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

Our guest this week is Robert Steed, a Craft Gardener with the Recreation and Amenity Department of Galway City Council. After graduating with a degree in Countryside Management from the University of Wales, Rob has collected a wealth of experience from working with the Western Regional Fisheries Board and then with The Burren National Park as a Conservation Ranger.Rob joined the Galway City team four years ago where he primarily looks after the Healthy Green Spaces Initiative. This project works with several resident associations across the city and Rob designs, creates and manages summer native wildflower meadows. These meadows are to help support our native pollinators and biodiversity.If you’d like to suggest people you’d like to hear from, or topics you’re interested in, get in touch with Communications@GalwayCity.ieListen wherever you get your podcasts or stream from GalwayCity.ie/Podcast#GalwayCityCouncil #GalwayCityYourCouncilGarraíodóir ceardaíochta é Robert Steed le Rannóg Caitheamh Aimsire agus Taitneamhachta Chomhairle Cathrach na Gaillimhe. Tar éis céim a fháil i mBainistíocht Réimsí Tuaithe ó Ollscoil na Breataine Bige, chuir Rob lena réimsí taithí ag obair le Bord Réigiúnach Iascaigh an Iarthair agus ina Mhaor Caomhnúcháin le Páirc Náisiúnta Bhoirne mar a bhíodh air tráth.Tháinig Rob ag obair le meitheal Chathair na Gaillimhe ceithre bliana ó shin agus Tionscnamh na Spásanna Folláine Glasa de phríomhchúram air. Oibríonn an tionscadal sin le cumainn éagsúla áitritheoirí ar fud na cathrach agus déanann Rob obair dhearthóireachta, chruthaitheachta agus bhainistíochta maidir le bánta bláthanna fiáine de chineálacha dúchais i rith an tsamhraidh. Déanann na bánta sin fónamh do phailneoirí dúchais agus don bhithéagsúlacht.

Today we meet Ruth Mulhern, Arts Officer. The arts are an integral part of the identity of the City of Galway, with the Arts Office playing a key role in supporting and facilitating artists and the creative community in the city.Ruth has extensive experience in the arts and business – having studied history of art and archaeology, working in outreach in the National Gallery of Ireland, running a successful restaurant, and as artist liaison and curator in the Clonmel Junction Festival, among other roles.Ruth discusses the role of the Arts Officer, and initiatives including Culture Night, Creative Ireland, Percent for Art, grants and bursaries. If you’d like to suggest people you’d like to hear from, or topics you’re interested in, get in touch with Communications@GalwayCity.ieListen wherever you get your podcasts or stream from GalwayCity.ie/Podcast#GalwayCityCouncil #GalwayCityYourCouncilIn eagrán 5 de ‘Galway City – Your Council’, cuirtear aithne ar Ruth Mulhern, Oifigeach Ealaíon Gné sho-aitheanta de Chathair na Gaillimhe an ealaín agus tá ról buntábhachtach ag an Oifig Ealaíon ag fónamh agus ag déanamh áise d’ealaíontóirí agus don aos cruthaitheachta sa chathair. Tá cleachtadh leitheadach ag Ruth ar chúrsaí ealaíon agus ar chúrsaí gnó – rinne sí staidéar ar stair na healaíne agus ar an tseandálaíocht, d’oibrigh sí maidir le caidreamh sheachtrach leis an Dánlann Náisiúnta, rith sí bialann a raibh rath uirthi, shaothraigh sí ina hoifigeach caidrimh le healaíontóirí agus ina cumhdaitheoir le Féile Ghabhal Chluain Meala. Pléann Ruth an ról atá leis an Oifigeach Ealaíne, tionscnaimh de leithéid Oíche an Chultúir, Éire Ildánach, Céatadán don Ealaín agus eile, chomh maith le deontais agus sparánachtaí a bhíonn ar fáil. 

Our guest today is Paul Fallon, the Integration Support Coordinator in the Integration Support Service team at Galway City Council.The Integration Support Service is a new service in Irish local authorities, with the Galway City team coming into place in March 2024. The integration team provide support to asylum seekers and refugees as they integrate into their local area, including setting up on-site clinics at direct provision centres.Paul coordinates the work of a team of four, who have a variety of backgrounds including social care and community development.Paul has over 20 years’ experience working with asylum-seekers and refugees and a background in international human rights. He has worked in South Africa and Palestine, among other countries, and is now bringing this extensive knowledge to Galway City Council’s new team.In this episode, Paul discusses the work of his team - which was primarily delivered through charities and NGOs previously – and the importance of the role of the local authority in supporting new communities in Ireland. The ‘Galway City - Your Council’ podcast introduces some of the people delivering these services, and the valuable work they do every day in our city.If you’d like to suggest people you’d like to hear from, or topics you’re interested in, get in touch with Communications@GalwayCity.ieListen wherever you get your podcasts or stream from GalwayCity.ie/Podcast#GalwayCityCouncil #GalwayCityYourCouncilIn eagrán 3 de ‘Galway City – Your Council’, cuirtear aithne ar Paul Fallon, Comhordaitheoir Tacaíochta Imeasctha le meitheal Sheirbhís Tacaíochta Imeasctha i gComhairle Cathrach na Gaillimhe.Seirbhís nua in údaráis áitiúla na hÉireann an tSeirbhís Tacaíochta Imeasctha agus cuireadh meitheal Chathair na Gaillimhe ar bun i mí Márta 2024. Cuireann an mheitheal imeasctha cúnamh taca ar fáil do dhaoine atá ag lorg tearmainn agus do dhídeanaithe de réir mar atá imeascadh á dhéanamh acu sa cheantar áitiúil, clinicí ar an láthair a chur ar bun in ionaid soláthair dhírigh san áireamh.Déanann Paul comhordú ar obair cheathrair a bhfuil réimsí éagsúla taithí acu, cúram sóisialta agus forbairt pobail san áireamh.Tá cleachtadh níos mó ná 20 bliain ag Paul ar bheith ag obair le daoine atá ag lorg tearmainn agus le dídeanaithe agus taithí aige ar chearta daonna go hidirnáisiúnta. D’oibrigh sé san Afraic Theas agus sa Phalaistín, chomh maith le tíortha eile, agus tá an taithí leitheadach sin á tabhairt anois aige chuig meitheal nua Chomhairle Cathrach na Gaillimhe.San eagrán seo, pléann Paul obair na meithle - obair a bhíodh á déanamh den chuid is mó ag carthanais agus ag eagraíochtaí neamhrialtais go dtí seo - agus an tábhacht atá le ról an údaráis áitiúil maidir le bonn a chur faoi dhreamanna nua in Éirinn. 

In this episode, we meet a School Warden who is looking after the children of Galway City for almost five decades!Anne Quinn is a School Warden in east Galway City.Anne is the city’s longest serving warden with 48 years’ experience guiding our most vulnerable road users on their journey to school.Anne speaks about her role as a warden, what she enjoys most about the role, and how behaviour on the road has changed over her time watching over children on the school run. San eagrán seo, cloistear ó Mhaor Scoile atá beagnach leathchéad bliain ag tabhairt aire do ghasúir i gCathair na Gaillimhe.Tá Anne Quinn ina Maor Scoile in oirthear Chathair na Gaillimhe.Is í Anne an maor is faide atá ag fónamh sa chathair seo agus 48 bliain caite aici ag treorú na ndaoine is mó a bheadh i mbaol ar an mbóthar agus iad ag freastal na scoile.Tráchtann Anne ar a cuid oibre, na nithe is mó a thaitníonn léi faoin gcúram agus faoin athrú atá tagtha ar nós an duine ar an mbóthar ó thosaigh sise ag faire na ngasúr agus iad ag dul idir an scoil agus an baile.The ‘Galway City - Your Council’ podcast introduces some of the people delivering these services, and the valuable work they do every day in our city.If you’d like to suggest people you’d like to hear from, or topics you’re interested in, get in touch with Communications@GalwayCity.ieListen wherever you get your podcasts or stream from GalwayCity.ie/Podcast#GalwayCityCouncil #GalwayCityYourCouncil

The ‘Galway City – Your Council’ Podcast is back! In the first episode of the new series, we meet Galway City Council’s Community Climate Action Officer Tiarnan McCusker.Tiarnan has extensive experience working with children and young people taking positive action for the environment, as a Green-Schools Travel Officer, and Environmental Awareness Officer in Galway City council. Tiarnan talks to Fergal about changing the narrative around Climate to one of positive action, and some of the Climate Action projects and initiatives on-going in Galway City Council.The ‘Galway City - Your Council’ podcast introduces some of the people delivering these services, and the valuable work they do every day in our city.If you’d like to suggest people you’d like to hear from, or topics you’re interested in, get in touch with Communications@GalwayCity.ieListen wherever you get your podcasts or stream from GalwayCity.ie/Podcast#GalwayCityCouncil #GalwayCityYourCouncilTá sraith nua den phodchraoladh ‘Galway City – Your Council’ ag teacht!Sa chéad eagrán den tsraith nua, cloistear ó Thiarnan McCusker, Oifigeach Ghníomhaíocht an Phobail i leith na hAeráide.Tá taithí leitheadach ag Tiarnan ar oibriú le leanaí agus le daoine óga a dhéanann beart fónta i leith na timpeallachta agus é ag feidhmiú ina Oifigeach Taistil Scoileanna Glasa agus ina Oifigeach Feasachta Comhshaoil le Comhairle Cathrach na Gaillimhe. Pléann Tiarnan agus Fergal athrú a chur ar an gcaint faoi chúrsaí Aeráide gur beartaíocht thairbheach chun cinn a bhíonn á plé (agus á déanamh) chomh maith le trácht ar roinnt de na tograí agus de na tionscnaimh maidir le cúrsaí Aeráide atá ar siúl faoi láthair ag Comhairle Cathrach na Gaillimhe.Insíonn sé do Fergal cé mar a spreagadh a chuid suime i gcúrsaí comhshaoil, seachtain san áireamh a chaith sé ina dhéagóir i mbun saoirseachta faoin aer ar bhallaí cloiche i bhFear Manach le hOibrithe Deonacha Caomhnúcháin, chomh maith le staidéar a dhéanamh ar an Tíreolaíocht i Learpholl.Cuirtear i láthair leis an bpodchraoladh ‘Galway City - Your Council’ roinnt de na daoine a chuireann na seirbhísí sin ar fáil agus an obair fhiúntach a dhéanann siad ó lá go lá do mhuintir na cathrach.Más mian leat daoine a mholadh ar mhaith leat cloisteáil uathu, nó ábhar a mbeadh suim agat ann, cuir scéal chuig Communications@GalwayCity.ieIs féidir cluas a thabhairt don tsraith cibé modh a dtapaíonn tú ábhar podchraoltóireachta nó sruthchraoladh a dhéanamh ar GalwayCity.ie/Podcast#GalwayCityCouncil #GalwayCityYourCouncil

In the final episode of the first series of 'Galway City - Your Council', Fergal meets Brian Sheridan, the Harbour Master in the Port of Galway, to find out more about the role of a Harbour Master, and the importance of the Port to Galway City now, and in the past and the future plans for the port of Galway. This is the last episode in the first series of Galway City - Your Council podcast. We hope you've enjoyed listening to some of the people working in your local authority. Listen back to any of the previous episodes where you'll find interviews with a range of people in roles including Senior Engineer, Litter Management Unit, Director of Service, Healthy Ireland Coordinator, Dog Warden, Museum Conservator, Sports Development Officer, Housing Liaison Officer, Museum Director, retired staff, Irish Language Officer, former Chief Executive, Town Hall Theatre Venue Director, Leisure Land Manager, Head of Finance, Housing Liaison Officer, and Senior Executive Architect. If you have any suggestions for future episodes or topics, please get in touch with Communications@GalwayCity.ie If you'd like to find out about current vacancies in Galway City Council, see www.GalwayCity.ie/Human-ResourcesAs 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.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

Our penultimate weekly guest is Galway City Council’s new Irish Language Officer Marcus Ó Conaire. Marcus is tasked with promoting the Irish language and you will hear a great chat now about the role of the Irish language in the history, geography and culture of Galway.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

Our guest this week is Paula Kearney, Galway City Council’s first Biodiversity Officer. In a professional career which spans over 20 years, Paula has provided strategic advice and managed multi-disciplinary inputs for Environmental Impact Assessments on a wide-range of projects including wind farms, greenways, roads, water treatment and flood relief schemes.In her current role as the Biodiversity Officer, Paula facilitates and co-ordinates the implementation of the Galway City Council Biodiversity Action Plan, with priority given to developing biodiversity awareness, and supporting a positive attitude to biodiversity, among a variety of stakeholders including the public, Galway City Council staff. Paula is also involved in the development of nature-based solutions for climate adaptation and mitigation and assists in the planning process to promote sustainable development. In this episode, Fergal chats to Paula about the role of the Biodiversity, including working closely with communities of volunteers dedicated to enriching and enhancing Galway’s biodiversity. 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