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Galway City Council (Irish: Comhairle Cathrach na Gaillimhe) is the local authority of the city of Galway, Ireland. As a city council , it is governed by the Local Government Act 2001 . The council is responsible for housing and community, roads and transportation, urban planning and development, amenity and culture, and environment .
The original municipal building in the city was the Tholsel which was built about 1639. [1] This was replaced by Galway Town Hall in Courthouse Square which was completed in 1825. [ 2 ] After it was reformed in 1937, Galway Corporation was mostly based at offices in Dominick Street and Fishmarket. [ 3 ]
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The functions of local government in the Republic of Ireland are mostly exercised by thirty-one local authorities, termed County, City, or City and County Councils. [1] [2] [3] The principal decision-making body in each of the thirty-one local authorities is composed of the members of the council, elected by universal franchise in local elections every five years from multi-seat local ...
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Galway (Irish: Gaillimh) is a city in the province of Connacht in Ireland. It is located near the midpoint of Ireland's west coast, at the mouth of the River Corrib . Subcategories
The Mayor is elected to office annually by Councillors of Galway City Council from amongst its members. There is no popular vote. Up to 1841, Mayors were elected in August and took office in September. There was a strong tradition of festivities to mark this start of a new municipal year. Current practice is for the term of office to begin in ...
The Mayor of Galway is the head of Galway City Council and first citizen of Galway, Ireland. This is a list of the mayors of Galway, from 1485 to the present. This is a list of the mayors of Galway, from 1485 to the present.