City amphitheatre ambition a step closer to reality
Yeats College is one step closer to providing an amphitheatre and sports facilities for its students at a site on the shores of Lough Atalia. Terry Fahy, principal of the private second-level school on...
View ArticlePower restored to Aran Islands after four day outage
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Power has been restored to Inis Meain and Inis Oirr following a major four-day power outage. Electricity to the islands went out in the early hours of Friday morning as a...
View ArticleMinister rejects flooding report as ‘inadequate’
OPW Minister and Galway East TD Sean Canney has rejected an official report on flooding, describing its recommendations as ‘inadequate’. Junior Minister Canney has strongly criticised the report and...
View ArticleCollective approach needed to solve city traffic problems
A city councillor says a collective approach is needed to solve the city’s traffic issues once and for all. Fianna Fáil councillor Mike Crowe says the executive at City Hall needs to work with city and...
View ArticleFunding secured to tackle invasive pondweed on Corrib
Efforts are continuing to tackle an invasive pondweed species on Lough Corrib. Inland Fisheries Ireland is to continue to fund a programme for the management and removal of African pondweed. The weed...
View ArticlePlan for Oranhill housing development approved despite residents’ appeal
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Plans for a housing development in Oranmore have been given approval despite an appeal by local residents. The plan for 68 houses at Oranhill is led by Tom Considine, Patrick...
View ArticleGalway electrical recycling rate increases by 17 percent
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Householders in Galway are recycling 17% more electrical items than they did in 2014. The new figures, published by WEEE Ireland, show that 75% of Galway households are now...
View ArticleReport shows yearly improvement in trolley figures at UHG
The number of patients spending time on trolleys at UHG has fallen significantly over the past 12 months. New figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation show that in July this year, 447...
View ArticleUnemployment across Galway continues to rise
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Unemployment has risen slightly across Galway. It’s the third consecutive monthly increase in jobless figures for the city and county. An extra 205 people signed on the Live...
View ArticleCluid to refurbish 23 Spiddal cottages for social housing
Housing agency Cluid is to refurbish 23 cottages in Spiddal as part of its latest social housing development. The works will include the complete refurbishment of 23 two-storey detached and...
View ArticleNUI Galway invites applications for annual Charity Fund
Galway Bay fm newsroom – NUI Galway Students’ Union has opened the application process for Charities wishing to be considered as beneficiaries for its annual fundraising campaign for 2016/17. Last year...
View ArticleClaims land designations will lead to rural depopulation
Concerns are being raised over plans to designate around 2300 acres of land across the county as special areas of conservation. The National Parks and Wildlife Service designates lands under the...
View ArticleCoillte urged to halt sale of Clarinbridge woodland
Coillte is being urged to immediately halt the planned sale of 26 acres of woodland in Clarinbridge. Galway Sinn Féin Senator Trevor Ó Clochartaigh says the sale should be put on hold pending proper...
View ArticlePlans for postal sorting office in Clifden
There are plans to develop a postal sorting office in Clifden. An Post has submitted a planning application for the development on the outskirts of the Connemara town. The new delivery service unit...
View ArticleNurses Union says too much pressure being placed on UHG
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The INMO’s industrial relations officer for Galway says too much pressure is being placed on UHG and its staff due to its large catchment area. Ann Burke says nurses and...
View ArticleConnemara public meeting on bin charges
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A public meeting on the new pay-by-weight bin charges and waste collection arrangements will take place in Cill Chiarain this evening. The meeting is being organised by Senator...
View ArticleSchedule change for N18 and Clifden roadworks
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Changes have been made to the schedule for road improvement works in Clifden and on the N18. A traffic management scheme will be put in place on the N18 between Kilcolgan and...
View ArticleImpressive Galway United bring Dundalk back to earth
Galway United 1 Dundalk 0 STEPHEN Kenny’s Dundalk side will go down as arguably the greatest team ever to grace the modern-day League of Ireland after cementing their place in domestic football...
View ArticleMinor hurlers lay title on the line against Tipperary
REIGNING All-Ireland minor champions Galway face the ultimate test of their 2016 credentials when they go head-to-head with Munster holders – and last year’s All-Ireland finalists – Tipperary in an...
View ArticleOne in ten parking fines is overturned
One in ten parking tickets issued by Galway County Council is overturned on appeal. Some 1,672 parking fines were issued right across the county last year, according to statistics released to the...
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