Good news for 8,500 customers as boil water notice lifted at last
Eight months after it was declared unsafe, the public water supply in Loughrea has been given the all-clear. While the 8,500 customers in Loughrea and hinterland will be breathing a sigh of relief,...
View ArticleBen Dunne gets permission for new Galway gym
Businessman Ben Dunne has been given the green light for a new fitness centre in Galway – the decision came the same day that rival gym operator Hector Ó hEochagáin sought to have his objection...
View ArticleCustoms in island crackdown on cars using green diesel
Twelve islanders on Inishbofin are facing fines of up to €5,000 each for using ‘green’ diesel in their cars – which they use to travel less than two miles per day. A team of Customs officials visited...
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Fire crews tackle blaze at Shannon Oaks in Portumna
Fire crews tackled a blaze this morning at the site of the former Shannon Oaks Hotel in Portumna. Emergency services arrived at the scene shortly after 6am. It’s understood the fire broke out at a...
View ArticleConcern over impact of Shannon Oaks fire on Portumna economy
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Concerns are being raised over the impact of a fire at the former Shannon Oaks Hotel on Portumna’s economy. Galway East TD and Portumna native Anne Rabbitte says the blaze is a...
View ArticleStrategies to be drawn up for coastal communities
A series of public meetings will be held next week targeted at coastal communities with an interest in fisheries and aquaculture. The gatherings are led by Bord Iascaigh Mhara on behalf of Fisheries...
View Article70 new homes granted planning in Galway since April
Planning permission was granted for 70 new homes across the city and county between April and June this year. New figures from the CSO reveal that during the second quarter, a total of 265 planning...
View ArticleImpact of 2020 will diminish further away from the city
Galway’s designation as European Capital of Culture will have less significance for those parts of the county furthest away from the city. This was a view expressed at a meeting of Tuam Municipal...
View ArticleDeveloper in court over dangerous electricity poles
A District Court Judge has called for works to be carried out immediately to make two electricity poles – located off the footpath on the actual road – outside a housing estate safer for road users....
View ArticleFunding in place for flood relief, but no work before winter
Almost a year on from the approval of funding for flood relief in the Kiltiernan area of South Galway, not a sod has been turned nor a cent spent on the project, the Connacht Tribune can confirm. And...
View ArticleWild Atlantic Way delivers tourist boom to West region
This year is set to be the busiest tourism year for overseas visitors since records began with the Wild Atlantic Way drawing tourists west earlier in the season and encouraging them to stay longer....
View ArticleFire flares up again at Shannon Oaks in Portumna
A fire which damaged a block of apartments in Portumna yesterday behind the former Shannon Oaks Hotel re-ignited overnight. One unit of the Portumna Fire Brigade was called out again in the early hours...
View ArticleFunding boost for popular county fishing amenity
Galway Bay Fm newsroom-Inland Fisheries Ireland has been awarded funding to enhance fisheries amenities at Suck Valley Way at the Galway/Roscommon border. Funding of 89 thousand euro has been secured...
View ArticleCity Council deny delays are attempts to scuttle floating museum at docks
Galway Bay Fm news-Galway City Council will make a decision in the coming weeks on plans to convert decommissioned naval vessel, the LE Aisling, into a floating museum at Galway Docks. At this weeks...
View ArticleMove to link Connemara Gaelic speakers with Nova Scotia and Scotch
Galway Bay Fm newsroom-Tentative moves were made this week to establish relationships between the Gallic organisations in Nova Scotia in Canada and the Connemara Gaeltacht. The Director of the Gallic...
View ArticleUnmanned trans-Atlantic yacht tracked passing Aran
An unmanned yacht, understood to have voyaged for four months from Conneticut in the USA has been tracked passing the Aran Islands this weekend. A group in the USA are now seeking information from...
View ArticleMeeting underway to discuss Galway Traveller accommodation crisis
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Traveller representatives are meeting with City Council executives this morning to discuss the ongoing Traveller accommodation crisis. The meeting is part of an ongoing attempt...
View ArticleCounty Hall to host public consultation on CFRAM flood plans
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The first in a county-wide series of public consultations on a major national flooding programme will take place in County Hall today. The meetings are taking place as part of...
View ArticleNewly elected GRETB chair to put special focus on helping jobseekers
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The new chairperson of the Galway Roscommon Education and Training Board says the organisation wants to help boost employment by upskilling jobseekers. Loughrea area councillor...
View ArticleConcerns raised over construction of windfarm
Concerns are being raised over the impact of the construction of a windpark near Moycullen on local residents. The works are part of the Galway Wind farm project, which consists of four permitted wind...
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