Background to this Survey In Q4 2020, Galway County Council granted permission to a number of businesses in Clifden Co. Galway to establish outdoor seating on parking spaces outside their business. These licences were granted under section 254 of Planning and Development Act and are known as Section 254 licences. These licences lapsed in January 2021 and the Galway County Council is considering the granting of new licences for 2021. The Council asked the Chamber to assist the Council with respect to the licences. The Council has had a significant amount of correspondence from businesses in the town regarding these licences and it is keen to gauge an appetite for similar licences this year with the businesses of the town and has written to the Chamber with the following request: Letter from Galway County Council to Connemara Chamber – 19th February 2021 – View >> In response to the request to consult the entire business community of Clifden, Chamber conducted a survey: Letter from Connemara Chamber to Businesses in Clifden Town – 7th April 2021 – View >> Copy of Parklets Survey – 8th April 2021 – View >> This survey is now closed. Survey Results & Data In April […]

Details of survey conducted by the Chamber regarding Section S254 Licences for Clifden on behalf of Galway County Council Survey letter Parklets Survey Letter from Galway County Council

Applications due 12th April 2021 Galway County Council in conjunction with the National Monuments Service, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage are inviting applications for Community Monuments Fund 2021. The grant scheme offers funding for the conservation, maintenance, protection and presentation of archaeological monuments. The Community Monuments Fund will invest essential capital to help owners and custodians of archaeological monuments safeguard them into the future for the benefit of communities and the public. Proposed projects shall Enable conservation works to be carried out on monuments which are deemed to be significant and in need of urgent support; Encourage access to monuments and improve their presentation; Build resilience in our monuments to enable them to with stand the effects of climate change. The Department encourages project promoters to incorporate a traditional skills training element. Who Can Apply? Private applicants or community groups who are the owners or custodians of monuments may apply. (State-funded organisations working in the heritage area may apply directly to the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage for projects with a clearly defined heritage focus and community or public benefit) Up to 100% of project costs may be funded. How to Apply? Applications from landowners, custodians […]