal O’Keefe at https://lume.ie
Cuireann Comhairle Cathrach na Gaillimhe, údarás áitiúil an tríú cathair is mó in Éirinn - ceannródaí maidir le cultúr, oideachas agus gnó - seirbhísí ar fáil do dhaonra 83,456 duine, le buiséad níos mó ná €121,374,000 sa bhliain 2024.
Cuireann na húdaráis áitiúla níos mó ná 1,100 seirbhís ar fáil i réimsí chomh hiléagsúil le caoi a choinneáil ar thránna, pónaí madraí, cur chun cinn na sláinte, pleanáil straitéiseach, cur chun cinn na turasóireachta agus soláthar tithíochta.
Cuirtear i láthair leis an bpodchraoladh ‘Galway City - Your Council’ roinnt de na daoine a chuireann na seirbhísí sin ar fáil agus an obair fhiúntach a dhéanann siad ó lá go lá do mhuintir na cathrach.
Más mian leat daoine a mholadh ar mhaith leat cloisteáil uathu, nó ábhar a mbeadh suim agat ann, cuir scéal chuig Communications@GalwayCity.ie
Is féidir cluas a thabhairt don tsraith cibé modh a dtapaíonn tú ábhar podchraoltóireachta nó sruthchraoladh a dhéanamh ar GalwayCity.ie/Podcast
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Our guest this week is Paula Kearney, Galway City Council’s first Biodiversity Officer. In a professional career which spans over 20 years, Paula has provided strategic advice and managed multi-disciplinary inputs for Environmental Impact Assessments on a wide-range of projects including wind farms, greenways, roads, water treatment and flood relief schemes.
In her current role as the Biodiversity Officer, Paula facilitates and co-ordinates the implementation of the Galway City Council Biodiversity Action Plan, with priority given to developing biodiversity awareness, and supporting a positive attitude to biodiversity, among a variety of stakeholders including the public, Galway City Council staff. Paula is also involved in the development of nature-based solutions for climate adaptation and mitigation and assists in the planning process to promote sustainable development.
In this episode, Fergal chats to Paula about the role of the Biodiversity, including working closely with communities of volunteers dedicated to enriching and enhancing Galway’s biodiversity.
The Galway City – Your Council series can be listened to every Tuesday where we will be chatting to some of the people who deliver Galway City Council’s services and celebrate the valuable work they do in Galway City.
As the local authority for Ireland’s third largest city - a leader in culture, education and business - Galway City Council is delivering services for a population of 83,456, with a 2023 revenue budget of €113 million, and a capital budget of around €5 billion over the next decade.
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For more information on Galway City Council go to https://www.galwaycity.ie
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Produced and hosted by Fergal O’Keefe at https://lume.ie
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