Strong crowd for planting of Peace Tree in Eyre Square
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A strong crowd turned out in the city this afternoon to witness the planting of a peace tree in Eyre Square. The symbolic cherry-blossom was planted by well known Galway...
View ArticleBad weather delays getting ESB transformer to Aran Islands
Inclement weather today (Sunday) is delaying the shipping of a step-up transformer to regulate the Aran Islands’ electrical supply on Inis Meain and Inis Oirr, after the underwater cable to the islands...
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Artist offers unique 3D memento of childhood days
To capture those precious moments when children are small most parents like to take photographs or home videos – but one Galway-based mother decided to follow her passion and do something a bit...
View ArticleKilbeacanty native joins Irish team to take on Australians
A young Galway national hunt rider has been selected on the Irish team to take on the Australians in this year’s Jockeys’ Challenge Down Under. Ian McCarthy from Kilbeacanty joins Katie Walsh and Luke...
View ArticleCanadian company mines for valuable mineral in heart of Connemara
The Canadians call their project in Mace Head in Carna “Irish Moly” – and this “moly” is a precious mineral deposit that may be deeply entrenched in the Connemara heartland. MOAG of Toronto may not...
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Tuam house which hosted Mick Jagger is back on the market
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View ArticleAll change on the weather front for old Evelyn
Acclaimed comedian and writer Tommy Tiernan offers his unique perspective on the world at large in his column by ‘The Badger’. I was drinking porter, bottled porter, none of that draught nonsense which...
View ArticleCity streets blighted by obsolete and dirty signage
The city’s streetscape is blighted by misleading, obsolete, dirty and superfluous signage, a city councillor claims. Labour’s Niall McNelis said it is high time to carry out an audit of the street...
View ArticleBottle bank cameras left toothless by data protection legislation
Galway City Council has been left toothless to prosecute illegal dumping at one of the country’s busiest bottle bank sites – because CCTV footage might breach data protection legislation. Despite being...
View ArticleCity municipal sports stadium plan wins support of councillors
City councillors have unanimously voted to include the provision for a municipal sports stadium in the Draft City Development Plan 2017-2023. Connacht Rugby called for the inclusion of an objective to...
View ArticleFormer bank manager from Barna awarded over 130 thousand euro for unfair...
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A tribunal has ordered AIB to pay a sacked former senior manager from Barna over 138 thousand euro after finding he was unfairly dismissed. In making the award to Sean McHugh...
View ArticleMystery over brothers who are believed to have died at Tuam mother and baby home
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Gardaí say they have been unable to confirm the death, or the burial location, of a boy who’s believed to have died in the Tuam mother and baby home. The matter was reported to...
View ArticleAran Islands to remain without power until this evening at earliest
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A stand-in transformer is en route to the Aran Islands this morning as Inis Meáin and Inis Oirr remain without power. Power to the two smaller islands went out early on Friday...
View ArticleCommunications Minister says contingency plan needed following Aran Islands...
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The Communications Minister says contingency plans are needed for the Aran Islands following a major power outage. Power to Inis Meain and Inis Oirr went out early on Friday...
View ArticlePlan for housing development in Roscam
Galway Bay fm newsroom – There are plans for a housing development at Curragrean in Roscam. O’Malley Construction is seeking permission to build 41 two-storey detached or semi-detached four-bed homes....
View ArticleWorks advance on restoring power to Aran Islands as transformer arrives on...
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Works to restore power to the Aran Islands are advancing this lunchtime as Inis Meain and Inis Oirr remain without electricity. A 22-tonne transformer has been transported to...
View ArticleTraffic management to facilitate roadworks in Moylough, Clifden and on the N18
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Traffic management schemes are being put in place in a number of locations across the county from tomorrow to facilitate road improvement works. (Tuesday 9/8) From tomorrow,...
View ArticleCouncils out of pocket due to national rates recalculations
Galway City and County Councils will be over €1 million euroout of pocket due to a national agreement on rates recalculation. That’s according to Galway Sinn Féin Senator, Trevor O’Clochartaigh, who...
View ArticleEvicted tenant returns armed with steel bar
A man who took issue with the tenants in the house he had been evicted from, went back to the address armed with a large steel bar, Galway District Court heard. Judge Mary Fahy remanded the defendant...
View ArticleGalway tops last year’s sales total after just seven months
Dealers in Galway are continuing to see a new car sales boom, with more buyers so far this year in the city and county than for all of last year. Figures released this week show that up until the end...
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