Salthill to host public meeting on suicide prevention
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A public meeting on suicide prevention will take place in the city this evening. (6/5) The event is organised by a new group – Suicide Prevention Galway – and aims to gather...
View ArticleRoscommon Galway TD Denis Naughten expected to be appointed Minister for...
Galway Bay fm newsroom – It’s reported that Roscommon Galway TD Denis Naughten may be appointed Minister for Enterprise and Employment when Enda Kenny announces his new Cabinet in the next hour. The...
View ArticleMinister Denis Naughten says rural Ireland is his top priority
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The newly appointed Minister for Communications, Roscommon Galway TD Denis Naughten, says rural Ireland is his top priority. Deputy Naughten’s portfolio also gives him...
View ArticleBallymoe to host free Eamonn Ceannt conference
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A conference on the life of Eamonn Ceannt will take place in Ballymoe tomorrow. (Sunday 8/5) The free event will focus on Ceannt’s role in the Easter Rising and his musical...
View ArticleNew minister says he’ll work to deliver quality broadband
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The newly appointed Minister for Communications, Roscommon Galway TD Denis Naughten, says he’ll work closely with the Minister for Rural Affairs to ensure people across rural...
View ArticleNational GP conference gets underway in the city
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The Irish College of General Practitioners is holding its annual conference in the city this weekend. The event is focusing primarily on mental health issues. A new research...
View ArticleStudent is Galway Representative in Rose of Tralee
Galway Bay Fm newsroom-The new Galway Rose is 22 year old Rosie Burke from Ballinderreen who was crowned last night in front of a packed Clayton Hotel. The final year UCD Veterinary student was...
View ArticlePublic awareness event on spinal cord injuries
Galway Bay Fm newsroom-88 people in Galway are living with a spinal cord injury. That’s according to Spinal Injuries Ireland, which is hosting an awareness event in Salthill next week. (Wed 11/5) The...
View ArticleSean Canney confirms he will be Minister of State
Galway Bay Fm newsroom-Galway East Independent TD Sean Canney has confirmed that he will be a new Minister of State in the current Government. Deputy Canney, and another Independent Alliance colleague,...
View ArticleColáiste Iognáid student to compete at National Concert Hall this weekend
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A transition year student at Coláiste Iognáid is set to take part in a major competition at the National Concert Hall this weekend. Eimear O’ Tuathail from Roscahill will...
View ArticlePortumna Workhouse to facilitate campervans while marina works underway
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Portumna Workhouse committee says it’s willing to allow campervans to use its carpark while works at the marina in the town are ongoing. The upgrades at the marina are not due...
View ArticlePedestrian hospitalised after being knocked down at Westside
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A female pedestrian has been taken to UHG following a road traffic incident at Westside this afternoon. The woman was knocked down shortly after 1pm as she attempted to cross...
View ArticleWater protesters gather in city to burn water bills
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Dozens of water protesters gathered in the city this afternoon to burn their water bills beneath a cloudless blue sky. The public event was organised by Right2Water Galway, to...
View ArticleUS firm to announce 100 extra jobs for Galway this week
Galway Bay Fm news-The announcement of 100 extra jobs for Galway by an international oneline homewares retailer is expected to be made this week. The jobs will be with Wayfair, a Nazdaq-listed online...
View ArticleWork on new road surface in Oranmore to begin tomorrow
Galway bay Fm newsroom-Work on a laying a new road surface in Oranmore will begin tomorrow. (Mon 16/5) A thin overlay will be put down on Main Street from the Dublin Road junction to Castle Street...
View ArticleTesco and unions to attend talks to avert strikes at stores in Galway and...
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A strike which had been due to go ahead at 70 Tesco supermarkets around the country this morning, including Galway, has been suspended. Fresh talks between the parties are due...
View ArticleEmergency services attend 3-car collision in Derrybrien overnight
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Emergency services attended the scene of a three-car collision in Derrybrien overnight. Gardaí and fire crews from Gort were called to the scene around midnight. It’s...
View ArticleRoad in Rahoon closed due to water leaks
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The Letteragh Road in Rahoon is closed this morning (16/5) due to water leaks. The city council is working on two leaks this morning following on from leak repair work in the...
View ArticleExtra contractors hired to repair flood-damaged roads across Galway
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The County Council is taking on a number of temporary contractors in a bid to carry out repair works on roads damaged during floods earlier this year. The local authority...
View ArticleBook of Condolence to open for Christy O’ Connor Snr at City Hall
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A Book of Condolence for golfing legend Christy O’ Connor Snr will be opened at City Hall this afternoon. The Knocknacarra native was made Freeman of Galway City in 1970 and...
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