Over 800 new cars sold across Galway this month
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Over eight hundred new 162 cars have been bought across Galway this month. The figure represents an increase of 10% on the same period last year. The Society for the Irish...
View ArticleMajor upgrade of Leenane water supply completed ahead of schedule
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Major upgrade works at the water treatment plant in Leenane have been completed – one month ahead of schedule. A boil water notice was imposed on the area last summer (07/15)...
View ArticleSyrian refugees to arrive in Galway in October
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Twenty Syrian refugee families will arrive in Galway in October as part of the national resettlement programme. The families will be resettled using existing local authority...
View ArticleCrowds and betting down slightly at Galway Plate Day
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Attendance and betting at Day 3 of the Galway Racing Festival was slightly down on last year. A crowd of 18,048 gathered at Ballybrit for Galway Plate Day – 884 less than the...
View Article11 percent drop in Galway house sales
Galway Bay fm newsroom – There’s been an 11 percent drop in house sales across Galway. That’s according to the latest analysis of the Property Price Register by MyHome.ie. Nationally, there were 20,447...
View ArticleGalway study shows seaweed can support bee populations
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Seaweed helps bees ward off potentially devastating bugs, according to research by Galway-based company HiveAlive. HiveAlive helps bees fight disease by supporting their gut...
View ArticleApproval given for new school building for Monivea
Galway Bay fm newsroom – There is good news for a school in the county now that planning permission for a new building has been granted. The Board of Management of Monivea National School has been...
View ArticleMan who died in Killimor crash named locally
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The man who died following a serious road crash in Killimor yesterday has been named locally as Tony Rice. Mr. Rice was well known in music circles as the drummer for one of...
View ArticleNew speed limits for 15 estates in Ballinasloe area
Galway Bay fm newsroom – New speed limits are to be introduced in 15 housing estates in the Ballinasloe Municipal District. A 30-kilometre an hour limit is to be introduced on a phased basis at estates...
View ArticleBishop-elect Fintan Monahan looks forward to joining Killaloe diocese
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Father Fintan Monahan of the Tuam Archdiocese has been appointed Bishop of Killaloe – and says he’s looking forward to joining his new diocese. The announcement was today by...
View ArticleSupermacs to sponsor Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Supermac’s Ireland has today announced its sponsorship of Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann Inis 2016. The deal will see Galway businessman Pat McDonagh’s company become a gold...
View ArticleDiocesan Administrator to be appointed as Bishop of Galway retires
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A special meeting of diocesan leaders will be held over the weekend to appoint a Diocesan Administrator following the retirement of the Bishop of Galway Martin Drennan The...
View ArticleGaza children to visit Kinvara for football holiday
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Children from the Gaza strip are set to arrive in Kinvara next week as part of a ten day football holiday to Ireland. The footballers, aged between 10 and 14 years of age, will...
View ArticleGalway Gardai issue stark road safety warning for bank holiday weekend
Galway Bay fm newsroom – ‘A vehicle is a lethal weapon – and alcohol affects your ability to control it.’ That’s according to Regional Traffic Superintendent Noel Kelly. He says attitudes towards...
View ArticleIreland’s youngest bishop Fintan Monahan to be installed in September
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Former Tuam schoolteacher Fr Fintan Monahan will be installed as Bishop of Killaloe in September – making him Ireland’s youngest bishop. 49-year-old Fintan Monahan was...
View ArticleNew action group established to push for N59 road upgrade
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A new group has been set up in Connemara with the objective of pushing for a major upgrade of the N59 from Oughterard to Clifden – and further onto Leenane. The N59 Action...
View ArticleArchbishop of Tuam leads the estimated 25,000 people climbing Croagh Patrick...
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Up to 25,000 people from across Ireland are taking part in the annual climb of Croagh Patrick today, which is being led by the Archbishop of Tuam Micheal Neary. This year’s...
View ArticleAustralian tech firm to announce 100 new jobs for Galway
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A top Australian tech firm is to announce 100 new jobs for Galway this afternoon. SiteMinder, the hotel industry’s leading cloud platform, will formally announce the opening...
View ArticleGalway councils pay water charges for over 120 vacant homes
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Galway County Council paid water charges on 87 unoccupied homes last year, while Galway City Council made 41 payments. New figures show that most local authorities did not pay...
View ArticleGalway TD slams minister over energy test site submissions deadline
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A Galway West TD says the government’s failure to respond to urgent calls for an extension of the submissions deadline for the Galway Bay energy test site is ‘an insult.’...
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