Councillors vote against extra funding for Galway 2020

Galway city councillors have voted against giving an extra €2.5 million in funding to the Galway 2020 European capital of culture project.

A total of 11 councillors from a number of parties backed a motion not to give the extra funding after a two-hour debate on Monday evening. The extra monies had been sought for a number of “city specific” projects, including an international installation highlighting the migrant crisis by leading Chinese dissident artist Ai Wei Wei.