United blow two-goal lead against basement visitors
Galway United 2 Longford Town 2 Mike Rafferty at Eamonn Deacy Park JUST two minutes into Friday night’s Airtricity League contest at Eamonn Deacy Park, Vinny Faherty lit an early fuse as the home side...
View ArticleBlues with a twist from award-winning Bex Marshall
UK British Blues Award-winner Bex Marshall and her band will be Monroe’s Live on Thursday, May 19. Bex plays explosive slide rock and ragtime guitar, incorporating roots music and bluegrass in her...
View ArticleGalway’s 2020 bid enters the final furlong
It will be a case of all hands on deck in Galway over the coming weeks – as the bid to make the city European Capital of Culture 2020 enters the final furlong. With just six weeks to go before the...
View ArticleNew beach toilet doors can’t withstand salt water
The cubicle doors of the newly-built toilet blocks on Salthill Promenade and at Blackrock are being replaced – because they were not built to withstand salt air and water! Despite the new blocks only...
View ArticleCouncil threatens to pull the plug on arthouse cinema
The city’s jinxed €8m arthouse cinema project was plunged into a fresh crisis this week as Galway City Council threatened to withdraw funding for its completion amidst new controversy. The Picture...
View ArticleNUIG progresses plan for new student accommodation
Galway Bay fm newsroom – NUI Galway is looking for a contractor to build new student accommodation on campus. The college has advertised the tender for the contract for the development which will...
View ArticleGalway Roscommon TD denies holding government formation talks to ransom
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Independent Galway-Roscommon TD Micheal Fitzmaurice has denied he is holding the talks on the formation of a new government to ransom over the issue of turf cutting rights....
View ArticleConcerns over illegal dumping at lake near Moycullen
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Concerns have been raised over illegal dumping at a lake near Moycullen. Connemara area councillor Noel Thomas says the area around Ballyquirke Lake has become seriously...
View ArticleGo-ahead for upgraded walking trails in Portumna
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Waterways Ireland has been given the go-ahead to upgrade walking amenities at Lough Derg in Portumna. The organisation has been granted planning permission to improve the...
View ArticleGalway-Roscommon TD Michael Fitzmaurice to abstain on vote for Taoiseach
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Reports are coming in that 5 of the 6 Indepedent Alliance TDs will vote for Enda Kenny as Taoiseach, with Galway Roscommon Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice abstaining. Earlier he had...
View ArticleEnda Kenny voted in as Taoiseach
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Enda Kenny has succeeded in being re-elected as Taoiseach. The vote this afternoon was 59 to 49 in favour of the Fine Gael party leader. It’s understood Galway -Roscommon T.D...
View ArticleEnda Kenny on way to Áras an Uachtaráin after being re-elected Taoiseach
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Enda Kenny has been re-elected Taoiseach. It follows a vote in the Dáil this afternoon – which saw the Fine Gael leader secure the support of 59 deputies. He is the first Fine...
View ArticleMichael Fitzmaurice abstains in Taoiseach vote in hope that turf-cutting...
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Roscommon Galway TD Michael Fitzmaurice says he abstained in the vote for Taoiseach in the hope that turf-cutting issues can be resolved. Earlier he had been in negotiations...
View ArticleSalthill to host public meeting on suicide prevention
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A public meeting on suicide prevention will take place in the city this evening. (6/5) The event is organised by a new group – Suicide Prevention Galway – and aims to gather...
View ArticleRoscommon Galway TD Denis Naughten expected to be appointed Minister for...
Galway Bay fm newsroom – It’s reported that Roscommon Galway TD Denis Naughten may be appointed Minister for Enterprise and Employment when Enda Kenny announces his new Cabinet in the next hour. The...
View ArticleIrish Water to spend €27 million on Galway repairs
Irish Water is ‘splashing the cash’ to repair Galway’s dodgy drinking water systems. The utility has committed €27 million to tackle the eleven problem water supplies in the county that are considered...
View ArticleNaughten takes ministerial position in new Cabinet
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Roscommon Galway TD Denis Naughten is the new Minister for Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources. He’s the only Galway representative to be given a senior...
View ArticleMinister Denis Naughten says rural Ireland is his top priority
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The newly appointed Minister for Communications, Roscommon Galway TD Denis Naughten, says rural Ireland is his top priority. Deputy Naughten’s portfolio also gives him...
View ArticleBallymoe to host free Eamonn Ceannt conference
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A conference on the life of Eamonn Ceannt will take place in Ballymoe tomorrow. (Sunday 8/5) The free event will focus on Ceannt’s role in the Easter Rising and his musical...
View ArticleNew minister says he’ll work to deliver quality broadband
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The newly appointed Minister for Communications, Roscommon Galway TD Denis Naughten, says he’ll work closely with the Minister for Rural Affairs to ensure people across rural...
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