Portiuncula to hire new Emergency Department consultant
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Portiuncula Hospital is to hire a new locum consultant for its Emergency Department. The post will be filled on a temporary basis while the HSE seeks approval to create a...
View ArticleCity Council to review effectiveness of its Homeless Action Plan
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The City Council is to review the effectiveness of its Homeless Action Plan. This action has been included in the Service Delivery Plan for 2016 which has been discussed at a...
View ArticlePresident unable to attend 20th anniversary of Town Hall Theatre
Galway Bay fm newsroom – President of Ireland, Michael D Higgins will be unable to attend next month’s 20th anniversary of the Town Hall Theatre. The gala event on February 1st, will spark a year-long...
View ArticleFormer Clifden-based Garda on trial for stealing
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A former Clifden-based Garda has gone on trial accused of stealing more than €3,000 from the former Minister for Justice. 44-year-old Ciaran Folan, from Ramstown,...
View ArticleSports Minister urged to provide funding for Galway hurling alleys
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The Sports Minister is being urged to provide funding for the development of hurling alleys across the county. Senator Lorraine Higgins says that hand ball alleys are being...
View ArticleConfirmation EU not to blame for lack of Galway flood defences
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Claims that EU regulations are preventing flood relief measures from being carried out across Galway are being branded a ‘myth’, following this week’s meeting in Brussels. MEP...
View ArticleClifden meeting to discuss concerns over rural GP services
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A public meeting will take place in Clifden next week to discuss actions which could be taken to save rural GP services across Galway. The meeting is part of a national series...
View ArticleCity Council refuses permission for Rahoon housing development
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The City Council has refused permission for a new housing development in Rahoon. Dacks Developments Ltd had applied for planning permission for 14 four-bed semi-detached houses...
View ArticleSalthill nursing home to become hostel
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Salthill is to get a new hostel. Stephen Mayne from Barna has been granted planning permission to change an existing three-storey nursing home into hostel accommodation at...
View ArticleIrish Water under fire for putting Oranmore businesses at risk
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Irish Water is coming under fire for what’s being described as a series of ‘pop-up’ roadworks in Oranmore, which is putting local businesses at serious risk of closure. Galway...
View ArticleGarda formerly based in Clifden cleared of stealing from the state
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A Garda, formerly based in Clifden, accused of theft of over 3,000 euro in overtime allowances, has been found not guilty by direction of a Circuit Court judge. 44 year old...
View ArticleCity to host international conference on technology in education
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A major international conference on technology in education gets underway in the city tomorrow. (15-16/1) The 2nd international Conference on Mobile Technology in Teacher...
View ArticleNUI Galway among top 200 in latest world university rankings
Galway Bay fm newsroom – NUI Galway has moved into the Top 200 list of the Times Higher Education World University Rankings. This ‘international outlook’ indicator used in the compilation of the list...
View ArticleFine Gael Galway West TD Brian Walsh resigns from the Dail
It’s been confirmed this evening that Fine Gael TD Brian Walsh has resigned from the Dáil. The Galway West TD’s resignation was announced in the chamber just before 5. The Fine Gael deputy had been due...
View ArticleGalway West left with 4 TDs until the election as Deputy Walsh resigns
Galway Bay fm newsroom – It’s been confirmed this evening that Fine Gael TD Brian Walsh has resigned from the Dáil. The Galway West TD’s resignation was announced in the chamber just before 5pm. The...
View ArticleRoad safety warning for Galway as cold snap continues
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Motorists across Galway are being advised to drive with extra care as the cold snap continues to grip parts of the country this morning. Yesterday, MET Eireann extended an...
View Article43 thousand Galway households have received water conservation grant
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Over 43 thousand households across Galway city and county have received the €100 water conservation grant from the government. 887,010 householders across the country have...
View ArticleIrish Water defends position on Oranmore roadworks
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Irish Water says the controversial temporary traffic light systems in place in Oranmore village are a health and safety requirement. It’s after the utility came under fire from...
View ArticlePortumna Bridge to close for maintenance works
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Night-time road closures will begin in the coming weeks at Portumna Bridge to facilitate essential maintainance works. The closure is set to come into effect from Monday the...
View ArticleGalway senator slams ‘poorly planned’ Gort to Tuam motorway route
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A Galway senator says the choice of route for the highly-anticipated Gort to Tuam motorway, is ‘akin to putting a brick on a wet sponge.’ Labour Senator Lorraine Higgins was...
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