Galway West TD says securing funds for South Connemara station will be difficult

A public meeting is taking place this evening in Carraroe in an effort to keep pressure on political representatives to provide a service.

The campaign has been ongoing for almost 20 years.

Galway city and Clifden fire services are currently covering areas such as Lettermore, Lettermullen and Carraroe.  

A report issued to the county council at the October meeting outlined three options – one which included building a fire station at Carraroe.

However, one of the major issues going forward for the council is a lack of funding to provide the service.

Deputy Sean Kyne says while it won’t be easy to find the funds, he is fully in support of locating a fire station in the South Connemara area