Man dies following road traffic collision in Castlegar
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A man has died following an overnight road traffic collision in Castlegar. The incident occured near McHugh’s Pub on the N17 at around 9.45 last night. The man, who was 52...
View ArticleSouth Galway flooding set to worsen as poor weather continues
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Flooding in South Galway is set to worsen today as poor weather conditions continue and water runs off higher ground. Additional soldiers and an army helicopter have been...
View ArticleMan who died following Castlegar crash is local
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The man who died following last night’s crash on the N17 in Castlegar was from the locality. The N17 remains closed this morning as Gardai conduct a forensic examination of the...
View ArticleDays ahead ‘not looking good’ for South Galway
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Galway County Council says the days ahead for South Galway are not looking good – and flooding in the area may not be resolved for a number of weeks. Water levels across the...
View ArticleOughterard Courthouse to re-open after major refurbishment
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Oughterard Courthouse is set to re-open following extensive refurbishment works worth over half a million euro. The building held its last sitting in 2008 – which was...
View ArticleMan who died in Castlegar crash named locally
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The 52 year old man who died in a crash on the N17 last night has been named locally as Michael Monaghan from Kilchreest, Loughrea His motorcycle was involved in a collision...
View ArticleFlooding crisis in South Galway exceeds 2009 levels
Galway Bay fm newsroom – There is real fear across South Galway this New Year’s Eve as flood waters have now gone above 2009 levels, and are continuing to rise Galway County Council says the days ahead...
View ArticleMore homes flooded in Gort
Galway Bay Fm newsroom More homes have been flooded in the Gort area overnight and others are under threat as flood waters across this area, and a number of other parts of Galway continue to rise....
View ArticleHundreds attend Easter Rising Commemoration in Galway
Galway Bay Fm newsroom- Several hundred people attended a special ceremony held at County Hall yesterday (1st January 2016) to mark the start of the centenary year of 1916 and the strong connections...
View ArticleCity house prices up by 20 per cent
Galway Bay fm newsroom – House prices in Galway city in the final three months of 2015 were 20 per cent higher than the same period the previous year. According to the latest report from daft.ie, the...
View ArticlePresident Higgins says greater balance needed to tackle South Galway flooding
Galway Bay fm newsroom – President Michael D. Higgins says a greater balance needs to be struck between the need for flood defenses in South Galway and EU Habitat Directives. President Higgins made the...
View ArticlePresident Higgins says South Galway flood victims should not be used as...
Galway Bay fm newsroom – President Michael D. Higgins says flood victims in South Galway do not want to be used as a political football ahead of the upcoming General Election. President Higgins made...
View ArticleGalway city improves in latest litter rankings
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Galway city has moved up the litter-free rankings. According to the latest Irish Business Against Litter – IBAL – survey, the city ranks 25th, compared to 34th in the previous...
View ArticleGalway farmers call off protest at IFA headquarters
Dozens of Galway farmers who had planned to protest at the headquarters of the Irish Farmers Association tomorrow have called off the campaign. More than 60 farmers from IFA branches in North Galway...
View ArticleNew programme to tackle antibiotic resistance at Galway’s public hospitals
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A quality assurance review is being carried out at UHG, Merlin Park and Portiuncula Hospitals in a bid to tackle antibiotic resistance. It’s part of a national quality...
View ArticleISPCA releases report on Ballinasloe Horse Fair
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The ISPCA has released its report on the 2015 Ballinasloe Horse Fair. Despite some concerns, the animal welfare charity says the overall impression of the fair was a positive...
View ArticleNational Parks and Wildlife Service accused of breaching EU law along Shannon...
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The National Parks and Wildlife Service is breaching European legislation by failing to clean the river Shannon. That’s according to Roscommon T.D, Denis Naughton who says it’s...
View ArticleWoman hospitalised after freak traffic accident in city
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A pedestrian has been taken to University Hospital Galway following a freak road traffic incident in the city this morning. A woman was struck by a piece of debris from a...
View ArticleGalway car registrations increase by a third
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Just over 5 thousand new cars were registered in Galway last year a jump of more than a third. That’s according to the latest information from the Society of the Irish Motor...
View ArticleNew single authority to deal with flooding along the Shannon
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A single taskforce is to be set up to oversee future flood management plans for 66 towns and regions along the River Shannon including Portumna, Ballinasloe and Ahascragh. The...
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