{"id":142707,"date":"2025-10-24T12:25:18","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T12:25:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/142707\/"},"modified":"2025-10-24T12:25:18","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T12:25:18","slug":"galway-city-council-among-five-under-performers-for-enforcing-environmental-laws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/142707\/","title":{"rendered":"Galway City Council among five under-performers for enforcing environmental laws"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Several local authorities, including Galway City Council, have underperformed when it comes to enforcing environmental laws.<\/p>\n<p>Galway City along with Leitrim, Sligo, Clare and Donegal all fell short, while other counties made significant improvements, according to a new report from the Environmental Protection Agency.<\/p>\n<p>Galway County Council was one of the most notable improvers over the three-year cycle along with Kilkenny and Waterford<br \/>City and County Councils.<\/p>\n<p>The report also states that more than 227 thousand environmental inspections were carried out last year across 31 local authorities.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Tom Ryan, Director of the EPA\u2019s Office of Environmental Enforcement explains how councils are being assessed<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/galway-city-council-among-five-under-performers-for-enforcing-environmental-laws.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 Council among five under-performers for enforcing environmental laws\" \/><\/p>\n<p>        <strong>Galway Bay FM News<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a id=\"LPlnk297662\" title=\"https:\/\/www.galwaybayfm.ie\/galway-bay-fm-news-desk\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.galwaybayfm.ie\/galway-bay-fm-news-desk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"4\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Galway Bay FM News<\/a>\u00a0provides trusted, comprehensive coverage and analysis of local, national, and international stories.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tune in every hour, Monday to Friday, 7am to 6pm, with breakfast updates at 7:30 and 8:30.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Catch the multi-award-winning FYI Galway from 5pm for all your news and sport, along with traffic and business information.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a id=\"LPlnk184013\" title=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/ie\/app\/galway-bay-fm\/id517073928\" href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/ie\/app\/galway-bay-fm\/id517073928\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"5\">Download the Galway Bay FM app<\/a>\u00a0to get the latest stories on the go and stay connected on <a id=\"LPlnk892129\" title=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GalwayBayfmNews\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GalwayBayfmNews\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"6\">Facebook<\/a>, <a id=\"LPlnk538608\" title=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/galwaybayfm\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/galwaybayfm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"7\">Instagram<\/a>\u00a0and <a id=\"LPlnk818656\" title=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Galwaybayfmnews\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Galwaybayfmnews\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"8\">X<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Several local authorities, including Galway City Council, have underperformed when it comes to enforcing environmental laws. 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