Ill fisherman airlifted from west coast to UHG
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A Spanish fisherman has been airlifted to University Hospital Galway after taking ill on board a boat in the Atlantic this afternoon. The trawler was about 150kms west of the...
View ArticleConstructive meeting over concerns at UHG psychiatric unit
Galway Bay Fm newsroom- A meeting between management and nurses at UHG over ongoing issues at the hospital’s psychiatric unit is being described as ‘constructive’. The meeting was held to discuss the...
View ArticleControversial Mervue plaque set to stay in place
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A controversial 1916 monument which was erected at Mervue in the city in March looks set to stay. The Mervue 1916-2016 stone at Connolly Avenue was previously described as...
View ArticleOver 300 patients a month walk out of UHG before discharge
Galway Bay fm newsroom – An average of over 300 patients walk out of the emergency department at UHG before they’re discharged every month. HSE figures for 2015 obtained by the Irish Independent show...
View ArticleBook of condolence opens at City Hall for former GAA President
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A book of condolence is opening at City Hall around now for Former GAA president Joe McDonagh. Thousands of people are expected to attend Joe McDonagh’s funeral in Galway Barna...
View ArticleLack of rental properties making students avoid Galway colleges
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The Union of Students in Ireland says school leavers are changing their choice of university course, over fears that they wont be able to find accommodation in Galway. NUI...
View ArticleCouncillors pay tribute to Joe McDonagh describing him as one of Galway’s...
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A minute’s silence has been observed by Galway County Council at its meeting in Abbeyknockmoy today for former GAA president Joe McDonagh. Councillors from across the political...
View ArticleGalway Simon warns housing crisis ‘trapping’ people in homeless services
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Galway Simon Community is warning that the spiralling housing crisis is leading to people becoming ‘trapped’ in homeless services. The city-based charity says that over 30 of...
View ArticleCity oral hearing tomorrow on Apple Data Centre in Athenry
Galway Bay fm newsroom – On oral hearing on the planned 850 million euro Apple Data Centre in Athenry will begin tomorrow. The county council granted planning permission for the centre at Palmerstown,...
View ArticleGalway International Arts Festival to launch 2016 programme
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The programme for this year’s Galway International Arts Festival will be launched in Dublin this evening. The annual Festival has been connecting audiences and artists for over...
View ArticleHSE commits to filling all vacant nursing posts in UHG emergency department
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The HSE has today confirmed that all vacant nursing posts in the country’s Emergency Departments, including at UHG, will be filled. The Irish Nurses and Midwives organisation...
View ArticleJudge says scam by 3 city residents was ‘particularly mean’
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A judge has described a charity scam by three city residents as ‘particularly mean’. 30 year old Shane Sweeney and 40 year old Ann Marie Barrett from Castlepark, Ballybane and...
View ArticleGalway Roscommon Minister makes commitment on rural broadband
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The Communications Minister, Galway Roscommon TD Denis Naughten, has promised to boost internet services to rural Ireland in the short term – by improving the 4g mobile signal....
View Article100 people attend Apple oral hearing in the city
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Up to 100 people have gathered at the Connacht Hotel in the city for an oral hearing on Apple’s plans for a 850 million euro data centre in Athenry. The county council granted...
View ArticleApple addresses oral hearing on Athenry data centre
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Apple has told an oral hearing that the selected site for its 850 million euro data centre in Athenry has huge infrastructural advantages, and will allow for future development...
View ArticleChild sex abuse trial opens in Galway
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A 35-year-old man has gone on trial charged with the sexual assault of a child over twenty years ago, when he was a teenager. The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons,...
View Article1400-strong Athenry campaign group voices support for Apple data centre
Galway Bay fm newsroom – An Athenry campaign group which claims to have over 1400 members has voiced its support for the planned Apple data centre outside the town. The group is among at least 12...
View ArticleClaregalway to host first full meeting of Galway Public Participation Network
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The first full meeting of the Galway Public Participation Network will take place in Claregalway tomorrow. The PPN aims to bring together over 600 groups from across the county...
View ArticleEmergency services at scene of 5 car pile-up near Ballindooley Cross
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Gardaí and the emergency services are attending the scene of a five-car pile up on the N84 near Ballindooley Cross. The incident happened shortly before 8.45am. It’s not yet...
View ArticleConcern about lack of Capital of Culture promotion in rural Galway
Galway Bay fm newsroom – There are concerns in various parts of the county that promotion of Galway’s bid for European Capital of Culture in 2020 is not widely known. The Galway 2020 team gave a...
View Article