{"id":391203,"date":"2026-04-10T06:55:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T06:55:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/391203\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T06:55:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T06:55:12","slug":"galway-city-ring-road-approved-by-an-coimisiun-pleanala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/391203\/","title":{"rendered":"Galway City Ring Road approved by An Coimisi\u00fan Plean\u00e1la"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Galway City Ring Road planning application has been approved by An Coimisi\u00fan Plean\u00e1la.<\/p>\n<p>The controversial road was approved in 2021, but a legal challenge saw that quashed because the Goverment&#8217;s latest environmental guidelines had not been taken into the account.<\/p>\n<p>Galway County Council, Galway City Council and TII will now proceed, following a detailed review of An Coimisi\u00fan Plean\u00e1la\u2019s decision, to the next phase of the project.<\/p>\n<p>The Enabling and Procurement stage includes the progression of detailed design, preparation of contract documentation and the procurement process.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to Galway Talks, Chief Executive of Galway County Council Liam Conneally says this is a huge day<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/galway-city-ring-road-approved-by-an-coimisi-uacute-n-plean-aacute-la.jpg\" class=\"max-w-full w-full hover:scale-110 group-hover:scale-110 transition-all duration-300 object-cover w-full h-[148px] not-process rounded-l-md\" width=\"795\" height=\"795\" figureclass=\"aspect-square rounded-l-md max-h-36\"  alt=\"Galway City Ring Road approved by An Coimisi\u00fan Plean\u00e1la\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Chief Executive, Galway City Council Leonard Clearly had this advice for those people with houses along the route<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/galway-city-ring-road-approved-by-an-coimisi-uacute-n-plean-aacute-la.jpg\" class=\"max-w-full w-full hover:scale-110 group-hover:scale-110 transition-all duration-300 object-cover w-full h-[148px] not-process rounded-l-md\" width=\"795\" height=\"795\" figureclass=\"aspect-square rounded-l-md max-h-36\"  alt=\"Galway City Ring Road approved by An Coimisi\u00fan Plean\u00e1la\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Roads Minister and Galway East TD Sean told John Morley that it&#8217;s been a long and difficult journey to get to here<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/galway-city-ring-road-approved-by-an-coimisi-uacute-n-plean-aacute-la.jpg\" class=\"max-w-full w-full hover:scale-110 group-hover:scale-110 transition-all duration-300 object-cover w-full h-[148px] not-process rounded-l-md\" width=\"795\" height=\"795\" figureclass=\"aspect-square 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