City accountancy firm rejects reports that case is resolved with former...
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A city-based accountancy firm says that a matter which resulted in a bench warrant being issued for the arrest of former politician, Ivor Callely, has not been resolved. The...
View ArticleNo breakthrough in talks to avert strike action at Galway’s Tesco stores
Galway Bay fm newsroom – There’s been no breakthrough in talks aimed at averting strike action at Tesco stores nationwide, including in Galway. 14 hours of talks have now concluded at the Workplace...
View ArticlePublic meeting to discuss ‘appalling’ condition of Seanafheisteen road
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A public meeting will take place in Oughterard this evening to discuss concerns over a stretch of road in Seanafheisteen. Residents of the Seanafheisteen and Fermoyle areas say...
View ArticleChild and Family agency plans counselling rooms in Salthill
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, is hoping to refurbish a property in Salthill The agency has applied for planning permission for the works to Aras Gael Residential Unit at...
View ArticleWell-known city hotel given final approval to expand
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Work on expanding a well-known city hotel is set to get underway at the end of the summer now that final planning permission has been granted. The city council originally...
View ArticleAnother outbreak of vomiting bug at UHG
There’s another suspected outbreak of the vomiting bug in St.Anthony’s Ward at University Hospital Galway. Hospital authorities are asking people to comply with visitor restrictions on the ward due to...
View ArticleWell known clergyman calls for campaign to bring Galway Airport back into...
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Well known community activist and Church of Ireland clergyman, Anthony Previté, is proposing that a campaign be started-up aimed at bringing Galway Airport back into service....
View ArticleNew Galway East Minister of State hopes to speed up OPW projects
Galway Bay fm newsroom – One of Galway’s newest Ministers of State is hoping to streamline the process of carrying out projects within the Office of Public Works. Galway East Independent Deputy Seán...
View ArticleApproval for new domestic violence refuge in city
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The city council has given the go ahead for a new domestic violence refuge in the city. Cope Galway has been granted planning permission to change the old Magdalene Convent at...
View ArticleEnergy upgrades underway at local authority homes across Galway
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Energy upgrades are being rolled out at over one thousand local authority homes across Galway. The works will see units fitted with a ‘climote’ remote control heating system in...
View ArticleLam names Connacht squad to face Glasgow Warriors
Following this morning’s Captain’s Run, Connacht Head Coach Pat Lam named his match day squad to take on Glasgow Warriors in the sold out Guinness PRO12 play-off semi-final tomorrow evening at the...
View ArticleCouncil has no plans to introduce bilingual city parking signs
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The City Council says it’s not possible to include the English version of placenames on electronic car park information signs. Earlier this month, Councillor Padraig Conneely...
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Galway Bay fm newsroom – There were 73 clinical cancer trials carried out at UHG last year – offering greater quality of life to patients and saving the hospital hundreds of thousands of euro. An...
View ArticleWestend traders say new ATM will help boost business
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The west end of Galway city is to get a long awaited ATM. Westend Traders were refused planning permission by the city council for the ATM at No.1 Lower Fairhill Road. The city...
View ArticleNew 50 bed unit planned for Portiuncula Hospital
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The HSE has revealed that it plans to build a 50 bed extension to Portiuncula Hospital in Ballinasloe. The development will consist of a new two-storey block that will also...
View ArticleCall for investment in Western Rail Corridor following passenger surge
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The Western Rail Corridor is experiencing a surge in passenger numbers and greater investment would see a huge increase in uptake of the service. That’s according to West on...
View ArticleSeal pup rescued at Salthill set to be released into the wild
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A seal pup rescued at Salthill in an extremely emaciated state last December is set to be released back into the wild tomorrow. The pup, who was just several weeks old when she...
View ArticlePensioner killed in N65 road crash
A man in his 80s was killed in a crash on the Loughrea to Portumna Road this afternoon. The single vehicle crash occurred at Ballydoogan at approximately 4.10pm, when the car collided with a tree. The...
View ArticleTackling the ‘epidemic’ of suicide
A growing group of concerned citizens aim to combine their talents and experience in a concerted effort to tackle what one of them called the growing epidemic of suicide in Galway. Nearly fifty of them...
View ArticleSuspended sentence for heroin dealing and ticket fraud
A Tuam man told a judge he knew he didn’t deserve to be given suspended sentences, which were imposed on him for dealing heroin in the city and for conning people on the internet into parting with over...
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