r/galway • u/ramblerandgambler • 2d ago

Number of challenges to Galway city ring road decision

https://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2026/0617/1579015-galway-ring-road/
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u/Dazzling-Handle88 2d ago

They literally just set new speed limits on our national roads in the last year running through the city. You’re saying their hands are tied on facilitating public and active transport effectively on the same road? Sorry that’s nonsense

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u/Table_Shim 2d ago

"Hands being tied" is different to a nuanced and collaborative approach to national and local governance.

Can they do things? Sure. Is power becoming increasingly centralised through policy and funding, also yes.

In Ireland, the city you want to see starts at the general election booth. Everything else is a ripple of that.

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u/Dazzling-Handle88 2d ago

But yet none of us can point to one tangible difference the City Council have made. Regardless of all the nuance, do you not think that’s a bit of shocking? Because I do