Councillors Canning and Connelly formally co-opted to county council
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Galway’s newest councillors have taken their seats at County Hall this afternoon. Ivan Canning has been co-opted to fill the seat of elected Deputy Anne Rabbitte, while Billy...
View ArticleGalway Independent TDs in serious talks with Fine Gael
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Galway’s two members of the Independent Alliance have met with a senior Fine Gael delegation as the talks to form a government continue. Roscommon-Galway TD Michael Fitzmuarice...
View ArticleCouncil set to close deal on leasing Galway Airport to film company
Galway Bay fm newsroom – It’s been revealed that Galway County Council is set to close a deal to lease the Galway Airport site to a Film and TV production company. At today’s meeting of Galway County...
View ArticleMayor of Galway praises Gardai and city publicans for initiative not to sell...
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Off licences and supermarkets in Galway City will not sell alcohol before 3pm today. The agreement with the Gardaí for St. Patrick’s Day. is voluntary and a move to prevent...
View ArticleGalway to be a European Region of Gastronomy 2018
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Galway has been announced as a European Region of Gastronomy 2018. The announcement of the recommendation was made in Brussels today. The post Galway to be a European Region of...
View ArticleCity and county fire crews called to a number of incidents
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Fire crews in the city and county were alerted to a number of emergencies last night and this morning. (18/3) In the latest incident, two units of Loughrea fire brigade...
View ArticleHSE to set up policy to rectify ‘flaws’ in recruitment process in Galway
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The Health Service Executive is to work with medical managers to set up a standard policy regarding checks when hiring new doctors. It follows a case whereby a doctor was hired...
View ArticleNewcastle and Woodquay most expensive places to rent in Galway
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Newcastle and Woodquay in the city have some of the highest rents in the city and county. That’s according to the latest CSO data, collated by the Private Residential Tenancies...
View ArticleOranmore search team continues combing coastline for missing man
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A search of the coastline from Salthill to Oranmore is continuing today in a bid to find a missing Roscommon man. The man in his late 30s was last seen entering the water at...
View ArticleGardai issue appeal for second missing man in city
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Gardaí are appealing for information about a second man missing the city. 54 year old Ian Lambert has been missing from his home in the Gentian Hill area of Salthill since...
View ArticleCity meeting on improving access to public services for Deaf people
Galway Bay fm newsroom – An information evening for deaf people will take place in the city tonight. (18/3) The meeting will focus on two new developments that will improve Deaf people’s access to...
View ArticleCahergal national school to be demolished and rebuilt by mid 2017
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Cahergal National School in Tuam will be demolished and a new school built by mid 2017. The school is currently assessing tenders for the construction project, and the...
View ArticleSupermac’s lodges appeal against EU decision on expansion bid
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Supermac’s has lodged an appeal against an EU decision which blocks the Galway-based company from expanding into Europe. The appeal has now been lodged to the EU Office for...
View ArticleGalway-Roscommon defeated General Election candidate aims for Seanad
Galway Bay Fm newsroom-Roscommon county councillor Maura Hopkins is to contest the Seanad elections following an unsuccessful Dáil bid in the Roscommon-Galway constituency. The 30 year old from...
View ArticleTwo Eastern Europeans Remanded in custody re alleged theft in Galway
Galway Bay Fm newsroom-Two Eastern European men have been remanded in custody after a court appearance earlier today regarding an alleged theft in Galway city. The two were arrested overnight and taken...
View ArticleApproval given for roller rink in Ballybane
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A wholesale building in the city is set to be transformed into a recreational and leisure facility. Lynne Byrne has been granted planning permission to change the former...
View ArticleSpecial City Council meeting to elect Catherine Connolly’s replacement
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A special meeting of the City Council is due to take place in the next few minutes to elect a replacement for Catherine Connolly. The Independent deputy was elected to the Dáil...
View ArticlePermanent South Galway flood relief channel to be put in place
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Galway County Council is to dig a permanent flood relief channel in South Galway to prevent future flooding in the region. A temporary channel was dug at Cahermore earlier this...
View ArticleMore Galway names have been added to the final nominations list for the Seanad
Galway Bay fm newsroom – More Galway names have been added to the final list of nominations for a seat in the Seanad. Yesterday (21/3) was the deadline for nomination to the Seanad panels by Oireachtas...
View ArticleGalway fire crews battle gorse blazes overnight
Galway fire crews were kept busy overnight with a number of gorse fires in the county. The latest callout happened around 1.30a.m (22/3) when a crew from Carraroe attended a vegetation fire at Bog...
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