Top chefs to host demonstrations at Connemara Mussel Festival
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The 11th annual Connemara Mussel Festival will get underway this week. The festival was originally started to promote the excellence of the mussels in Killary Harbour. Since...
View Article500 delegates to attend national dental conference in the city
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Over 500 delegates will gather in the city today for the opening of the Irish Dental Association’s annual conference. Acting Health Minister Leo Varadkar will attend the...
View ArticleOPW asked to stop paying lip service to Galway’s flooded families
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The OPW is being asked to stop paying lip service to flood-affected families and businesses across Galway and get the ball rolling on badly-needed flood relief works. In her...
View ArticleUHG ‘bursting at the seams’ despite planned expansion
Galway Bay fm newsroom – University Hospital Galway is bursting at the seams – and needs to be urgently relocated to the vast space available at Merlin Park. That’s according to Deputy Hildegarde...
View ArticleConstruction to begin shortly on stalled new secondary school for Clifden
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A contractor has been selected to begin construction on a long-awaited new building for Clifden Community School. The existing school was built in 1979 and was never fully...
View ArticleHSE moves to allay fears over cuts to homecare packages
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The HSE has moved to allay fears over the future of homecare packages for patients who are discharged from Galway’s hospitals. Chief Operating Officer Tony Canavan says the HSE...
View ArticleAnother population increase expected across Galway in Census
Census 2016 is expected to reveal another population increase across Galway. Homes across the city and county should have already received their 2016 Census form. The last Census in 2011 revealed that...
View ArticleJury hears Carraroe man accused of murdering brother was utterly delusional
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A jury has heard that a Carraroe man accused of murdering his brother was “utterly delusional” Declan O’Cualain with an address at An Caoran Beag, An Cheathru Rua is charged...
View ArticleTD to meet Galway campaign group about future of Irish Water
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Galway anti-water charge campaigners will meet with a Galway TD this afternoon to discuss the future of Irish Water. The delegation from Right2Water Galway is meeting with...
View ArticleGalway TD claims government health policy funding private hospitals
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A Galway TD is claiming that the health policies of successive Governments are channeling money into private hospitals. Speaking in the Dáil, Deputy Catherine Connolly said...
View ArticleGalway TD reveals majority of representations relate to housing and homelessness
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A Galway TD has revealed that sixty percent of all representations made to his office relate to housing and homelessness. In his maiden speech in the Dail, Roscommon Galway TD...
View ArticleIDA boss says Parkmore relief road and new manufacturing facility could...
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The CEO of IDA Ireland says a new advanced office facility planned for Parkmore has the potential to attract major investment into the city. Last year, Galway was one of six...
View ArticleNUIG combines technology and history for new classroom iBooks on 1916
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Two new multi-touch books which tell the story of the 1916 Rising in Dublin were launched today at Scoil Chroí Íosa in Galway city. The publications were produced by Seán Ó...
View ArticleCase settled over fall from pony in Galway
Galway Bay Fm newsroom- A Belfast-based Dentist has settled her High Court action with a Galway-based riding school over injuries she claimed she received due to being supplied with a pony she alleged...
View ArticleGalway singer celebrates going straight to number in Pop charts
Galway Bay Fm newsroom-A Co Galway singer made music history this weekend by being the first male singer from the county to go straight into Number One in the Irish Pop albums charts. Outselling last...
View ArticleCounty Council to mark centenary of Galways 1916 military action
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A week-long programme of events to mark Galway’s military involvement in the 1916 Rising will get underway across the city and county from tomorrow. (Monday 25/4) ‘Remembering...
View ArticleGalway County Council one of biggest users of JobBridge scheme nationwide
Galway Bay fm newsroom – It’s been revealed that Galway County Council is one of the biggest users of JobBridge interns nationwide. The local authority currently has 116 employees through the...
View ArticleCouncil initiative to promote business in county towns
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The County Council is launching an initiative to help boost business in towns and villages across Galway. A draft Business Incentive Scheme has been drawn up, and will be...
View ArticleFire crews battle south Galway gorse blaze
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Fire crews in the county were kept busy last night (24/4) as they tackled blazes in Portumna and Athenry. Crews from Portumna spent almost 4 hours battling a gorse fire in the...
View ArticleDrop in Galway firearms offences
Galway Bay fm newsroom – There has been a considerable drop in Firearms offences across Galway. Overall in 2015, there were 54 cases recorded across the county – a drop of more than 15 percent compared...
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