Fears over jobs at childcare facilities across Galway
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A Galway senator says new requirements being brought in by government next year could put childcare jobs across the county at risk. A new regime being introduced next year will...
View ArticleGalway researchers developing new technology to prevent heart attacks
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A team of Galway researchers are developing sensors which alert people to ‘triggers’ which may lead to a heart attack. Triggers such as anger, stress, and high blood pressure...
View ArticleMinister to present 1916 medals to soldiers in Renmore
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Minister of Defence Paul Kehoe is in Renmore today for a special 1916 event. As part of the 2016 Centenary Programme, Minister Kehoe will present the 1916 Commemorative medal...
View ArticleMinister officiates at opening of Milltown wastewater treatment plant
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Milltown’s new wastewater treatment plant has been being officially opened. Construction began last year following a €5m investment by Irish Water in Wastewater Treatment...
View ArticleINMO slams ‘lack of government priority’ for UHG
The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation says the cancellation of a visit by the Health Minister to University Hospital Galway today is a terrible indictment of the Government’s policy on healthcare....
View Article200 new homes given planning permission in 3rd quarter
Planning permission was granted for 64 houses in the city and 129 houses in the county, in the third quarter of 2016. That’s according to the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office. The CSO...
View ArticleCouncillors discuss proposals on Aran ferry service
County councillors have this evening been presented with a fresh round of proposals aimed at solving a long-running deadlock over the ferry service to Inis Mór. The service is currently operating on a...
View ArticleHalf of Aran ferry service levies debt to be written off
Half of a debt of more than €500,000 owed to the county council in respect of ferry passenger levies to the Aran Islands has now been written off. The plug was pulled on the winter ferry service to...
View ArticleCouncillors approve expansion of Connemara cemetery
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Galway county councillors have signed off on plans to expand a cemetery in Connemara. The Part 8 plans for the extension of Beal an Daingin burial ground have been given the...
View Article1.5 million euro for Traveller accommodation in Craughwell
Galway Bay fm newsroom – 1.5 million euro has been sanctioned to upgrade accommodation at a halting site in Craughwell. The funds have been ringfenced by the Housing Department to develop and upgrade...
View ArticleFormer dairy site has problem with antisocial behaviour
The owners of the derelict Dawn Dairies premises on the Dublin Road in Renmore have sought permission to demolish some of the buildings on the site. Husband-and-wife investors Padraic and Martina...
View ArticleGalway City burglary rate halved over past year
The number of burglaries committed in the city has halved, which has helped to drive down Galway’s crime rate. Garda Chief Superintendent Tom Curley brought good tidings to the pre-Christmas meeting of...
View Article12 years on and Salmon Weir plan has made little progress
Galway City Council has sought €200,000 in Government funding to progress plans for a new pedestrian bridge beside the Salmon Weir Bridge. During a discussion in the Council chamber on the new €250...
View ArticleTop cop says alcohol and drugs a factor in nearly all street crime
Alcohol and drugs is a factor in nearly all public order offences and assaults committed in the city, according to Galway’s top Garda. Chief Superintendent Tom Curley, confirmed the correlation between...
View ArticleCouncil on target to provide Traveller accommodation
The County Council is hoping to deliver 173 accommodation units for Traveller families by 2018. A review of the council’s Traveller Accommodation Programme for 2014-2018 has been presented to...
View Article280 thousand euro in revenue lost due to delay in city valuations
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Revenue of more than a quarter of a million euro is being lost to the city due to a delay in valuing properties for commercial rates. That’s according to Sinn Féin councillor...
View ArticleConcern over withdrawal of rent supplement
The County Council executive is being urged to engage with a voluntary housing group in Tuam amid concerns over the withdrawal of rent supplement from up to 60 households. The matter has been raised at...
View ArticleFire family back in their home in time for Christmas
A retired North Galway couple whose house went up in flames last April are now back and looking forward to Christmas in their totally renovated home. Billy and Marian Staunton from Moylough were...
View ArticleTrixie – the only turkey looking forward to Christmas
Galway’s favourite turkey, Trixie is as ‘happy as Larry’ again this Christmas! Because not only will the luckiest turkey in the land survive a record fourth successive Christmas, she’s got new friends...
View ArticleCounty Councillors call for changes to planning legislation
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Galway County Council is calling for significant changes to planning legislation. It follows a motion by Athenry/Oranmore Councillor Jim Cuddy, who says individuals from...
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