Cllr.Alan Curran
@alancurran.bsky.social
Social Democrat councillor in Galway City West. Secondary school teacher. Co-founder of the Galway CycleBus. Advocate for Active Travel and sustainable communities.
www.cllralancurran.com
www.cllralancurran.com
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Cllr.Alan Curran
@alancurran.bsky.social
· Feb 20
My Site
I'm your Social Democrats councillor in Galway City West which includes the areas of Knocknacarra, Salthill, Maunsells road and parts of Rahoon and Shantalla. I live in Knocknacarra and work as a...
www.cllralancurran.com
I've put all my newsletters, press releases, submitted motions and questions, and all my priorities for this council term on a new website.
www.cllralancurran.com.
I hope it's useful, please contact me if there's any more information you'd like to see. [email protected]
www.cllralancurran.com.
I hope it's useful, please contact me if there's any more information you'd like to see. [email protected]
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I’ve written something on John Collison’s Op-Ed and environmental democracy
Next time you’re out in Dublin, check if you’re being “socially de-risked” by a friendly face from his think-tank
elajucd.com/2025/11/21/o...
Next time you’re out in Dublin, check if you’re being “socially de-risked” by a friendly face from his think-tank
elajucd.com/2025/11/21/o...
On Environmental Democracy and the Collisons’ “Abundance-Verse”
Andrew Jackson 21 November 2025 I. Introduction A clamour of praise greeted John Collison’s “how to get Ireland moving” Op-Ed following its publication in the Irish Times on 25th October: the Irish…
elajucd.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:46 PM
I’ve written something on John Collison’s Op-Ed and environmental democracy
Next time you’re out in Dublin, check if you’re being “socially de-risked” by a friendly face from his think-tank
elajucd.com/2025/11/21/o...
Next time you’re out in Dublin, check if you’re being “socially de-risked” by a friendly face from his think-tank
elajucd.com/2025/11/21/o...
September/October Newsletter. If you'd like any further information on anything that I've summarised below, please email me at [email protected].
All these newsletters and other council updates are also available on my website: www.cllralancurran.com
All these newsletters and other council updates are also available on my website: www.cllralancurran.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:38 AM
September/October Newsletter. If you'd like any further information on anything that I've summarised below, please email me at [email protected].
All these newsletters and other council updates are also available on my website: www.cllralancurran.com
All these newsletters and other council updates are also available on my website: www.cllralancurran.com
Out knocking on doors this evening in Knocknacarra to help get @catherinegalway.bsky.social elected this November. Incredibly positive conversations on the doors. #GalwayForCatherine
October 4, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Out knocking on doors this evening in Knocknacarra to help get @catherinegalway.bsky.social elected this November. Incredibly positive conversations on the doors. #GalwayForCatherine
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We're back! After some time away we are relaunching our organisation to help bring about a Galway that is safer, healthier and easier to get around.
If you'd like to be involved please send us an email or drop us a DM!
If you'd like to be involved please send us an email or drop us a DM!
September 26, 2025 at 7:09 PM
We're back! After some time away we are relaunching our organisation to help bring about a Galway that is safer, healthier and easier to get around.
If you'd like to be involved please send us an email or drop us a DM!
If you'd like to be involved please send us an email or drop us a DM!
Reposted by Cllr.Alan Curran
Young people feel disconnected from the decision-making processes that impact them at both local and national level, Cllr Alan Curran writes www.advertiser.ie/galway/artic...
Young people feel disconnected from the decision-making processes that impact them
Last Friday, I had the pleasure of attending the launch of Comhairle na nÓg’s Safety Survey Report in the Westside Youth Project centre, based on a survey they carried out with young peop...
www.advertiser.ie
September 18, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Young people feel disconnected from the decision-making processes that impact them at both local and national level, Cllr Alan Curran writes www.advertiser.ie/galway/artic...
August Newsletter. If you'd like any further information on anything that I've summarised below, please email me at [email protected].
All these newsletters and other council updates are also available on my website: www.cllralancurran.com
All these newsletters and other council updates are also available on my website: www.cllralancurran.com
September 10, 2025 at 2:13 PM
August Newsletter. If you'd like any further information on anything that I've summarised below, please email me at [email protected].
All these newsletters and other council updates are also available on my website: www.cllralancurran.com
All these newsletters and other council updates are also available on my website: www.cllralancurran.com
Delighted to see work has started to link the two existing paths in McGraths Field, Knocknacarra. Simple interventions like this can make a big difference at improving accessibility in our communities. Funded through LIS allocations from myself and my colleague Cllr.Lyons.
September 6, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Delighted to see work has started to link the two existing paths in McGraths Field, Knocknacarra. Simple interventions like this can make a big difference at improving accessibility in our communities. Funded through LIS allocations from myself and my colleague Cllr.Lyons.
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Watch it till the end. I love her so much.
August 23, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Watch it till the end. I love her so much.
Reposted by Cllr.Alan Curran
Reposted by Cllr.Alan Curran
“In Obama’s world, apparently, some lives matter more than others — and it’s not the ones buried under the debris in Khan Younis.”
~Colin Sheridan @colinivan
Irish Examiner
☕️🥐
~Colin Sheridan @colinivan
Irish Examiner
☕️🥐
August 2, 2025 at 7:30 AM
“In Obama’s world, apparently, some lives matter more than others — and it’s not the ones buried under the debris in Khan Younis.”
~Colin Sheridan @colinivan
Irish Examiner
☕️🥐
~Colin Sheridan @colinivan
Irish Examiner
☕️🥐
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June/July Newsletter. If you'd like any further information on anything that I've summarised below, please email me at [email protected].
All these newsletters and other council updates are also available on my website: www.cllralancurran.com
All these newsletters and other council updates are also available on my website: www.cllralancurran.com
August 1, 2025 at 3:42 PM
June/July Newsletter. If you'd like any further information on anything that I've summarised below, please email me at [email protected].
All these newsletters and other council updates are also available on my website: www.cllralancurran.com
All these newsletters and other council updates are also available on my website: www.cllralancurran.com
June/July Newsletter. If you'd like any further information on anything that I've summarised below, please email me at [email protected].
All these newsletters and other council updates are also available on my website: www.cllralancurran.com
All these newsletters and other council updates are also available on my website: www.cllralancurran.com
August 1, 2025 at 3:42 PM
June/July Newsletter. If you'd like any further information on anything that I've summarised below, please email me at [email protected].
All these newsletters and other council updates are also available on my website: www.cllralancurran.com
All these newsletters and other council updates are also available on my website: www.cllralancurran.com
Consultation for the Salthill Village & Seafront Strategy continues today in the Galway Bay from 12.00 - 14.30.
I met the team yesterday to discuss the report & was extremely impressed. They will have some exciting visuals&designs to show based on feedback so far.
www.galwaycity.ie/news/2025/co...
I met the team yesterday to discuss the report & was extremely impressed. They will have some exciting visuals&designs to show based on feedback so far.
www.galwaycity.ie/news/2025/co...
June 25, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Consultation for the Salthill Village & Seafront Strategy continues today in the Galway Bay from 12.00 - 14.30.
I met the team yesterday to discuss the report & was extremely impressed. They will have some exciting visuals&designs to show based on feedback so far.
www.galwaycity.ie/news/2025/co...
I met the team yesterday to discuss the report & was extremely impressed. They will have some exciting visuals&designs to show based on feedback so far.
www.galwaycity.ie/news/2025/co...
Reposted by Cllr.Alan Curran
Was great to get out exploring the woodland with Treasa and Ananda!
Its such a special place!
Join @irishwoodlandtrust.bsky.social today to help protect more places like this!
Its such a special place!
Join @irishwoodlandtrust.bsky.social today to help protect more places like this!
Earlier this week, we took Treasa from RTE Countrywide for visit to our Atlantic rainforest, Coill Sheanadh Gharráin. Have a listen here:
www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
Connemara Woodland reserve
Take a journey into this mosaic of a forest in County Galway that has relics from both the ancient and the modern world.
www.rte.ie
June 21, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Was great to get out exploring the woodland with Treasa and Ananda!
Its such a special place!
Join @irishwoodlandtrust.bsky.social today to help protect more places like this!
Its such a special place!
Join @irishwoodlandtrust.bsky.social today to help protect more places like this!
Reposted by Cllr.Alan Curran
Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.
June 19, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.
Reminder about the two public consultation events today. Coirib go Cósta (flood defences) is on in the Galway Bay Hotel today at 15.00 - 20.00.
WDR Active Travel Scheme on in the Clybaun Hotel now from 12.30 - 19.00.
CgC is on in the Harbour Hotel tomorrow also.
www.floodinfo.ie/frs/en/galwa...
WDR Active Travel Scheme on in the Clybaun Hotel now from 12.30 - 19.00.
CgC is on in the Harbour Hotel tomorrow also.
www.floodinfo.ie/frs/en/galwa...
Galway City FRS - Home
www.floodinfo.ie
June 17, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Reminder about the two public consultation events today. Coirib go Cósta (flood defences) is on in the Galway Bay Hotel today at 15.00 - 20.00.
WDR Active Travel Scheme on in the Clybaun Hotel now from 12.30 - 19.00.
CgC is on in the Harbour Hotel tomorrow also.
www.floodinfo.ie/frs/en/galwa...
WDR Active Travel Scheme on in the Clybaun Hotel now from 12.30 - 19.00.
CgC is on in the Harbour Hotel tomorrow also.
www.floodinfo.ie/frs/en/galwa...
Reposted by Cllr.Alan Curran
The rangers continue to march east into the rhodo thicket, progress from todays monthly outing - coill gleann dá loch innu
@ciaranpiano.bsky.social @artemistery.bsky.social @rewildingire.bsky.social @cianoceallaigh.bsky.social @hetzgonnabeme.bsky.social
@ciaranpiano.bsky.social @artemistery.bsky.social @rewildingire.bsky.social @cianoceallaigh.bsky.social @hetzgonnabeme.bsky.social
June 14, 2025 at 8:13 PM
The rangers continue to march east into the rhodo thicket, progress from todays monthly outing - coill gleann dá loch innu
@ciaranpiano.bsky.social @artemistery.bsky.social @rewildingire.bsky.social @cianoceallaigh.bsky.social @hetzgonnabeme.bsky.social
@ciaranpiano.bsky.social @artemistery.bsky.social @rewildingire.bsky.social @cianoceallaigh.bsky.social @hetzgonnabeme.bsky.social
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Yesterday, @david-smyth-eco.bsky.social showed me around the @irishwoodlandtrust.bsky.social's new 80-acre reserve, including about 30 of Atlantic rainforest, Coill Sheanadh Gharráin near Spiddal, Galway.
No words could do justice to the magic of the place. I was awestruck.
No words could do justice to the magic of the place. I was awestruck.
June 14, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Yesterday, @david-smyth-eco.bsky.social showed me around the @irishwoodlandtrust.bsky.social's new 80-acre reserve, including about 30 of Atlantic rainforest, Coill Sheanadh Gharráin near Spiddal, Galway.
No words could do justice to the magic of the place. I was awestruck.
No words could do justice to the magic of the place. I was awestruck.
Reposted by Cllr.Alan Curran
May Newsletter. If you'd like any further information on anything that I've summarised below, please email me at [email protected].
All these newsletters and other council updates are also available on my website: www.cllralancurran.com
All these newsletters and other council updates are also available on my website: www.cllralancurran.com
June 6, 2025 at 11:35 AM
May Newsletter. If you'd like any further information on anything that I've summarised below, please email me at [email protected].
All these newsletters and other council updates are also available on my website: www.cllralancurran.com
All these newsletters and other council updates are also available on my website: www.cllralancurran.com
May Newsletter. If you'd like any further information on anything that I've summarised below, please email me at [email protected].
All these newsletters and other council updates are also available on my website: www.cllralancurran.com
All these newsletters and other council updates are also available on my website: www.cllralancurran.com
June 6, 2025 at 11:35 AM
May Newsletter. If you'd like any further information on anything that I've summarised below, please email me at [email protected].
All these newsletters and other council updates are also available on my website: www.cllralancurran.com
All these newsletters and other council updates are also available on my website: www.cllralancurran.com
Reposted by Cllr.Alan Curran
Plans for Galway City’s Western Distributor Road Active Travel project welcomed by local councillor
Galway City Council is planning to make the Western Distributor Road safer with protected cycle tracks, new pedestrian crossings and upgraded bus stops with shelters. Details and drawings of the…
Galway City Council is planning to make the Western Distributor Road safer with protected cycle tracks, new pedestrian crossings and upgraded bus stops with shelters. Details and drawings of the…
Plans for Galway City’s Western Distributor Road Active Travel project welcomed by local councillor
Galway City Council is planning to make the Western Distributor Road safer with protected cycle tracks, new pedestrian crossings and upgraded bus stops with shelters. Details and drawings of the project have just been published on the council's website and public input is being sought with a deadline for submissions on Tuesday, July 22th, 2025. The project will be partly made of kerb-protected cycle tracks and partly of bollard protected cycle lanes.
irishcycle.com
June 5, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Plans for Galway City’s Western Distributor Road Active Travel project welcomed by local councillor
Galway City Council is planning to make the Western Distributor Road safer with protected cycle tracks, new pedestrian crossings and upgraded bus stops with shelters. Details and drawings of the…
Galway City Council is planning to make the Western Distributor Road safer with protected cycle tracks, new pedestrian crossings and upgraded bus stops with shelters. Details and drawings of the…
All drawings for the wdr active travel scheme, plus photo montages of how it'll look, are now available on the city council website. Send any feedback in, and to me at [email protected].
www.galwaycity.ie/services/act...
www.galwaycity.ie/services/act...
June 5, 2025 at 12:00 PM
All drawings for the wdr active travel scheme, plus photo montages of how it'll look, are now available on the city council website. Send any feedback in, and to me at [email protected].
www.galwaycity.ie/services/act...
www.galwaycity.ie/services/act...
Reposted by Cllr.Alan Curran
June 5, 2025 at 5:35 AM
A planning application for the Active Travel project for the Western Distributor Road has just been lodged. A portal for online submissions will open next Monday & drop in public information event will take place on June 17th in the Clybaun Hotel. Fantastic news.
www.galwaycity.ie/services/act...
www.galwaycity.ie/services/act...
Western Distributor Road Cycle Lane | Galway City CouncilGroup
Galway City Council (GCC) is seeking to improve walking and cycling infrastructure along the length of the Western Distributor Road (WDR).
www.galwaycity.ie
June 4, 2025 at 6:28 PM
A planning application for the Active Travel project for the Western Distributor Road has just been lodged. A portal for online submissions will open next Monday & drop in public information event will take place on June 17th in the Clybaun Hotel. Fantastic news.
www.galwaycity.ie/services/act...
www.galwaycity.ie/services/act...