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Galway City: Free Local Alerts for Your Community

Galway City Council’s official alert provider. Stay informed about what’s happening across Galway City with MapAlerter, a free service delivering instant alerts straight to your phone, email, or app. Whether it’s flood warnings in Salthill, road closures near Galway City Centre, or planning updates in Knocknacarra, MapAlerter keeps you connected to your local area.

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MapAlerter issues a variety of alerts for Galway City. You can quickly sign up to receive these alerts by SMS, email and app push notification.

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What Alerts Are Available in Galway City?

Subscribers can receive alerts covering a wide variety of local events and hazards such as:

⛈️ Severe Weather – Storms, high winds, and other weather warnings across Galway City.

🏘️ Planning Activity – Updates on planning applications and decisions in towns like Salthill, Galway City Centre, Mervue, and Knocknacarra.

🚧 Road Closures – Temporary and permanent roadworks affecting travel throughout the county.

⚠️ Floods & Hazards – Flood alerts for the Corrib and other rivers, plus local hazard warnings.

ℹ️ Community Events – Notices about fairs, public consultations, and local gatherings.

🏊‍♀️ Bathing Water – Updates on water quality at Galway City’s swimming areas and rivers.

🏠 Property Sales – Alerts for properties for sale in towns and villages throughout Galway City.

Why Galway City Residents Use MapAlerter?

🟩 Real-Time Alerts for Galway City: Receive notifications the moment events affect your town, village or daily commute.

🟩 Tailored to Your Location: Alerts are specific to your Eircode, town, or parish.

🟩 Multiple Delivery Options: Choose SMS, email, or push notifications through the MapAlerter app.

🟩 Safety & Preparedness: Be aware of hazards like flooding along the River Corrib or severe weather issues.

🟩 Community Updates: Keep track of local roadworks, planning applications, and public consultations in Galway City towns and villages.

Galway City Alerts - 12 Months

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16

Road Alerts and Floods/Hazards

⛈️
29

Severe Weather Warnings

🏠
995

Property Sale Updates

🏗️
44

New & Decided Weekly Planning Updates from Galway City

🏊
687

Galway City Bathing Water Incidents & Measurements

ℹ️
180

Other Galway City Alerts (e.g. community, library, more.)

How To Get Alerts for Galway City:

1️⃣ Sign Up for Free: Register using your Eircode or select your town or parish on an interactive Galway City map.

2️⃣ Select Your Alerts: Pick the notifications relevant to your area and interests.

3️⃣ Receive Updates: Alerts arrive instantly via SMS, email, or download the Free MapAlerter app.

Get the free MapAlerter App:

  • Instant Push Notifications: Some Galway City alerts are not sent by SMS to help reduce costs. The app ensures you never miss important updates because these non-SMS alerts are issued by push notification.
  • Interactive Mapping: Browse Galway City alerts and other local information easily with the app’s user-friendly mapping system.
  • Live Data Feeds: Access real-time sensor information such as river heights for locations across Galway City. Get alerts when river heights exceed a certain height.
  • Quick and Easy Signup: Create a free MapAlerter account directly in the app using your Galway City Eircode.

Official Alert Provider for Galway City Council

Sign up to get free alerts from the Council as well as other data providers such as EPA, OPW, Property Price Register and Met Eireann.