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 #GalwayCityYourCouncilProduced 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 #GalwayCityYourCouncilProduced 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 MuseumThe 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 #GalwayCityYourCouncilProduced 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 #GalwayCityYourCouncilProduced 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 #GalwayCityYourCouncilProduced and hosted by Fergal O’Keefe at https://lume.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.