Community Climate Action Fund Projects 2024

City Centre roof top garden project and LED lighting at Galway City Partnership will help build low carbon communities. This will be a Show case rooftop vegetable garden to be rolled out across the city. 

This project will see an electric vehicle (EV) charging point installed in COPE Galway’s Community Catering kitchen.

Purchasing of an electric cargo bike for deliveries, cycle parking outside café for customers, roll out of 2GoCups deposit and return coffee cup scheme in the café and establishment of a waste reduction and recycling program.

Installation of solar panels, energy-efficient windows, eco-beading, bike racks, bird boxes and biodiversity friendly plants.

A solar panel project. 

Development of a low carbon organic community garden in Renmore, Galway City. The garden will comprise of 2 Polytunnels, 1 Tool shed, 1 Canteen shed for staff space and a composting Area. It will also facilitate a rainwater harvesting system.

Installation of solar panels at Westside Resource Centre. The proposed project is a perfect opportunity to really demonstrate the benefits of the Community Climate Action Fund in Galway City. 

A novel bike subscription scheme for the city which will make it affordable for families to hire quality bikes without the high upfront costs associated with purchasing them. Customers will pay an affordable monthly subscription based on the bike and their child's needs. When a child grows out of the bike, it is simply exchanged for a bigger one. 

This project will make the Salthill Handball Club building more energy efficient by wall and roof insulation, switching to low energy lights and appliances, and using smart controls.

Energy and emissions reduction project which will include a new bedroom door card system, LED lighting, installation of an EV charger and a new washing machine.

The project would consist of Installing Solar PV panels and new bike parking.

The project would consist of Installing Solar PV panels on the large flat roof section of St Josephs Community Centre and Installing a new Bike Shed for 20 bikes.

Project will consist of a major renovation of the building in order to achieve a cost optimal level of energy performance (wall and ceiling insulation, new windows, Solar PV, new electric heaters) purchasing of sewing machines to facilitate a sustainable sewing group for 17-25 years; and an outside herb garden.

Off grid Scout den project. Install solar PV panels, ultra-low power LED lighting to minimise power, a battery backup plus control system to ensure power is ready and available when required. We will plant 100 meters of native mixed hedgerow as part of that habitat.

Tuath of Terryland Forest - To develop a native Tree Nursery from the seedlings from existing trees in the forest, a Heritage Orchard and Willow Tree farm and native hedgerow. They are leasing the land for free from Galway City Council as it is a GCC park.

Friends of little woods - Purchase 1 hectare in Clabby, Co. Fermanagh and create a mini wet woodland and a native plant nursery at Catherines Wood, Fivemiletown, Co. Tyrone with the use of a poly tunnel. The mini forest in Northern Ireland will be managed in a way that maintains the site as wet woodland and where appropriate, drains will be blocked to raise the water table.