Young Lackagh musicians aiming for All-Ireland glory
The thriving Lackagh Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann branch will have than 60 young musicians representing Connacht at the All-Ireland Fleadh Cheoil in Ennis next weekend, August 19 and 20. “At present...
View ArticleOPW Minister reaches out to Galway local authority chiefs to avail of flood...
Galway Bay fm newsroom – OPW Minister and Galway East TD Sean Canney has reached out to CEOs at Galway local authorities to continue to avail of flood relief funding schemes in a bid to prevent future...
View ArticleCity outer bypass highlighted as key project in pre budget submission
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The long awaited Galway city outer bypass has been highlighted as a key construction project which would deliver returns for the State. The Construction Industry Federation has...
View ArticleAthenry Oranmore councillors meet to discuss controversial M6 service station...
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Athenry/Oranmore councillors are meeting at County Hall this morning to discuss a controversial planned service station on the M6 between Athenry and Oranmore. The proposed...
View ArticleCouncil to hire firm for pier storm repairs in Connemara
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Galway County Council is to hire a contractor to carry out storm-damage repair works at two piers in South Connemara. The works at Canower Pier and Annaghvaan Pier will involve...
View ArticleApproval for refurbishment works at Claddagh basin
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Permission has been granted for maintenance and refurbishment works at the Claddagh Basin. Lough Corrib Navigation Trustees is leading the project at the city protected...
View ArticleVerdict delivered in Forum Connemara High Court case
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Judgement has been delivered in the case regarding the delivery of a social inclusion programme in Connemara. Galway County Council awarded the contract for the SICAP programme...
View ArticleOne million euro investment for Galway-based stem cell technology firm
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Orbsen Therapeutics, a stem cell technology company based at NUI Galway, has raised almost one million euro from Irish and US investors. The latest investment comes on top of...
View ArticleTribesmen do it again to win All-Ireland title
Galway Tribesmen 36 – Ballynahinch Rabbitohs 34 THE Galway Tribesmen Rugby League Club made history for the second week running when they were crowned All-Ireland champions after a ferocious...
View ArticleFunding approved for flood mitigation works in Ballinasloe
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Funding has been approved for flood mitigation works at Creagh in Ballinasloe. 27 thousand euro has been sanctioned for works at Birchgrove, which aim to address an ongoing...
View ArticleApple gets go-ahead for €850 million data centre in Athenry
Apple has been given the go-ahead for an 850 million euro data centre in Athenry. The 24,500sqm facility will cater for the company’s Apple Music, App Store, Messages, Maps and Siri customers in...
View ArticleConcern over ‘short term fixes’ on N59 in Connemara
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Concerns were expressed at a public meeting in Maam Cross last evening about risks that could arise from short term measures to improve the N.59 road from Oughterard to Maam...
View ArticleConstruction may begin on Apple data centre in Athenry by end of year
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Construction may begin on Apple’s 850 million euro data centre in Athenry by the end of the year. The tech giant has been given the green light for the development this morning...
View ArticleMinister says Apple data centre will attract major investment to Galway
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The Apple data centre in Athenry will signficantly will attract major investment to the city and county. That’s according to OPW Minister and Galway East TD, Sean Canney – who...
View ArticleGalway businesses gear up for major boost following approval of Apple data...
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Businesses across Galway are gearing up for a major boost following the approval of plans for an 850 million euro Apple data centre in Athenry. The tech giant has been given...
View ArticleCity to host major international conference on environment, health and geography
Galway Bay fm newsroom – NUI Galway will host the first international joint conference on Environment, Health and Geographical Information science this weekend. The event marks the first year that the...
View ArticleGalway East TD calls for overhaul of child protection system
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A Galway East TD is calling for a total overhaul of the child protection system. Deputy Anne Rabbitte says that the reporting system used by Child and Family Agency Tusla is...
View ArticleFORUM Connemara says High Court verdict will lead to job losses
Galway Bay fm newsroom – FORUM Connemara says up to seven full time employees will be left jobless following a High Court judgement on the delivery of a social inclusion programme in Connemara....
View ArticleResidents up in arms after coaches hijack former green space
Residents of Kinvara are up in arms over the apparent hijacking of a green space by coaches – an area which had been removed as part of the work on the new sewage treatment plant. So far 600 people...
View ArticleConspiracy theories over Aran Islands power cut
As soon as electrical power was restored to the Aran Islands on Monday night, attention turned to the conspiracy theories as to what triggered the four-days outage. Inis Mór is connected to the...
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