Agriculture Minister says prosecutions unlikely over Briarhill animal neglect
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The Agriculture Minister has revealed that it’s unlikely that anyone will be prosecuted over the serious neglect of horses at Briarhill. It follows the launch of an...
View ArticleMan who died in Connemara accident named locally
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The man who died in Connemara yesterday when he was crushed by a car he was working on has been named locally as Patrick Folan. Mr Folan, who was 45 years of age, was working...
View ArticleConstruction in the west to be discussed at city forum
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The Galway branch of the Construction Industry Federation will host a discussion on the future of the construction sector in the region next week. (15/4) Leading experts from...
View ArticleVolunteers sought for search for two men missing from the city
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The Oranmore Maree Coastal Search Unit is seeking volunteers as searches get underway this weekend in a bid to locate two men missing from the city. Kiltoom native Anthony...
View ArticleGalway’s district courts among busiest in the country
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The district courts across Galway are among the busiest in the country, according to new figures from the Courts Service. More than 450,000 cases were dealt with in district...
View ArticleGalway East TD urges Taoiseach to ‘move on’ from failed partnership proposal
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A Galway East TD who’s a member of the Independent Alliance says the idea of a Partnership Government needs to be ‘parked’ for now, in favour of a minority government...
View ArticleMan hospitalised following explosion on boat near Renville
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A man has been taken to hospital with burn injuries following an explosion and fire on a boat near Oranmore. The incident happened shortly before 2 o’clock this afternoon, when...
View ArticleRoad closures to facilitate annual Connemara marathon
Galway Bay Fm news- There are road closures in Connemara today to facilitate the annual Connemara Marathon. The R336 between Leenane and Maam Cross will be closed until 5 this evening. Motorists who...
View ArticleTraffic disrupted after bus crash on N6
Galway Bay Fm news-Traffic was disrupted for a time and ambulances and fire fighters rushed to the scene of a crash involving a bus and cars on the N6 between Athenry and Loughrea last...
View ArticleGalway applications for census roles among highest nationwide
Galway Bay Fm news- One thousand people across Galway applied for an enumerator position in this years census – one of the highest application rates nationwide. The figure was revealed by Minister Paul...
View ArticleMystery condition hits Connemara Ponies outside natural habitat
Galway Bay Fm news-An article in an annual publication from the British Branch of the Connemara Pony Breeders Society questions whether the pony is being too far removed from the life it led in its...
View ArticleGalway city house prices rise by forty per cent in three years
Galway Bay fm newsroom – House prices in the city have risen by over 40 per cent in three years according to the latest figures from property website Daft.ie. The average house price in the city is now...
View ArticleSatirical cartoon exhibition to go ahead at NUI Galway despite controversy
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A satirical cartoon exhibition due to open at NUI Galway today will go ahead – even if organisers are prevented from using the space planned for the display. The ‘Secret...
View ArticleWoman to be sentenced at Galway court today for neglect of children
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A mother who beat and neglected her children for years in the west will find out today if she’s going to be sent to prison for it. Her former partner, and father to two of her...
View ArticleBallybane arts group protests at City Hall
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A small protest is taking place at City Hall on College Road this afternoon over cuts to funding for a community theatre and education project. Ala, based in Ballybane, says it...
View Article4 year sentence for mother in child cruelty case at Galway court while father...
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A woman has been jailed for four years for the neglect and cruelty of seven of her children in the west of Ireland between 2006 and 2011. The father of two of her children was...
View ArticleCity council urged to fund city arts under social inclusion budget
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The City Council is being urged to provide funding for a city arts group under its social inclusion budget after its funding was cut significantly. A small protest took place...
View ArticleCity Council to remove unauthorised Mervue 1916 plaque
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A controversial 1916 monument at Mervue is set to be removed by the City Council. Chief Executive Brendan McGrath has revealed that a decision has been reached to move the...
View ArticleCouncil still paying off debt for Eyre Square renovation
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Galway City Council is still repaying a debt of almost four and a half million euro for the Eyre Square ‘facelift’ carried out over 12 years ago. The project was expected to...
View ArticleGort mother and daughter settle defamation case with Dunnes Stores
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A mother and daughter from Gort have settled separate 75 thousand euro cases of alleged defamation against Dunnes Stores. Elizabeth Nuga and her daughter Afolashade Nuga of...
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