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

Brian Sheridan

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

Show Notes

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.

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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.

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