Public viewing event to take place at Mountbellew Primary Care Centre
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The HSE is hosting a public viewing day at the new Mountbellew Primary Care centre this morning (10/10). The centre on the Tuam Road will officially open for services on...
View ArticleVigils to be held in city and Ballinasloe to mark anniversary of Carrickmines...
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Vigils will be held in the city and Ballinasloe this afternoon to mark the first anniversary of the Carrickmines tragedy. 10 members of the Travelling community died in a fire...
View ArticleCall for action on Traveller accommodation as city and county mark...
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Calls are being made for more to be done to provide adequate accommodation for Travellers. It comes as candlelight vigils were held in the city and Ballinasloe this lunchtime...
View ArticleShia Muslims from across Ireland hold city procession
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Shia Muslims from across Ireland are gathered at Eyre Square this lunchtime to mark the tenth day of Muharram. On this day in the year 680, their leader Imam Hussain sacrificed...
View ArticleGalway Roscommon area to get new model of national school
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A new school model for primary education is set to be introduced in the Galway- Roscommon Education and Training Board region by 2018. The new school would offer a...
View ArticleNew Sinn Fein councillor co-opted to city council
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Sinn Fein’s Mark Lohan has officially been co-opted onto Galway City Council. Councillor Lohan, an employee of trade union SIPTU, was chosen to fill the City Central role after...
View ArticleData Protection Commissioner welcomes conviction of Glenamaddy company
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The Data Protection Commissioner is welcoming the outcome of prosecution proceedings against a Glenamaddy-based private investigation firm. Glen Collection Investments Ltd...
View ArticleGalway study shows impact of anger on heart health
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A new study by NUI Galway has shown that being angry and upset can more than double your chances of having a heart attack. The report shows a similar risk for someone doing...
View ArticleCall for rethink on expansion of phase two of Western Rail Corridor
Galway Bay fm newsroom – There are calls for a rethink of any plan to expand the Western Rail Corridor. It comes as a report examining the use of the Athenry to Ennis rail link has found that over 102...
View ArticleCity councillors row over co-option to committee
Galway Bay fm newsroom – There have been dramatic scenes at City Hall as further rows erupted over the appointment of co-opted councillors to committee positions occupied by predecessors. It follows...
View ArticleConservation group proposes alternate site for planned Hospice at Merlin Park
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A group of conservation volunteers is proposing an alternate location for a new Galway Hospice facility planned for Merlin Park. Conservation Volunteers Galway have been in...
View ArticleFormer Craughwell property developer could face jail over 1.18 million euro...
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A former Craughwell property developer could be jailed for contempt if he fails to transfer certain shares to a man seeking to recover a 1.18 million euro judgment against him....
View ArticleGalway HSE nursing homes paid 54 percent more than private counterparts
Galway Bay fm newsroom – HSE nursing homes across Galway are being paid 54% more than their private and voluntary counterparts. New figures published by the HSE reveal that the six HSE nursing homes...
View ArticleBudget takes pressure off Galway’s island schools
Galway Bay fm newsroom – All one-teacher schools on Galway’s islands are to receive an additional teacher. Gaeltacht Minister and Galway West/South Mayo TD Sean Kyne says one-teacher schools on the...
View ArticleCity to host major education conference
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The National Association of Principals and Deputy Principals will host its annual conference in the city this week (13/10). The NAPD was formed in 1998 and aims to provide a...
View ArticleJustice Minister urged to resolve case of deportation of Ballinasloe worker
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A Galway senator is calling on the Justice Minister to reunite a Galway couple after the alleged wrongful deportation of a man married to a Ballinasloe woman. Senator Trevor O’...
View ArticleSurge in new home searches in Galway after Budget
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The Government’s new ‘help-to-buy’ scheme seems to be getting first time buyers’ attention, particularly in Galway There’s been a 130 per cent increase in new home searches on...
View ArticleRoscommon Galway Minister refutes claims of broadband delay
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The Communications Minister and Roscommon Galway Denis Naughten has denied that the National Broadband Plan has been delayed again. Minister Naughten says the Government will...
View ArticleMajor international youth mentoring conference underway in city
Galway Bay fm newsroom – An international conference on youth mentoring is underway in the city today.(13/10) The conference, on quality outcomes in youth mentoring, is organised by the ISPCC in...
View ArticleMinister to try and speed up tender process to benefit county communities
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Communities are losing out because a delay in appointing a company to deliver the LEADER programme in the east and north of the county. That’s according to OPW Minister and...
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