Council commits to replace dead trees on Quirke Road
All 70 trees planted as part of the Seamus Quirke Road expansion scheme – estimated to be worth in the region of €20,000 – are to replaced in the autumn. However, it is the third time the local...
View ArticleBypass route justification report due in weeks
The route selection report on the proposed new city bypass is set to be published in mid-August. The detailed report, which will run to several thousand pages, will outline all the information that has...
View ArticleMan pleads guilty to the defilement of a child
The case of a 22-year-old married man who pleaded guilty to having sex in a fast-food restaurant toilet with an underage schoolgirl three years ago may now become a test case following the intervention...
View ArticleOverall attendance up for Galway Races Summer Festival
Overall attendance at this year’s Galway Races was up on last year, with more than 140,000 people attending the 2015 event over the past seven days. The summer racing festival attracted visitors from...
View ArticleNew figures show sharp increase in overcrowing at UHG
New figures show that overcrowding at the Emergency Department at University Hospital Galway has worsened significantly over the last two years. The number of people waiting on trolleys at UHG last...
View ArticleConnemara memorial to mark Pearse’s work with 1916 volunteers
Galway Bay FM Newsroom – A memorial stone in remembrance of Pádraig Pearse and his link with the local Volunteers has been unveiled in Rosmuc in Connemara. The memorial is at the spot where Pearse...
View ArticleGalway Independent TD carries forward 14 thousand euro of leader’s allowance
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Galway’s only Independent T.D carried forward 14 thousand euro of his parliamentary leaders’ allowance from 2014 this year. Independent and non-party T.Ds get an annual...
View ArticleWatch: Cars damaged in heavy Salthill flooding
More than a dozen cars suffered serious water damage following flooding in Salthill last night. High tides combined with strong winds to cause the flooding along the Promenade. The stretch behind...
View ArticleGalway consultant criticises HSE stance on nursing home standards
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A Galway consultant says the HSE has not acted quickly enough to improve standards in nursing homes across Ireland. It follows reports that thousands of beds at state-run...
View ArticleCall for improvements to beach facilities for Salthill swimmers
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Galway City Council is being urged to address a series of health and safety concerns for swimmers in Salthill. Galway Senator Fidelma Healy Eames says local swimmers have...
View ArticleNo arrests yet for unprovoked Race Week assault
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Gardaí are trawling through CCTV footage after an alleged unprovoked assault in the city centre during Race Week. A man, in his mid 30s, received facial injuries in the...
View ArticleDesign team to be appointed shortly for new Tuam mental health facility
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A team of consultants is expected to be put in place in September to design a new Mental Health Day Hospital in Tuam. The design team will prepare an overall development plan...
View Article15,000 Galway pensioners to benefit from free GP care scheme
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Around 15 thousand people across Galway are set to benefit from the rollout of free GP care for the over 70s. The new healthcare provision means that anyone over the age of 70...
View ArticleMinister to visit Galway for series of flood and heritage meetings
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The minister responsible for the Office of Public Works will visit County Galway tomorrow. Minister Simon Harris will visit parts of the county which are susceptible to...
View ArticleGalway syndicate wins €372,000 in EuroMillions
A syndicate group of four work colleagues from Galway city has won €370,000 in the EuroMillions lottery The four, who work for a catering company in the city, won the prize in the draw last Friday and...
View ArticleGalway experiences boom in new car sales
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Almost 1,100 new cars were registered in Galway in the last month – an increase of almost 60% on July of last year. The motor industry is welcoming the highest sales in new...
View ArticleLight rail campaigners question city bypass plan
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Dubliners with holiday homes in Connemara have given their backing to the controversial city bypass project in a bid to avoid long traffic delays. That’s according to light...
View ArticleMiss Galway on board new Monopoly
Monopoly bosses have recruited the current Miss Galway Tirna Slevin – ironically Dublin born – to help promote the Galway version of their board, which will be out in October in time for Christmas....
View ArticleDriving ban for pregnant woman who refused sample
A pregnant woman, arrested on suspicion of drink driving, claimed she refused to give a urine sample because two male Garda refused to leave the room where the sample was to be given. Carolynn Kelly...
View ArticleVolunteers sought for Big Brother Big Sister campaign
Ireland’s leading youth organisation, Foróige, is calling on people in Galway to volunteer to become a big brother or big sister in the recently-launched ‘BigBrother BigSister’ campaign by giving up...
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