Gardaí investgate alleged lamping in Roscam
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Gardaí are investigating alleged lamping in the Roscam area. Lamping is night-time hunting, often carried out using greyhounds or lurchers. A Rosshill resident says his land...
View ArticleAppeal over planned windfarm in Clonfert
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Concerns have been raised over plans for a windfarm in Lisbeg in the Clonfert area. A ten year permission for the project was approved by county planners in October subject to...
View ArticleJob loss fears as Forum Connemara returns to High Court
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Issues relating to Forum Connemara which has its head offices in Letterfrack are back before the Appeals Court in Dublin today. The outcome of these Court proceedings could –...
View ArticleForum Connemara case back in High Court next Wednesday
Galway Bay Fm newroom:-Issues relating to Forum Connemara, which has its head offices in Letterfrack, will be back before the Appeals Court in Dublin next Wednesday when a decision is expected. The...
View ArticleCouncillors approve expansion of Connemara cemetery
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Galway county councillors have signed off on plans to expand a cemetery in Connemara. The Part 8 plans for the extension of Beal an Daingin burial ground have been given the...
View Article1.5 million euro for Traveller accommodation in Craughwell
Galway Bay fm newsroom – 1.5 million euro has been sanctioned to upgrade accommodation at a halting site in Craughwell. The funds have been ringfenced by the Housing Department to develop and upgrade...
View Article280 thousand euro in revenue lost due to delay in city valuations
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Revenue of more than a quarter of a million euro is being lost to the city due to a delay in valuing properties for commercial rates. That’s according to Sinn Féin councillor...
View ArticleDeported husband of Ballinasloe woman returns home following six month battle
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The deported husband of a Ballinasloe woman has returned home to Ireland from Brazil following a long-running battle against his deportation. Kleber Medeiros arrived at Dublin...
View ArticleApplicants withdraw plans for Galway Plaza style development near Tuam
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Plans for a Galway plaza-style development near Tuam have been withdrawn by the applicants. Supermac’s boss Pat McDonagh and Michael Mannion had applied for permission for the...
View ArticleNew UHG campaign to enhance patient experience
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A new campaign aimed at enhancing compassionate care for patients at UHG has been launched today. The #Hellomynameis campaign aims to ensure all patients are treated with...
View ArticleCounty Councillors call for changes to planning legislation
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Galway County Council is calling for significant changes to planning legislation. It follows a motion by Athenry/Oranmore Councillor Jim Cuddy, who says individuals from...
View ArticleCounty councillors call for changes to planning legislation
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Galway County Council is calling for significant changes to planning legislation. It follows a motion by Athenry/Oranmore Councillor Jim Cuddy, who says individuals from...
View ArticleAlmost 100 thousand euro for Galway animal welfare organisations
Galway Bay fm newsroom – 94 thousand euro in funding has been ringfenced for 12 animal welfare organisations across the city and county. It’s part of a 2.5 million euro national fund announced by the...
View ArticleSouth Galway residents’ group to meet with council over flood plans
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The South Galway Flood Relief Committee will meet with the County Council next month in a bid to further flood mitigation plans for the region. The group of local residents...
View ArticleLong awaited recycling facility to open in Gort
Galway Bay fm newsroom – New bottle banks will be installed in Gort shortly. The town has been without a bring bank facility since the Supervalu facility closed this summer. A new site has now been...
View ArticleGalway TD tells Dáil re-organisation of Defence Forces ‘unmitigated disaster’
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A Galway West TD has asked the Defence Minister to admit that the re-organisation of the Defence Forces has been an ‘unmitigated disaster’. Speaking in the Dáil, Deputy Noel...
View ArticleFormer hotel site in Salthill could become carpark
Galway Bay fm newsroom – There are plans for a pay and display car park at the former site of the Sacre Coeur Hotel in Salthill. Rockport Limited has applied for planning permission for a temporary car...
View ArticleElderly man who died in Athenry farming accident named locally
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The elderly man who died in an apparent farming accident in Athenry yesterday has been named locally as Tom Finn. The 84-year-old was moving cattle when the accident occurred...
View ArticleMexican minister vows to sue Galway businessman over corruption allegations
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A Mexican minister is vowing to sue Galway businessman Declan Ganley for defamation. Mr Ganley’s Rivada Networks was excluded from bidding for Mexico’s 7 billion dollar...
View ArticleCommunity in shock after elderly man dies in Athenry farming accident
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The community in Athenry is in shock today following the death of an elderly local man in a farming accident. 84-year-old Tom Finn was moving cattle when the accident occurred...
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