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

Our guest this week is Brian Barrett who is the acting director of services covering Corporate Governance & Services, Community, Climate Change and Galway City Council’s humanitarian refugee response including the Ukrainian crisis. We also chatted about what makes Galway city such an attractive city for both companies and people to work and live in. 

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

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Sharon Connolly is a Senior Engineer in Galway City Council, with responsibility for Environment, Parks and Recreation, and Capital Sports Projects. 

Sharon has worked on projects around the world, including Ireland, the UK and Qatar, and has over three decades experience as an engineer.

Sharon started her career when far fewer women were getting opportunities in STEM industries – Sharon sheds insight on her experiences and challenges, including her move from private consultancy to the local authority sector in recent years.

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 today is Pat is McPhilbin who has worked for over 30 years with the litter management unit who cleanup the streets of Galway for 365 days of the year. Pat chats about what his role entails and the changes he has seen in Galway over the 30 years.

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 is Fergal McGrath, Manager of the Town Hall and the black Box Theatres, which are Galway City's Municipal Theatres. Fergal has worked in the cultural sector for over 30 years and is closely associated with the growth and development of a number of leading Irish companies and organisations including Galway Arts Festival, the establishment of Baboró Children’s Arts Festival, and the world renowned Druid Theatre Company. Fergal talks about the evolution of the Galway arts sector over the last 50 years and his role on the development of that sector in Galway. 

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 Jason Craughwell who is the coordinator of the Galway Sports Partnership. Galway Sports Partnership is an initiative of the Irish Sports Council to create a national structure to co-ordinate and promote the development of sport at local level. 

The main aim of Galway Sports Partnership is to increase the level of participation in sport, recreation and physical activity, to ensure that local resources are used to best effect and that sustainable structures are established to assist those involved in sport development with particular emphasis on groups who have low participation rates. 

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 2nd guest is Aisling Colreavy who is the Healthy Galway City Coordinator responsible for coordinating community-led projects and initiatives that aim to improve the health and wellbeing of those living in Galway city.

Aisling is involved in the implementation of targeted initiatives in the areas of healthy eating, physical activity, mental health, sexual health, tobacco free and alcohol harm prevention and reduction, with a particular focus on disadvantaged communities and those at risk of health inequalities.

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 first guest Brendan McGrath has been at the helm of Galway City Council for the past decade and has just retired after 47 years of public service. Throughout his impressive and extensive career, Brendan has worked in a myriad of roles in various local authorities in Meath, Wexford, Roscommon, Kildare, Galway County and Galway City Council. Brendan reflects on his time with Galway City Council and he shares great insights from a long career in local government. 

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.