Work to begin shortly on purpose-built childcare facility in Caltra
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Construction on a new childcare facility in Caltra, Ballinasloe is expected to begin shortly. The Caltra Community Playgroup currently operates a morning pre-school service in...
View ArticleArmed city robber back in court
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A man who is out on bail while awaiting sentence in November for the robbery of a shop in Newcastle last year, is back before Galway District Court to face three new charges....
View ArticlePublic meeting on multi-million euro Abbeyknockmoy road scheme
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A public meeting will take place tonight in Abbeyknockmoy to discuss a multi-million euro road project for the N63. The NRA has proposed the re-alignment scheme at Ballyglunin...
View ArticleMajor move in construction industry in city
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The property industry in Galway is moving again. O’ Malley Construction has submitted plans for housing and apartments at Curragrean Roscam. In the first of two applications,...
View ArticlePlaque set to be unveiled in Tuam infants burial ground
Descendants of those buried in a children’s burial ground near Tuam are expected to arrive there in large numbers on Sunday . . . as Mass will be celebrated near the site. Locals say that there are...
View Article10th Memorial Walk for Galway Hospice launched
The organisers of the Galway Hospice Memorial Walk – which takes place next month – are hoping to attract the largest crowd yet for the fundraiser, to mark its 10th year. The event has already raised...
View ArticleGardai investigate serious collision at Creagh, Ballinasloe
Galway Bay FM Newsroom – Gardai are investigating a road traffic collision in which a man was seriously injured in Creagh, Ballinaloe. The man was the driver of a car which collided with another...
View ArticleMotorway firms insists it is employing Galway workers
The contractors building the Gort-to-Tuam motorway have refuted suggestions that they are not employing workers from the local area. In fact, they said that there were almost 350 workers from the...
View ArticleVandals wreck pensioner’s gardening pride and joy
The efforts of an 85 year old man to develop a vegetable polytunnel have been destroyed by vandals. The poly tunnel was erected and nurtured as part of the Tuam Men’s Shed project. Frank Hession was...
View ArticleGalway hosts Rise of the Roses faith event
Galway Bay FM Newsroom – Galway is host today (Saturday) to a nationwide initiative to interest more women in the religious life. The Rise of the Roses tour – which invites young women to consider a...
View ArticleLarge turn out in Abbey’ for meeting on N63
Galway Bay FM Newsroom – There was a large attendance at a public meeting in Abbeyknockmoy last night to discuss a multi-million euro road project for the N63. The NRA has proposed the re-alignment...
View ArticleBathing ban lifted on four Connemara beaches
Galway Bay FM Newsroom – Galway County Council has this afternoon (Saturday) lifted ‘do not swim’ notices on 4 Connemara beaches. The local authority has removed swimming bans from beaches at Traught,...
View ArticleGardai to review Connemara missing person case
Galway Bay FM Newsroom – Gardai are to review the case of a Connemara woman who went missing from her home in Carna in 1985. 33 year old Barbara Walsh was reported missing from her home in...
View ArticleGalway councillor welcomes lifting of four bathing bans
Galway Bay FM Newsroom – A member of Galway County Council has this evening (Saturday) welcomed the lifting of bathing bans at four Galway beaches. Connemara councillor Tom Welby says that with the...
View ArticleConcern over mobile phone coverage in Connemara
Galway Bay Fm newsroom- There is growing concern in Connemara about the poor quality of the mobile phone network in the area over the past few months. Dr Michael Casey of Carna has now said that...
View ArticleClifden Community School granted more time for new build project
Galway Bay Fm newsroom-Clifden Community School has been granted more time to demolish the existing school building. The Board of Management plan to demolish the existing building and associated...
View ArticlePlans for conversion of derelict filling station to restaurant
Plans to convert a derelict city filling station into a restaurant have been lodged with Galway City Council. PJ Canny, who owns the former Corrib Service Station on Lower Fairhill Road, has sought...
View ArticleDecision delayed again on plans for Docks expansion
As An Bórd Pleanála continues to deliberate over the proposal to transform Galway Harbour, the Taoiseach has been asked to intervene to ensure the project gets European funding. The Planning Appeals...
View ArticleMan charged with concert tickets scam refused bail
A man who is charged with selling bogus concert tickets and with committing several other unrelated offences around the city, has been remanded in custody to October. Dublin native, John Tomkins (44),...
View ArticleCouncil investigates warden’s ‘illegal’ parking in disabled space
An investigation is underway following a complaint by a disabled driver who missed an important doctor’s appointment because a traffic warden’s van was parked in a disabled space. The claims were made...
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