Minister announces review of UHG emergency department procedures
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The Health Minister has announced a review of nine hospital Emergency Departments running a trial of new procedures to ease overcrowding, including UHG. The Special Delivery...
View ArticleHSE reopens Galway based national service for abused children
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The State’s only 24-hour treatment service for children and adolescents who have been sexually assaulted, which is based in Galway, has re-opened following a brief closure. The...
View ArticleBody found in Oranmore is that of missing NUI Galway student
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The body of a young man discovered in the sea off Oranmore this afternoon is that of missing NUI Galway student, Michael Bugler. Galway RNLI Lifeboat recovered the body from...
View ArticleTalks to avert nurses strike at UHG get underway
Talks aimed at averting a nurses strike at University Hospital Galway and other hospitals next week, are due to get underway immediately. Members of the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation are due...
View ArticleCounty Councillor calls for disbandment of National Parks and Wildlife Service
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A Galway county councillor is calling for the immediate disbandment of the National Parks and Wildlife Service. Athenry-Oranmore area councillor Jim Cuddy says the functions of...
View ArticleESB issues warning about using boats in flooded areas
Galway Bay fm newsroom – ESB Networks is urging the public to avoid using boats to travel close to electricity lines in flooded areas of Galway. The company has issued a warning after reports of people...
View ArticleGo ahead for Barnaderg retail complex
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Planning approval has been granted for a new retail complex in Barnaderg. Phillip Devane has been granted planning permission to build a self-service filling station, car wash...
View ArticleOughterard Courthouse re-opens today as community facility
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Oughterard Courthouse is set to re-open this evening as a community facility – 8 years after it closed its doors to the public. The re-opening follows extensive refurbishment...
View ArticleFianna Fail leader in Galway on walkabout of flooded areas
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Fianna Fáil leader, Micheál Martin is in Galway to speak to communities affected by flooding. During his trip Deputy Martin is visiting Banagher Bridge, Clonfert, Portumna...
View ArticleMEP says emergency flood works don’t need EU approval
Galway Bay fm newsroom – ‘We don’t need permission from Brussels to dredge rivers’ – that’s the message from Independent MEP for the West / North West, Marian Harkin. She says there is a need in...
View ArticleFunding for significant Galway-led research on diabetes
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The Galway-led Atlantic Diabetes in Pregnancy Service has been awarded 850 thousand euro for a new clinical trial. Work will begin next month on a trial to establish the...
View ArticleMeeting planned to discuss concerns over rural Galway’s GP services
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A public meeting will be held in Galway in the coming weeks to discuss actions which could be taken to save rural GP services. A meeting held in Co Clare last night was...
View ArticlePlanning authority turns down controversial Connemara windfarm
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A proposed windfarm in Connemara, which had been the subject of an oral hearing, has been turned down by the higher planning authority. An Bord Pleanála has refused to allow 29...
View ArticleJudicial Review over Screebe Lodge to resume next week
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A judicial review case regarding a planning decision by Galway County Council will resume on Tuesday. The case is being taken by Screebe Estates Limited in relation to a...
View ArticleGalway TD accuses Government of inaction on fair beef prices for farmers
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A Galway TD is accusing the Government of failing to take action to ensure fair Beef prices for Irish Farmers. Galway West Deputy Eamon O’ Cuiv says that the price gap between...
View ArticleTalks underway between HSE and INMO in bid to avert strike action at UHG
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Talks are underway between The HSE and the INMO this afternoon in a bid to avert strike action at University Hospital Galway next week. The INMO says their members will hold...
View ArticleEnda Kenny tours South Galway flood zones
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The Taoiseach is in South Galway this evening where he’s touring a number of areas affected by unprecedented flooding in recent weeks. In an unannounced visit, Enda Kenny...
View ArticleConnemara doctors call public meeting on GP pressures
Galway Bay Fm newsroom-Arrangements are afoot among doctors in Connemara for a public meeting to highlight the pressures being encountered by G.P.s in the area. The meeting is tentatively scheduled for...
View ArticleBallinasloe flood group urges strong attendance at public consultation
Galway Bay Fm newsroom-A flood alleviation group in Ballinasloe is urging members of the public to attend a consultation in the town and Ahascragh this Monday(11th) to discuss flood mapping in the...
View ArticleGo ahead for new student accommodation for NUIG
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The go-ahead has been given to build new student accommodation for NUI Galway. The university has been granted planning permission for the development at the northern campus....
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