Full capacity protocol implemented at UHG
Full capacity protocol has been implemented at the Emergency Department at University Hospital Galway. Significant numbers of patients are currently awaiting admission to the hospital. Management says...
View ArticleCoillte gives assurances on sale of Clarinbridge woodland
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Coillte has given assurances that the proposed sale of 26 hectares of woodland near Clarinbridge will not result in the development of the site. That’s according to...
View ArticleGalway conference hears plan for government refocus on diaspora beyond...
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A Clarinbridge conference has heard plans for a government refocus on diaspora beyond economic benefits alone. The conference, which is being held in the Galway Oyster Festival...
View ArticleDeadline looms for submissions on Galway Bay energy test site
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The deadline is looming for public submissions on the proposed expansion of the Galway Bay Marine and Energy Test Site. The consultation period will come to an end tomorrow...
View Article17 million euro in funding for Galway med-tech start-up
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A Galway med-tech startup firm has secured almost 17 million euro in funding for a revolutionary heart surgery device. Vivasure Medical’s ‘PerQseal’ technology allows surgeons...
View ArticleCall for action on pedestrian safety at city schools
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A City Councillor is calling for immediate action to ensure greater pedestrian safety at schools across the city. Councillor Colette Connolly says speeding motorists and...
View ArticleDecision on controversial Parkmore access road postponed
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A decision on plans for a new access road at Parkmore Business Park has been postponed for one month. The case before An Bord Pleanála was due to be decided this week but has...
View ArticleDay to forget as Connacht off the pace in heavy loss to Glasgow
THIS was the sort of day we thought had been banished to history. A defeat of disquieting proportions in Connacht’s first competitive game since that historic May afternoon in Edinburgh gave the...
View ArticleWeek-long festival to celebrate Polish literary hero
A festival is taking place in Galway from this Saturday, September 10, to Saturday, September 17, to celebrate one of Poland’s most popular and best-known writers, Henryk Sienkiewicz. The Quo Vadis –...
View ArticleCrime rates drop across Galway, says Garda chief
Crime – with the exception of breaches of barring orders and sexual assaults – has fallen in Galway in the past six months, according to the latest figures. Burglary in rural areas has come down by 45%...
View ArticleAs Galway orders removal of murals, Waterford celebrates them
While Galway City Council continues its policy of ordering businesses to tear down murals, another City Council is fully behind a project to paint them in a bid to revitalise derelict buildings with...
View ArticleWave of protest over proposed ‘ridiculous’ city bylaws
An online petition calling on Galway City Council not to introduce “new ridiculous bylaws” has so far received the support of over 1,800 people who joined a wave of protest sparked by the proposed...
View ArticleLoughrea councillors to dispute planned downgrading of county roads
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Loughrea area councillors are to write to the Department of Transport to dispute the planned downgrading of several roads across the county. A number of main routes through...
View ArticlePortiuncula Hospital shortlisted for prestigious medical award
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The Radiology Department at Portiuncula Hospital in Ballinasloe has been shortlisted for a prestigious medical award. The unit has been nominated for the 2016 MEDRAY award,...
View ArticleLong awaited Dunkellin flood works underway
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Long-awaited flood mitigation works on the Dunkellin River and Aggard stream are now underway. The works – which were due to start in June – were postponed until this month....
View ArticleClimate Change Minister launches European recycling initiative in Ballinasloe
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The Climate Change Minister and WEEE Ireland CEO are launching European Battery Recycling Day in Ballinasloe this afternoon. (1pm) WEEE Ireland is the country’s largest...
View ArticleOutrage over plans for new flood survey in South Galway
Plans to carry out a new survey of swallow holes in South Galway has been branded ‘absolute nonsense.’ Loughrea area Councillor Joe Byrne says people across the region have suffered due to flooding for...
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Vandals wreak havoc on quiet rural business for third time
A small farmer, based a few miles north-east of Athenry, is at the end of his tether after he fell victim to criminals and vandals – for the third time in the past decade. The most recent damage to...
View ArticleN59 roadworks set for twelve month tailback
It now appears that it could be over a year before any resurfacing work is carried out on the N59 – with efforts stymied by the presence of the protected pearl mussel in the Owenriff River catchment...
View ArticleTourist returns to scene of Aran cliff fall to conquer fears
More than a year after a terrifying incident in which she was swept off the cliffs of Inis Mór by a massive wave, an Indian tourist returned to the scene to conquer her fear of water. A YouTube video...
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