Major surge in Ballinasloe drug offences
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Ballinasloe experienced a major increase in drugs offences last year. Figures show that the number of cases more than doubled during 2015 – by far the biggest increase across...
View ArticleJudge praises pub security as pair nabbed stealing
Two pickpockets were in the country two days when they came to Galway to steal from customers in a city centre pub. Judge Mary Fahy said she had noticed a trend that a lot of thefts of people’s phones...
View ArticlePlanners’ concerns over size of proposed beer garden
City Council planners have expressed concerns over a proposal to create a beer garden behind a pub on Dominick Street, claiming it will be twice the size of the existing bar. The Chief Fire Officer has...
View ArticleStudents blamed for rise in public order offences
A rise in public order offences and serious assaults in the city has been attributed by a top Garda to the city’s unofficial Rag Week. Overall crime in the city is down by over a third for the first...
View ArticleParkmore congestion set to continue as decision on new link road appealed
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The traffic congestion which has been causing long delays for motorists exiting Parkmore Business Park looks set to continue over the summer period at least. Planning...
View ArticleSix Tuam housing estates to be taken in charge shortly
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Six housing estates in Tuam and the surrounding area will be taken in charge by the County Council in the coming weeks. Twenty housing developments in the Tuam district have...
View ArticleGalway Simon calls for immediate action on rising rents across Galway
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The Galway Simon Community is calling on the new government to take immediate action on rising rents. Rents in Galway city have risen by almost 13 per cent in the past year,...
View ArticleVisiting restrictions eased at UHG as vomiting bug contained
Visiting restrictions will be eased at University Hospital Galway from this afternoon. Restrictions at the Hospital will now only apply to St Enda’s Ward and St Teresa’s Ward. The hospital is asking...
View ArticleEconomic review of rail line from Athenry to Claremorris
An independent economic study is to be carried out on the Western Rail Corridor between Athenry and Claremorris. The commitment was made as part of the negotiations to form a new government....
View ArticleMan charged with €1m robbery claimed he was kidnapped
A man accused of being involved in the armed robbery of €1.1 million worth of rings and watches from a Galway City jewellers claimed he had been kidnapped and refused to accept he had been arrested....
View ArticleCall for Garda intervention in Parkmore traffic situation
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The CEO of Galway City Council is being urged to urgently contact the Gardaí in a bid to establish an immediate traffic management plan for Parkmore at peak hours. City...
View ArticleForóige volunteer named overall winner at city mayor’s awards
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Foróige club volunteer Cathy Killeen has been named the overall winner at the Galway City Mayor’s Awards. The winners of the Annual Mayor’s Awards were announced at a ceremony...
View ArticleCity mayor to be first to sign national pledge for people with spinal cord...
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Mayor of Galway Frank Fahy will today become the first person in Ireland to sign Spinal Injuries Ireland’s pledge to support people with a spinal cord injury. (11.30am) Spinal...
View ArticleGalway East TD says Portiuncula emergency department is not at risk
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A Galway East TD says there’s no risk to the future of the emergency department at Portiuncula Hospital in Ballinasloe. Fine Gael TD Ciaran Cannon says ‘scaremongering’ over...
View ArticleGalway soap star’s cat stars in his own drama!
By Margaret Langevin A clever Galway cat who went missing for a month had managed to hitchhike his way across the county – and ended up living the life 40 kilometres from home. It could be the stuff of...
View ArticleGalway towns waiting over double approved ambulance times
Ambulance waiting times across the county are hitting an average of 20 minutes – over double what they should be. That’s according to the latest figures from a HSE commissioned report. Oughterard,...
View ArticleAppointments ease threat to Portiuncula
A serious threat hanging over the emergency department at Portiuncula Hospital has been eased with the appointment or approval of ten key senior staff. However, its future as a round-the-clock accident...
View ArticleHalf of those on Galway housing list have already rejected a home
Almost half of the 3,500 applicants on the county’s housing list have already turned down the Council’s offer of a new home. Some have refused more than one offer – and that led to a proposal at this...
View ArticleTD secures major Galway commitments in programme for government
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Increased funding for Galway Port, the safeguarding of facilities at Portiuncula Hospital and a commitment to greater flood relief measures across south Galway. These are just...
View ArticleUnemployment in Galway down by almost 12 per cent
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Unemployment in Galway was down again last month. (Apr) 463 came off the Live Register in the city and county last month, leaving 15 thousand 246 still out of work. The biggest...
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