University of Galway joins unique cross-border planning initiative with schools and local authorities

Galway Bay fm newsroom - University of Galway and Queen's University Belfast have joined forces on a new cross-border initiative in education and spatial planning.

The project was held in collaboration with Presentation College Athenry and Holy Rosary College Mountbellew along with the county council.

It involved students and staff carrying out a number of spatial planning and surveying exercises in four locations across Galway and Northern Ireland.

Director of Geography at the University of Galway, Dr Marie Mahon, explains the inspiration behind the initiative:

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