NUI Galway to lead research for new national Rural Network
Galway Bay fm newsroom – NUI Galway’s school of geography and archaeology has been selected as the lead researcher of a new national Rural Network. The NRN has been announced by the Department of...
View ArticleCAO applicants moving towards technology courses
The President of NUI Galway says many aspiring college students are moving towards technology courses as opposed to general science, engineering or maths. Over 76 thousand students have applied for...
View ArticleAnother nominee put forward for co-option to Galway County Council
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A Portumna businessman has been nominated for co-option to the county council following the election of a Loughrea area councillor to the Dáil. Fianna Fáil councillor Anne...
View ArticleUnemployment drops slightly in Galway
Unemployment in Galway was down last month despite slight increases in previous months. According to the Central Statistics Office there are 15,956 people out of work in the city and county, a drop of...
View ArticleConnemara ponies shipped to South Korea for country’s first ever breeding...
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Thirty Connemara ponies have left Ireland on the first leg of their journey to South Korea. The ponies have been purchased by a private concern who are embarking on the first...
View ArticleConnemara ponies shipped to South Korea for country’s first ever breeding...
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Thirty Connemara ponies have left Ireland on the first leg of their journey to South Korea. The ponies have been purchased by a private concern who are embarking on the first...
View ArticleGalway house prices almost back to boom levels
Galway Bay fm newsroom – House prices in Galway are almost back to boom levels. That’s according to a new study by the ESRI, which shows that house prices in Galway and other larger centres including...
View ArticleGalway anti-racism network to hold city event
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The Galway Anti-Racism Network will hold a street event in the city in the coming weeks to mark European Action Week Against Racism. The event will promote the ‘Love Not Hate’...
View ArticleHigh Court to rubberstamp Savita settlement
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The High Court is expected to rubberstamp a settlement in the next few minutes between Savita Halappanavar’s widower Praveen and the HSE. A ‘significant’ settlement has...
View ArticleHigh Court approves settlement in Savita Halappanavar medical negligence case
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The High Court has heard this afternoon that Praveen Halappanavar’s medical negligence case against the HSE over the death of his wife Savita at UHG has been settled. Mr....
View ArticleMarie Mullen to lead city St.Patrick’s Day parade
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Actress and founding member of the acclaimed Druid Theatre Company, Marie Mullen, has been named as the guest of honour for the city St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Ms Mullen, who...
View ArticleGalway TD calls for deadline on Dáil reform
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A Galway TD is calling for the introduction of a deadline on Dáil reform. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice says that the controversial issue, which continues to dominate political...
View ArticleGardai seize €35,000 worth of drugs in city
Gardai have seized €35,000 worth of drugs on the east side of the city. The discovery was made during a joint operation between the Gardai and Customs officials late this afternoon. The haul included...
View ArticleCouncil issues apology letters following data breach
The City Council has been forced to issue over one thousand apology letters following a significant financial data breach involving rate payers in the city. The local authority says the blunder was due...
View ArticleSearch of shoreline in the city yields no results
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Gardaí and emergency services carried out a search of the shoreline near Mutton Island in the city last night. (March 10) It followed reports that a person had been calling for...
View ArticlePrecautionary searches resume at Mutton Island and Galway Docks
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Gardaí and the emergency services are resuming search operations in the city this morning following two incidents last evening. A search got underway at Galway Docks at around...
View ArticleRoad safety issues dominate meeting of Athenry Oranmore councillors
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Road safety issues have dominated a meeting of Athenry/Oranmore councillors. District councillors say heavy goods vehicles, especially those carrying timber, are posing a...
View ArticleCancer is leading cause of death and illness in Galway
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Cancer is the leading cause of death and illness in Galway. That’s according to new research by Irish Life. The company’s annual claims report shows that almost 7 million euro...
View ArticleHalf of Galway people bought a car last year
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Almost half of people across Galway bought a car last year. That’s according to the latest research by Carzone.ie. The study shows 49 per cent of Galway people bought a new or...
View ArticleGalway farmers to be represented at Brussels meeting
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Galway farmers will be represented at a Farm Council meeting in Brussels next week. Eyrecourt farmer and IFA Connacht Regional Chairperson Tom Turley is among a delegation of...
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