Serious concern over procedures carried out by former UHG and Merlin Park...
Galway Bay fm newsroom – There are serious concerns over procedures carried out by a former spinal consultant at UHG and Merlin Park Hospital. An external audit of spinal surgery on 198 patients was...
View ArticleProgress on plan for new road through South Connemara
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The selection of a route for the proposed new south Connemara road from Barna to Screebe is to be re-assessed next year. A meeting of the Connemara district councillors has...
View ArticleTaoiseach Tanaiste and Health Minister to attend major youth conference in...
Galway Bay fm newsroom – An Taoiseach, An Tanaiste and the Health Minister are set to attend a major youth conference in Ballinasloe next weekend. (Saturday 26/11) The annual Young Fine Gael...
View ArticleBorder collie from Gort wins prestigious national competition
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A border collie from Gort has been selected as the face of Brandy dog food. Daisy was selected from hundreds of doggie hopefuls from all over Ireland. The barking beauty will...
View ArticleKylemore Abbey featured in Wiki Loves Monuments top 10
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A photo of Kylemore Abbey is among the winners of 2016 Wiki Loves Monuments Competition. Photographer ‘Knocko’s’ photo of the popular tourist destination came in 7th in the...
View ArticleEvent to remember road crash victims as 9 die on Galway roads this year
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A special event will take place in Salthill tomorrow as part of World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims. 371 people have lost their lives on Galway’s roads since 1997...
View ArticleCornamona and Inverin to benefit from latest fibre broadband initiative
Galway Bay Fm newsroom-Inverin and Cornamona in Connemara are set to benefit from improved broadband access. Eir is rolling out its fibre network in both areas. This week, a report by Switcher.ie...
View ArticleWoman who died in freak accident near Moycullen named locally
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The young woman who died in a road traffic incident near Moycullen in the early hours of yesterday (20/11), has been named locally as Cliodhna Thornton from Coismeigmór, Furbo....
View ArticleTraffic volumes into Galway jump by 10 per cent in a year
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Traffic volumes in Galway have risen by more than 10 per cent in the past year. That’s according to a national report compiled by Transport Infrastructure Ireland, which...
View ArticleCity council moves to clarify early closure of hazardous waste collection...
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Galway City Council says it had to shut down its household hazardous waste collection service at the weekend because householders outside the city sought to avail of the...
View ArticleReport examining heart failure launched by Croi in the city
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Four key policy priorities have been outlined in a report examining heart failure, published by Galway-city based heart and stroke charity Croí. The study was launched at the...
View ArticleUrgent notice from the Courts Service in Galway
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Now an urgent notice from the Courts Service in Galway. Due to unavoidable circumstances the Possession Court scheduled to be heard before the The County Registrar, Galway...
View ArticleGalway Roscommon TD challenges Taoiseach over rural post office network
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A Galway Roscommon TD has challenged the Taoiseach over his lack of action on safeguarding rural post offices. Fianna Fáil TD Eugene Murphy says elderly and disabled people are...
View ArticleCity officials urged to address illegal encampment at Doughiska
Galway Bay fm newsroom – City officials are being urged to take action to address illegal Traveller encampments at Doughiska. Fianna Fail councillor Michael Crowe raised a motion calling for action...
View ArticleConcern as Galway landfill site reaches capacity
Galway Bay fm newsroom – There are concerns that a landfill site in Galway has already reached its limit for this year set by the Environmental Protection Agency. It joins landfill sites in Wicklow,...
View ArticleIllegal Traveller encampment to move on from Doughiska
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A number of Traveller families who have set up an illegal encampment at Doughiska have agreed to move on. The encampment settled in the area at the weekend, after three...
View ArticleCall to expedite pedestrian crossing ahead of opening of Ballinfoile centre
Galway Bay fm newsroom – City officials are being urged to accelerate plans for a pedestrian crossing before the opening of a long awaited community centre for Ballinfoile and Castlegar. City Manager...
View ArticleCounty planners approve retention of development at Tuam waste plant
Galway Bay fm newsroom – County planners have approved an application for the retention of development at the WERS Waste plant in Tuam. The application concerns the existing industrial waste recycling,...
View ArticleGlenamaddy Credit Union wins international awards
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Glenamaddy Credit Union has scooped major awards under the International Credit Union Leadership Development and Education Foundation. The foundation was established to assess...
View ArticleCall for immediate action on public lighting in Loughrea estate
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A County Councillor is demanding the immediate activation of public lighting in a Loughrea estate where elderly residents are living in darkness for almost a decade. Councillor...
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