Ballinasloe councillors adopt district budget for 2017
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Ballinasloe area councillors have voted to adopt the district’s draft budget for 2017 Councillors have been presented this afternoon with suggested allocations for the area’s...
View ArticlePlan for new access point to Tuam livestock mart
Galway Bay fm newsroom – There are plans to provide a new vehicular and pedestrian entrance to serve the existing livestock mar complex, from the public road at Church Road in Tuam. This would involve...
View ArticleEmergency services at the scene of collision at Terryland
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Gardaí and emergency services are attending the scene of a collision in the city. It’s understood a pedestrian and a vehicle were in collision at Terryland in the past half...
View ArticleGalway TD calls for more domestic violence refuge places
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A Galway East T.D is calling for more domestic violence refuge support for the west of Ireland. Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Children and Youth Affairs, Deputy Anne Rabbitte...
View ArticleGardai investigate attempted break-in at occupied city home
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Gardaí are investigating an attempted break-in at a house in Ballybane in the early hours of yesterday. (31/10) Two males tried to gain entry to a house at Clareview Park...
View ArticlePresident Michael D Higgins officiates at launch of historical town atlas at...
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The President of Ireland says the launch of an Irish Historic Towns Atlas today will provide the people of Galway with a unique opportunity to expand their knowledge of the...
View ArticleMeetings ongoing on future opening of long awaited Ballinfoile Castlegar Centre
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Meetings are continuing in an effort to open Ballinfoile Castlegar Neighbourhood Centre before the end of the year. It was officially opened in May of this year after a...
View ArticleGalway schools secure 29 additional resource teachers
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Galway schools have secured 29 additional resource teaching posts since September. There are now almost 515 resource teachers in Galway, providing over 12 thousand 300 teaching...
View ArticleDesign team appointed for new school building in Tuam
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The contract for the design of Phase 1 of a new school building for Archbishop McHale College in Tuam has been awarded. The Galway-Roscommon Education and Training Board has...
View ArticleAthenry to host solidarity march to show support for Apple data centre plan
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A solidarity march will be held in Athenry on Sunday (Nov 6) to show support for Apple’s planned development of a major data centre in the town. It comes as the tech-giant has...
View ArticleGalway rural recreation projects to benefit from €100,000 funding
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Rural recreation projects across Galway are to benefit from funding of over 100 thousand euro. The biggest allocation of 60 thousand euro will go towards works on the Hymany...
View ArticleOfficial sod turning for Oughterard wastewater treatment plant
Galway Bay fm newsroom – An official sod-turning next week will mark the beginning of long awaited works at Oughterard water treatment plant. The project led by Irish Water will involve an investment...
View ArticleMan hospitalised after city centre assault
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Gardaí are investigating an assault on a young man in the city centre last night. (2/11) The incident happened at the junction of Upper Abbeygate Street and Mary Street at...
View ArticleKylemore Abbey company ordered to pay out for unfair dismissal
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The operator of Kylemore Abbey and Gardens has been ordered to pay 76 thousand euro in an unfair dismissal case. Kylemore Abbey and Gardens Limited is controlled by Kylemore...
View ArticleAnti Austerity TD to address city rally
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Anti Austerity Alliance TD Paul Murphy will address a rally in the city next week (Nov 8). Deputy Murphy will discuss his views on the issue of democratic rights and the right...
View ArticlePopular documentary series to explore construction of city canals and NUI Galway
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A popular documentary series is to explore the 19th century decisions to construct a canal system and locate a major university in Galway City. Works on the Eglinton Canal...
View ArticleApproval for plan to ease student accommodation crisis in city
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The lack of student accommodation in the city looks set for imprvovement. An Bord Pleanála has given final planning approval for new apartment block for students and...
View ArticleGalway TD calls for more supports for rural areas
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A Galway West / South Mayo Fianna Fáil T.D is calling for more support for rural areas. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív is the party’s spokesperson on Regional, Rural, Gaeltacht &...
View ArticleReview reveals concern about future of GMIT amid financial deficit
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The ‘stark reality’ of the finances of Ireland’s Technology Institutes, including Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, has been revealed. A new report from the Higher Education...
View ArticleMinister accused of failing to commit to Gort lowlands flood relief plan
Galway Bay fm newsroom – OPW Minister and Galway East TD Sean Canney is being accused of failing to commit to a flood relief plan for the Gort lowlands. Galway East TD Anne Rabbitte says the county...
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