Gallery – Galway winners, Wiki Loves Monuments 2015
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Photographs of two well-known Galway landmarks will be on display at the national Wiki Loves Monuments awards on Monday. French photographer Vincent Moschetti has been...
View ArticleSearch ends at home of Carna woman missing for 30 years
The intensive search at the home of a Carna woman who disappeared from her home over 30 years ago ended without any results. Married mother of seven, Barbara Walsh, was 33 years of age when she last...
View ArticleEmergency services battle six hour blaze in Mountbellew
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Emergency services are continuing to battle a blaze at a house in Mountbellew after almost six hours at the scene. The housefire at Fohanagh was reported shortly after four o...
View ArticleCleaning staff at Portiuncula Hospital to hold work stoppage
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Up to 25 cleaning staff at Portiuncula Hospital in Ballinasloe will begin industrial action at the hospital next week. The threat of action follows a claim by SIPTU members...
View ArticleMajor surge in Galway home sales
Galway Bay fm newsroom – There’s been a major surge in the number of homes sold in Galway over the past 3 months. Figures from the property price register show that over 600 homes were sold between...
View ArticleCorofin boy settles case against HSE for €650,000
A Corofin boy has settled his action against the HSE. 5 year old Rian Murphy suffered serious injuries during his delivery at University Hospital Galway in March 2010. Rian Murphy, of Ardskeaghmore,...
View ArticleMan in custody following Galway and Salthill burglaries
A man is in custody this morning (Sunday) following two overnight burglaries. The man was arrested following burglaries at a shop in Bushy Park and at a hair salon in Moycullen. He was arrested as part...
View ArticleOne in custody in City and two charged in Tuam in Garda stings on burglaries
Galway Bay Fm newsroom-ONE man is still in custody this lunchtime (Sunday) following two overnight burglaries in the Galway and Salthill areas. Earlier in the week another man was charged regarding a...
View ArticleCity seminar to discuss early intervention in substance abuse
Galway Bay Fm newroom- A seminar on early intervention into alcohol and drug use in young people will take place in the city on this Monday. (9/11) The event is part of Drug and Alcohol Awareness Week...
View ArticleSecond man questioned in relation to Galway burglaries
A second man has been arrested and is being questioned in connection with two burglaries in the Bushy Park and Moycullen areas overnight. He was taken to Mill Street Station after lunch today (Sunday)...
View ArticleSignificant jump in Galway new car sales
New car sales across Galway have increased by more than one-third in the first 10 months of the year. Between January and October last year, over 3,700 new cars were bought across Galway. According to...
View ArticleStatus yellow wind warning for Galway
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Motorists are being advised to take extra care on roads in the city and county this morning as adverse weather is making conditions dangerous. Gale force winds and rain have...
View ArticleFile sent to DPP over weekend burglaries in Galway
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A file has been sent to the director of public prosecutions in relation to two burglaries which took place in Galway over the weekend. Two men, both aged in their early 20’s...
View ArticleTravellers to protest at City Hall over accommodation concerns
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Travellers from across Galway will hold a protest at City Hall this afternoon over concerns about the provision of traveller accommodation. The Galway Traveller Movement says...
View ArticleWind warning for most of day in Galway
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Wind conditions in the west of the county are not expected to improve significantly today. Motorists are being advised to take extra care on roads in the city and county as...
View Article3 out of every 5 GMIT students receive grant
Galway Bay fm newsroom – 3 out of every five students at Galway-Mayo Institute are in receipt of a student grant, compared to around 2 out of every 5 at NUI Galway. Figures from the Higher Education...
View ArticleNUIG President says hotel management merger will boost tourism
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The President of NUI Galway says the university’s merger with the world-renowned Shannon College of Hotel Management will further boost the West of Ireland’s thriving tourism...
View ArticleCity Council meets to decide on 2016 budget
Galway City councillors have gathered at City Hall to decide on the details of its €76.6 million budget for 2016. A 3% in commercial rates is expected to dominate the agenda this evening. The increase...
View ArticleSites being acquired for three new schools in Athenry
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The Education Minister says the acquisition of sites for three new school buildings in Athenry is underway. The issue has been raised in the Dáil by Galway East Fine Gael T.D,...
View ArticleCity Council passes budget as businesses support rates increase
Galway Bay fm newsroom – City Councillors have passed a budget of 76.6 million euro for next year after businesses across the city supported an increase in commercial rates. Galway Chamber told the...
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