Date set for Savita medical negligence case
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The High Court has set a date for the hearing of Savita Halappanavar’s medical negligence case. Savita’s husband Praveen will travel home from the US for the 3-day hearing,...
View ArticleBus Eireann selected to operate city Park and Ride service
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Bus Eireann has been selected to operate the city’s Park & Ride service for this Christmas. The Park & Ride service is set to begin on Saturday week the 5th of December...
View ArticleTensions high at county council budget meeting
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Tensions are running high at County Hall this afternoon as Galway County Council attempts to pass a budget for 2016. This year’s proposed budget is worth 104 million euro – and...
View ArticleGlinsk-based TD calls for specialist community garda training
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A Galway-based T.D is calling for a special unit to be set up at Templemore garda training college to specifically train recruits as community gardaí. The call was made in the...
View ArticleGalway County Council passes budget for 2016
Galway County Council has passed its annual budget for 2016. The budget for next year stands at €104 million – and there were tense scenes at County Hall as Councillors argued over the provisions...
View ArticleNew 15 year plan for a greener Galway
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A new publication which outlines a strategy for a low-carbon, sustainable Galway will be launched in the city tomorrow. The 100-page document entitled ‘A Vision for Galway...
View ArticleConcerns over future of €8m pier on Inis Oirr
A major development on the pier in Inis Oirr – one of the three Aran Islands – is in jeopardy unless Galway County Council can find the funds to match the Department of the Environment’s projected...
View ArticleYellow rainfall warning issued for Galway
A status yellow rainfall warning has been issued for Galway. Met Eireann says rainfall of 25 – 50mm is expected in the county over the weekend and the warning also extends to counties Donegal, Mayo,...
View ArticleBurglary rate in Galway one of lowest nationwide
It’s been revealed that Galway has one of the lowest rates of burglaries in the country. According to stats issued by An Garda Siochana, Galway had the fifth lowest number of burglaries nationwide in...
View ArticleRNLI Lifeboat launched following report of missing woman
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Galway RNLI Lifeboat was launched in the early hours of this morning following a report that a woman had gone missing in the Long Walk area of the city. The alarm was raised...
View ArticleEyre square to host two seperate demonstrations tomorrow
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Eyre Square will play host to two seperate demonstrations this weekend. Sinn Féin will engage in a campaign of action on the hospital and trolley crisis in Galway. The party...
View ArticlePat McDonagh sells Supermac’s portfolio for 26 million euro
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Supermac’s boss Pat McDonagh has struck a 26 million euro deal to sell a portfolio of his property holdings. The multi-million deal saw the entrepeneur sell 18 Supermac’s...
View ArticleBoston’s first generation Connemara Mayor backs Hillary for President
Galway Bay Fm newsroom- Boston Mayor, Marty Walsh – whose parents came from Connemara – is set to announce his support today for Hillary Clinton in her campaign to win the Democratic nomination to...
View ArticlePresident for three events in Galway this Monday
President Michael D. Higgins will be back on familiar ground when he returns to Galway this Monday for three official functions. The President will arrive in the city shortly before mid-day and his...
View ArticleNUI Galway to run Mary Robinson presidential archive
Galway Bay fm newsroom – NUI Galway is teaming up with former President Mary Robinson to run the State’s first presidential archive and research centre. The 8 million euro facility is being developed...
View ArticleGlinsk TD concerned about distance restriction on tractors
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A Glinsk-based T.D is calling on the Transport Minister to address concern about an E.U requirement to install tacographs in tractors from the New Year. Deputy Michael...
View ArticleFuture of Ballinasloe town clock uncertain
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The town clock in Ballinasloe looks set to remain out of operation for the foreseeable future as confusion over its repair continues. Cllrs have been told that the four faced...
View ArticlePresident Michael D Higgins arrives in city
Galway Bay fm newsroom – President Michael D Higgins has arrived in Galway for a day of official engagements. The president is starting his day at Scoil Bhride in Shantalla, where the pupils are...
View ArticlePresident Higgins praises Scoil Bhride Shantalla for inclusiveness of its...
Galway Bay fm newsroom – President Michael D Higgins has commended Scoil Bhride in Shantalla for the inclusiveness of its education The President has been brought on a tour of the school to see its...
View ArticleMedtronic announces funds for healthcare charities
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Medtronic has announced funding for 6 organisations which remove barriers to healthcare in Ireland. 180 thousand euro is being allocated as part of the Medtronic Healthy...
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