Funding allocated for Killimor flood relief scheme

Galway Bay fm newsroom - Galway County Council has been granted funding to carry out flood relief works in Killimor.

The funding of €57 thousand for the project at Eskerboy has been awarded by the Office of Public Works.

The works will involve the installation of a new piped drainage system, to replace the existing stone and oversized culvert.

Galway East TD and Junior Minister Sean Canney says Galway County Council is making a huge effort to curb flooding across Galway.

Minister Canney says over the past four years, over €3.5m has been secured for minor flood relief schemes across the county.