HSE commits to filling all vacant nursing posts in UHG emergency department
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The HSE has today confirmed that all vacant nursing posts in the country’s Emergency Departments, including at UHG, will be filled. The Irish Nurses and Midwives organisation...
View ArticleGalway Arts Festival line-up includes four world premieres
Four world premieres, including a major new play Arlington [a love story] by Enda Walsh; an array of Olivier and Tony Award-winning playwrights and directors including Ivo van Hove, Lee Hall, Jim...
View ArticleSex with schoolgirl man gets two years’ jail
A then 21-year-old man who had sex in a fast-food restaurant toilet with a vulnerable 16-year-old schoolgirl has been sentenced to two years in prison, with the final year suspended. Ethan Ward, who is...
View ArticleJudge says scam by 3 city residents was ‘particularly mean’
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A judge has described a charity scam by three city residents as ‘particularly mean’. 30 year old Shane Sweeney and 40 year old Ann Marie Barrett from Castlepark, Ballybane and...
View ArticleGalway Roscommon Minister makes commitment on rural broadband
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The Communications Minister, Galway Roscommon TD Denis Naughten, has promised to boost internet services to rural Ireland in the short term – by improving the 4g mobile signal....
View Article100 people attend Apple oral hearing in the city
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Up to 100 people have gathered at the Connacht Hotel in the city for an oral hearing on Apple’s plans for a 850 million euro data centre in Athenry. The county council granted...
View ArticleMan pleads not guilty to sex assault on child
A 35-year-old man has gone on trial charged with the sexual assault of a young child over twenty years ago, when he was a teenager. The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, pleaded not guilty...
View ArticleApple addresses oral hearing on Athenry data centre
Apple has told an oral hearing that the selected site for its €850 million data centre in Athenry has huge infrastructural advantages, and will allow for future development and investment. Up to 100...
View ArticleApple moves to allay locals’ flooding fears at oral hearing on Athenry data...
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Apple has moved to allay fears over flooding at the oral hearing on its planned 850 million euro data centre in Athenry. Up to 100 people have gathered at the Connacht Hotel in...
View ArticleGalway TD calls for creation of county flood forum
A Galway TD is calling for the establishment of a County Galway Flood Forum. Deputy Ciaran Cannon says it would allow greater co-operation between agencies responsible for flood measures – and help...
View ArticleEnergy usage dominates day one of Apple data Center oral hearing
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Energy usage and Apple’s claims that it will use 100% renewable energy have dominated day one of the oral hearing on the technology giant’s planned data centre in Athenry. Up...
View ArticleWilliamstown boil water notice lifted after 18 months
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The Williamstown boil water notice has finally been lifted after 18 months The restriction was put in place in October 2014 after cryptosporidium was discovered in the supply...
View ArticleOpen Day today at Newford Suckler Demonstration Farm in Athenry
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Dawn Meats and Teagasc are today hosting an Open Day at their Newford Suckler Demonstration Farm, Athenry. The 56 hectare farm was established last year with the support of...
View ArticleApple defends sustainability of planned data centre
Apple says its planned data centre in Athenry is sustainable – despite fears over the amounts of energy required to run the facility. The technology giant has committed to running the Athenry base...
View ArticleOral hearing on Apple’s Athenry data centre to discuss reasons for...
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The proposed location of a planned 850 million euro data centre in Athenry will be discussed in detail at a city oral hearing this afternoon. The hearing got underway yesterday...
View ArticleResidents concerned over potential health risks with Apple Data Center in...
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Concerns have been raised over the proximity of Apple’s planned data centre to homes and a local school near Athenry. The An Bord Pleanala oral hearing on the matter is...
View ArticleCornerstone building at Parkmore goes on market for 4 million euro
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A cornerstone building of the beleagured Parkmore Business Park is up for sale for almost four million euro. Building 5 at Parkmore is currently leased to international...
View ArticleNUIG study calls for improved EU measures to tackle evictions
Galway Bay fm newsroom – An EU-wide study conducted by NUI Galway has released it’s final report calling for greater recognition of human rights in eviction cases across Europe. The two year research...
View ArticleMarathon talks continue on Apple’s energy plans for Athenry data centre
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Marathon talks on Apple’s energy policies are continuing this evening at the oral hearing on the tech giant’s planned Athenry data centre. The company has committed to running...
View ArticleGardaí probe supermarket break-in
Gardai have launched an investigation following the theft of a significant amount of cash during a supermarket break-in in Mountbellew. Raiders forced their way into Super-Valu at the Ballygar road in...
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