Galway City – Your Council | Cathair na Gaillimhe - Do Chomhairle

Our penultimate weekly guest is Galway City Council’s new Irish Language Officer Marcus Ó Conaire. Marcus is tasked with promoting the Irish language and you will hear a great chat now about the role of the Irish language in the history, geography and culture of Galway.

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.

Please subscribe or follow wherever you get your podcasts and you will be the first to hear new episodes every Tuesday.

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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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.

Please subscribe or follow wherever you get your podcasts and you will be the first to hear new episodes every Tuesday.

For more information on Galway City Council go to https://www.galwaycity.ie

#GalwayCityCouncil #GalwayCityYourCouncil

Produced and hosted by Fergal O’Keefe at https://lume.ie

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Our guest this week is Helen Kilroy is the Head of Finance and Director of Services for ICT. Helen is a Chartered Accountant, having worked in practice in a number of senior roles in EY, Deloitte and BDO, before joining the local authority sector.

Helen is responsible for the Council budget of €113m and is working with the senior management team to drive corporate governance, digital transformation and income maximisation.

Helen talks to Fergal about her interesting journey from studying physics in Oxford to studying accountancy and she shares details on the work of the finance team including outlining where the funding comes from and is spent.

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.

Please subscribe or follow wherever you get your podcasts and you will be the first to hear new episodes every Tuesday.

For more information on Galway City Council go to https://www.galwaycity.ie

#GalwayCityCouncil #GalwayCityYourCouncil

Produced and hosted by Fergal O’Keefe at https://lume.ie

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Our guest this week is Tom Costello who is a Dog Warden from the Ballybane Dog Pound. Galway City Council seeks to promote responsible dog ownership - the basis of which is licensing and control of dogs.

Dogs are wonderful pets and are loyal and dedicated companions. However, if you are considering taking a dog into your life, or if you already have a dog, it is important that you think seriously about the commitment that dog ownership entails. Being a dog owner is a huge responsibility - not only will you have responsibilities towards your dog, but you also have responsibilities towards your community.

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.

Please subscribe or follow wherever you get your podcasts and you will be the first to hear new episodes every Tuesday.

For more information on Galway City Council go to https://www.galwaycity.ie

#GalwayCityCouncil #GalwayCityYourCouncil

Produced and hosted by Fergal O’Keefe at https://lume.ie

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest this week is Emmet Humphreys, Senior Executive Architect in Housing, in Galway City Council.

Emmet discusses his career as an architect from his studies in Sweden to a private practice in Drogheda to public service in Roscommon and Galway. Emmet has always had a keen interest in urban planning and the crucial role of collaboration between all the stakeholders including civic, commercial, community and cultural interests. This is a fascinating discussion for anybody interested in the future of urban planning.

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.

Please subscribe or follow wherever you get your podcasts and you will be the first to hear new episodes every Tuesday.

For more information on Galway City Council go to https://www.galwaycity.ie

#GalwayCityCouncil #GalwayCityYourCouncil

Produced and hosted by Fergal O’Keefe at https://lume.ie

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest this week is James Reynolds who is a technical officer with the Galway City Museum. James chats about how they go about the conservation, storage and preservation of all the fascinating objects in the museum. We interviewed Eithne Verling who is the director of the Galway City museum on ep11 last week and we now have part 2 this week of our focus on the Galway City Museum

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.

Please subscribe or follow wherever you get your podcasts and you will be the first to hear new episodes every Tuesday.

For more information on Galway City Council go to https://www.galwaycity.ie

#GalwayCityCouncil #GalwayCityYourCouncil

Produced and hosted by Fergal O’Keefe at https://lume.ie

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest this week is Eithne Verling who is the director of the Galway City Museum. The Galway City Museum mandate is to explore and share the rich history, archaeology and culture of Galway from prehistoric to modern times. So as you can imagineour chat with Eithne touches on history and culture from the ancient BC ruins of the Aran islands, to the early church to medieval trade to exhibitions featuring U2 and Hip Hop music. Fro details on the Galway City Museum go to https://galwaycitymuseum.ie.

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.

Please subscribe or follow wherever you get your podcasts and you will be the first to hear new episodes every Tuesday.

For more information on Galway City Council go to https://www.galwaycity.ie

#GalwayCityCouncil #GalwayCityYourCouncil

Produced and hosted by Fergal O’Keefe at https://lume.ie

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest this week is Edward Conlon, a Housing Liaison Officer. Galway City Council own and manage over 2,000 properties and the Tenant Liaison Officers provide a wide range of services to tenants including advice to tenants on all details of their tenancy agreements, developing Residents Associations, providing details of services being provided by Galway City Council and assisting in problems like anti-social behaviour. Listen now to my interview as we chat about Edward’s role as a housing liaison officer. 

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.

Please subscribe or follow wherever you get your podcasts and you will be the first to hear new episodes every Tuesday.

For more information on Galway City Council go to https://www.galwaycity.ie

#GalwayCityCouncil #GalwayCityYourCouncil

Produced and hosted by Fergal O’Keefe at https://lume.ie

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week in Galway City – Your Council, Fergal meets Mary Lyons, who retired from Galway City Council in 2012.

Mary worked in the home as a housewife for 30 years, before returning to paid work in Galway City Council at the age of 52. On her return, Mary realised how invaluable her skills running the home, raising 5 children, being a foster parent to over 30 foster children, and being involved in various committees, were in the workplace.

Her life experience meant she found herself well placed to deal with people’s concerns when they were in touch with Galway City Council, and to interact with colleagues across the generations.

Mary shows us the value ‘returning’ employees bring to the workplace, and how much she enjoyed working in Galway City Council.

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.

Please subscribe or follow wherever you get your podcasts and you will be the first to hear new episodes every Tuesday.

For more information on Galway City Council go to https://www.galwaycity.ie

#GalwayCityCouncil #GalwayCityYourCouncil

Produced and hosted by Fergal O’Keefe at https://lume.ie

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest this week is Ian Brennan, the facilities manager for the Leisureland complex in Salthill which is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2023.

Leisureland has been serving the community of Galway City where many thousands of people have learned to swim, while many more have attended concerts, performed on the stage, or visited the amusements and mini golf. We chatted about the history of this iconic building and Leisureland’s future plans. 

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.

Please subscribe or follow wherever you get your podcasts and you will be the first to hear new episodes every Tuesday.

For more information on Galway City Council go to https://www.galwaycity.ie

#GalwayCityCouncil #GalwayCityYourCouncil

Produced and hosted by Fergal O’Keefe at https://lume.ie

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.