Galway and County on a homecare, inpatient and daycare basis. Galway Galway (; , ) is a city in the West of Ireland, in the province of Connacht. Galway lies on the River Corrib between Lough Corrib and Galway Bay, surrounded by County Galway, and is the sixth most populous city in Ireland, with a population at the 2016 Census of 79,934. Galway will be the European Capital of Culture in 2020, alongside Rijeka, Croatia. The city's name comes from the Irish name "Gaillimhe", which formed the western boundary of the earliest settlement, "Dún Gaillimhe" "Fort Gaillimh". (Mythical and alternative derivations
Galway County Council purpose of elections the county is divided into five local electoral areas: Athenry-Oranmore (7), Ballinasloe (6), Connamara (9), Loughrea (8) and Tuam (9). This list reflects the order in which councillors were elected on 23 May 2014. Replaced during term, see table below for details. Changed party, see table below for details. Galway County Council Galway County Council () is the authority responsible for local government in County Galway, Ireland. As a county council, it is governed by the Local Government Act 2001. The council is responsible for housing and community, roads and transportation, urban planning and development, amenity and