Local Community Safety Partnership (LCSP)

What is Galway Local Community Safety Partnership?

The Galway County Local Community Safety Partnership (LCSP) has been set up under the Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 as part of a national shift towards wider and more inclusive planning. It is a collaborative initiative that brings together community members, local councillors, statutory services, and the community and voluntary sector to improve safety and wellbeing across Galway. The 30 members of the partnership are made up of representatives from, Galway County Council, An Garda Síochána, the HSE. Tusla and local organisations representing youth, social inclusion, education, business and community groups.

The Safety Partnership works to identify local safety concerns, foster inclusive engagement, and coordinate multi-agency responses. Through community representation and the development of a Community Safety Plan, the Galway County LCSP ensures that community voices are heard and that services work in partnership to keep Galway a safe and welcoming place to work, live and visit.

Complete our survey to have your voice heard Galway County Local Community Safety Partnership Survey – Fill out form

How does the Local Community Safety Partnership Work?

The concept of community safety relates to people being safe and feeling safe in their communities, with the fundamental belief that every community has the right to live and feel safe in order to thrive.

The Local Community Safety Partnership (LCSP) is a local collaborative partnership that brings together community members, statutory services, and local councillors to work together to identify and address community safety concerns at the local level. Complementing the work carried out by the Joint Policing Committees, Local Community Safety Partnerships bring together all relevant state services and the community at the level of local government to provide a comprehensive forum for discussion, decision-making, and action regarding local community priorities. Galway County LCSP will develop a three-year Local Community Safety Plan tailored to local needs.

Galway County LSP will develop a three-year Local Community Safety Plan tailored to local needs. The LCSP will coordinate and deliver community safety projects and initiatives that promote a safer community through joint planning among stakeholders/agencies and collaboration to drive meaningful change.

Galway County LCSP Public Meeting

Galway County Local Community Safety Partnership (LCSP) will hold a public meeting on Tuesday, 8 September 2026, at 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m in the Raheen Woods Hotel, Athenry.

Agenda

LCSP Coordinator, Ms Marie Nicholson, Presentation 'Community safety activities and Priorities'
Ms. Maria Powers WRDATF & Detective Inspector Brendan Carroll presentation 'Drug Related Intimidation'
Mr. Emmet Major, Planet Youth Presentation 'Evidence based approach to supporting young people'
Questions & Answers Session LCSP member will address and respond to pre-submitted questions

Members of the public are invited to attend the meeting and submit questions for consideration in advance.

Questions relating to community safety issues can be submitted by email to communitysafety@galwaycoco.ie or through the registration form when you click on the link below. Questions should be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on Friday 4th September.

Register to attend LCSP Public Meeting - Tuesday 8th September – Fill out form

When registering and submitting a question, you will be asked to provide your name. Please note that your name will be used for administrative purposes only and will not be disclosed publicly.

Working Together for Safer Communities

Partnership Approach

The Local Community Safety Partnership approach is based on the principle that policing is not the responsibility of An Garda Síochána alone and involves other agencies of government such as health and social services.

The partnership approach is built on two premises:

That every community is different and has different problems and issues.
That responding to those problems and issues requires a range of inputs from across Government, local services, voluntary sector and the community itself.

The response to the issues identified above requires the following elements:

Community engagement in identifying what the needs of the community are.
Commitment and buy-in from State, local and voluntary service providers to work together to address those needs.

The Local Community Safety Partnership approach aligns with similar approaches in related policy areas such as the existing Local Community Development Committees.

Galway County Local Community Safety Partnership Objectives

The primary objectives of Galway County Local Community Safety Partnership are to:

Prioritise issues identified by the community as safety concerns.
Ensure community engagement and representation on the Safety Partnership.
Improve multi-agency collaboration.

Additionally, the Galway County Local Community Safety Partnership seeks to foster sustained community involvement in identifying needs and co-designing solutions, with a continual commitment from services in working together to address those needs.

Your Voice, Your Community, Your Safety

Galway County LCSP will also carry out a survey the purpose of this survey is to establish a clear baseline to support the development of the Galway County Local Community Safety Plan. By sharing your experiences and perspectives on community safety, you will help shape the actions and priorities that guide this work. We invite all residents of County Galway, aged 12 and over to participant in the survey.

To complete the LCSP Community Safety survey click on the button below.

LCSP Survey