Galway’s rural population warned to expect low flying aircraft
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Galway’s rural population is being advised to expect extremely low flying aircraft across the county over the coming months. The aircraft will be collecting geo-chemical and...
View ArticleGalway’s Capital of Culture bid enters final stages
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A successful bid for European Capital of Culture status would create thousands of jobs across Galway – and would mean an extra one million visitors to the county. That’s...
View ArticlePublic flag raising at County Hall in the next hour
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The tri-colour will be raised at County Hall in the next hour (1pm) kicking off a week-long programme of events to mark Galway’s military involvement in the 1916 Rising....
View ArticleConcern over recently approved Dunkellin flood relief scheme
Galway Bay fm newsroom – County Councillors have raised concerns over the recently-approved Dunkellin flood relief scheme. The matter has been raised at this morning’s meeting of the local authority....
View ArticleU.S delegation attends County Council commemorative meeting
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Visitors from the U.S state of Wisconsin are attending a special meeting at County Hall this afternoon to mark the 100th anniversary of Galway’s 1916 military action. The...
View ArticleTrial date for man accused of Glenamaddy murder
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A trial date for March next year has been set for a 31-year-old Latvian man accused of murdering a man in Glenamaddy in 2011. Andrejs Krauze, a Latvian national with an address...
View ArticleCounty Council fails to agree on free parking proposals
Galway Bay fm newsroom – County Councillors have failed to agree on proposals for free parking in towns across the county following a marathon debate at County Hall. A number of proposals were made in...
View ArticleGalway shows potential of public-private hospital initiative
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Galway is being cited as a perfect example of how greater partnership between public and private hospitals could dramatically reduce waiting lists. The Private Hospitals...
View ArticleUnveiling ceremony at site of 1916 battle at Carnmore Cross
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A commemorative stone is being unveiled at Carnmore Cross this morning as part of the county-wide ‘Remembering the Rising’ programme. The stone is located at the site of the...
View ArticleTrevor O Clochartaigh set to retain Seanad seat
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Sinn Féin’s Trevor O’ Clochartaigh looks sets to retain his seat in the Seanad. The first count for the 11-seat Agricultural Panel has just been completed with a quota of 93...
View ArticleSinn Fein’s O Clochartaigh delighted to be re-elected to Seanad
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Trevor O’ Clochartaigh of Sinn Féin has retained a seat in the Seanad. Senator O’ Clochartaigh from Carraroe was the second person elected to the 11- seat Agricultural Panel...
View ArticleElective surgeries cancelled at UHG today amid serious overcrowding
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Most of the elective surgeries due to be carried out at UHG today have been cancelled as a result of serious overcrowding at the hospital. The Full Capacity Protocol has been...
View ArticleGalway garda chief says city waterways need to be reviewed
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The head of An Garda Síochána in Galway says the safety of open waterways in the city needs to be reviewed. The issue was raised at a meeting of the City Joint Policing...
View ArticleIllegal Traveller encampments in the city costing taxpayer six-figure sum
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The ongoing issue of illegal Traveller encampments in the city is an expensive ‘cat and mouse game’ that’s costing the tax-payer a six figure sum. That’s according to...
View ArticleGarda chief says there are 500 heroin users in Galway
Galway Bay fm newsroom – There are approximately 500 heroin users in Galway city and county according to the Chief Superintendent of Galway garda division. At a meeting of the City Joint Policing...
View ArticleJudge removes himself from defamation action involving Galway businessman
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A High Court Judge has removed himself from a defamation action involving Galway businessman Declan Ganley Mr Justice Colm Mac Eochaidh once wrote a magazine article concerning...
View ArticleFire crew rescues cat from city rooftop
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A Galway fire crew has come to the rescue of a cat who got stranded on a city rooftop this afternoon. The cat, known as ‘Blaze,’ found herself stuck on the roof of a house in...
View ArticleGalway gardai consider reintroduction of paper tickets for illegal parking
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Gardaí in Galway are considering returning to a system of issuing paper tickets for illegal parking. At a meeting of the City Joint Policing Committee this week the issue was...
View ArticleFormer Aer Arann boss and President’s daughter in race for Seanad seat
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Former Aer Arann chairman Pádraig Ó Céidigh and daughter of the President, Alice Mary Higgins are Galway locked in a tight race for a seat in the Seanad. Counting is underway...
View ArticleGalway Pro Life campaign to host Gort public meeting
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Galway Pro-Life campaigners will host a public meeting in Gort this evening The Galway for Life event will focus on the 8th amendment Organisers say the aim of the talk is to...
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