Ten thousand Galway workers reliant on drinks and hospitality sector
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A new report has revealed that over 10 thousand employees across Galway are reliant on the drinks and hospitality sector. The study was commissioned by the Drinks Industry...
View ArticleConnemara area councillors to hold first district meeting on Inishbofin
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Connemara area councillors will gather on Inishbofin this afternoon where they will hold their first district meeting. The meeting will be held at the island’s community centre...
View ArticleCleggan airstrip site to be used as coast guard station
Galway Bay fm newsroom – There are plans for a coast guard station in Cleggan. Minister of State for Gaeltacht Affairs Sean Kyne says the station will be based at the airstrip. The airstrip site had...
View ArticleMajor paramedic training event gets underway in Ballinsloe
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A major paramedic training exercise is underway in Ballinasloe. The HSE-run exercise is part of a two-year training programme for paramedic students, and exposes them to a...
View Article190 children availed of Youth Work Galway counselling service last year
Galway Bay fm newsroom – 190 children and teenagers availed of counselling at Youth Work Ireland centres across Galway last year. The counselling service annual report has been launched in Tuam today....
View ArticleGrace Kenneally remembered as schoolmates get special treat
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Over 400 children at a city national school received a nice surprise today when Galway Bay fm’s Molly and Ollie paid a visit in the Oranmore Americano ice-cream van. Pupils at...
View ArticleDeadline looms for Aran Islands air service tenders
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Contractors have until tomorrow (Friday 3/6) to register their interest in providing an air service to the Aran Islands. A new tender for the service was advertised in April,...
View ArticleOpen day at Barna windfarm as part of Global Wind Day
Galway Bay fm newsroom – An open day will take place at a windfarm in Barna tomorrow to mark Global Wind Day. (Friday 3/6) The event will offer visitors an opportunity to experience wind energy...
View ArticleGaelscoil Dara Ice-cream Day video
MOLLY AND OLLIE ARRIVED IN AN ICE-CREAM VAN TO GIVE OUT FREE ICE-CREAM TO ALL THE CHILDREN OF GAELSCOIL DARA THIS MORNING, FOLLOWING A PUBLIC CAMPAIGN FOR THEM TO WIN A RADIO COMPETITION ON THE MOLLY...
View ArticleBoom in car sales shows Galway’s economy is on the up
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The Society for the Irish Motor Industry says the recent boom in car sales across the city and county shows Galway’s economy is on the up. 4003 new ‘161′ cars have been bought...
View ArticleLegal clarity for rights of access along Galway-Mayo gas pipeline
Galway Bay fm newsroom – New regulator powers should give legal certainty to rights of access along the Galway to Mayo gas pipeline. This would allow the placing of fibre-optic cable to bring broadband...
View ArticleConsultant to be appointed shortly for feasibility study at Leisureland site
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A consultant is expected to be appointed shortly to carry out a feasibility study at the Leisureland funfair site in Salthill. Five consultancy groups have expressed an...
View ArticleOpen day on work programme for flood risk areas on Shannon
Galway Bay fm newsroom – An open day about the Work Programme for flood risk areas along the Shannon, including Portumna is getting underway around now. (11am) The Shannon Flood Risk State Agency...
View ArticlePlans to expand special school in the city
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A city school is hoping to build an extension. The Board of Management of St. Joseph’s Special School in Newcastle has applied for planning permission for the extension to the...
View ArticleWaterways Ireland reopens Castle Harbour in Portumna to boats
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Portumna’s Castle Harbour is open to vessels for berthing this bank holiday weekend, following extensive renovation and upgrade. Waterways Ireland carried out the works, which...
View ArticleAran Islands air service in limbo again as Department fails to reach...
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The air service for the Aran Islands is in limbo again as the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht has failed to reach an agreement with the owners of Na Minna...
View ArticleMany Galway road fatalities linked to drink driving
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The West’s Garda Regional Traffic Superintendent has issued a stark warning against drink driving ahead of the bank holiday weekend. It comes as new figures reveal that 10% of...
View ArticleDeadline looms for Aran Islands air service tenders
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Contractors have until tomorrow (Friday 3/6) to register their interest in providing an air service to the Aran Islands. A new tender for the service was advertised in April,...
View ArticleDecrease in number of births at Galway’s maternity units
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The number of births at the maternity units at UHG and Portiuncula Hospital dropped slightly last year. New figures reveal that 1,880 babies were born at Portiuncula last year...
View ArticleLetterfrack to host unqiue architecture conference
Galway Bay Fm newsroom-A unique architecture conference will get underway in Letterfrack, Connemara, tomorrow. (Monday 6/6) The ‘alterRurality’ conference is bring hosted by GMIT. The event will see...
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