Ballinasloe woman at Leinster house to demand deported husband be returned home
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A Ballinasloe woman is at Leinster House today to call on the Taoiseach and Justice Minister to allow her husband to return home from Brazil after being wrongfully deported....
View ArticleGalway scientists make breakthrough in MRSA treatment
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Scientists at NUI Galway have made a breakthrough discovery in the treatment of MRSA infection. The deadly bacterium is responsible for a significant number of conditions that...
View ArticleOverall crime down across the county
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Crime in county Galway seems to be dropping. That’s according to the latest garda statistics which were presented at a meeting of the County Joint Policing Committee. They show...
View ArticleConcern over vandalism of ring buoy on NUIG grounds
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Concerns have been raised over the vandalism of life-saving ring buoys in the city. If follows the recent burning of a ring buoy in the grounds of NUIG, parallel to the River...
View ArticleMountbellew to host major Farm Safety event
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Mountbellew Agricultural College is set to host a major public event on farm safety tomorrow (16/11). The event is organised by the Institution of Occupational Safety and...
View ArticlePublic meeting to discuss ongoing search for Annaghdown cemetery site
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The future of Annaghdown cemetery is to be discussed at a public meeting to be held this evening. The public information meeting gets underway in Annaghdown national school at...
View ArticleCity official says Shop Street no longer fit for purpose
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A prominent city official has acknowledged that parts of the main thoroughfare in the city centre are no longer fit for purpose Director of Services Joe O’Neill says Irish...
View ArticleGalway TD moves to allay fears of a threat to undocumented Irish people
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A Galway TD has moved to allay fears of a threat to undocumented Irish people living in the United States. It follows the election of Donald Trump as US president. Galway West...
View Article200 jobs for Galway as life insurance company expands Irish operations
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Galway city is to benefit from 200 new jobs. Life insurance company MetLife is expanding its Irish operations with the opening of a new Global Technology Campus. The new base...
View ArticleInformation evening to mark opening of new building at Colaiste Baile Chlair
Galway Bay fm newsroom – An information evening for parents and students of Coláiste Baile Chláir will be held this evening. The meeting at 6.30 will mark the unveiling of the new school building which...
View ArticleIsland Ferries to extend ferry services to Inis Mór up to 1st December
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The contract for a ferry service to the Aran Islands has been extended again, to tomorrow fortnight December 1st, as attempts continue to secure a permanent service for the...
View ArticleGovernment under mounting pressure to provide new hospital for Galway
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The CEO and clinical director of the Saolta Hospitals group have today told an Oireachtas committee that Galway needs a new hospital. Clinical director Dr Pat Nash and CEO...
View ArticleHigher planning authority to consider pre-application for deep water quay at...
Galway Bay fm newsroom – There are plans to build a new deep water quay at Rossaveel. The Department of Food, Agriculture and Marine has lodged a pre-application consultation with An Bord Pleanála....
View ArticleChild and Family agency gets go-ahead to refurbish Salthill property
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Tusla, the Child and Family Agency has been given approval to refurbish a property in Salthill. The city council has granted planning permission for the works at Aras Gael...
View ArticleGalway farmers to benefit from new low-cost loan scheme
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Farmers across Galway are set to benefit from a new Low-Cost loan scheme. Under the Agri Cashflow Support Scheme, farmers will be able to borrow up to 150 thousand euro for up...
View ArticleCity student accommodation hits roadblock
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Plans for a major student accommodation block in the city have encountered a setback. CWC Webworks Limited had been granted planning permission for the development at Fairgreen...
View ArticlePublic meeting to debate Galway’s spiralling rents
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A public meeting will be held in the city next week to debate surging rent prices in Galway. The initiative is led by campaign group Secure Rents who argue tenants across the...
View ArticleNUI Galway researchers join major international bone repair project
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A research centre at NUI Galway has entered into a €1.5m international partnership to develop a new device to revolutionize the treatment of fractured bones. CURAM, the Science...
View ArticleMinister to address Galway housing panel
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Minister of State for Housing and Urban Renewal, Damien English will take part in an Engineers Ireland West Region panel in the city next week. The panel discussion is titled...
View ArticleCall for action on dangerous Loughrea crossroads
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A County Councillor is calling for immediate safety works to be undertaken at a dangerous crossroad on the Tynagh Road in Loughrea. Councillor Moegie Maher says the Finger...
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