Man in custody after alleged armed burglary in city
Galway Bay fm nesroom – A man is in custody following an alleged attempted armed burglary at a house in the city last night. The man, in his mid 20s, allegedly entered a home at Castlepark around 8.30...
View ArticleAppeals Board rules out open shop front at city business
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Permission to keep a shopfront on a premises in the heart of the city has been refused. Paul Garavan had lodged an appeal to An Bord Pleanála after the City Council initially...
View ArticleCounty Council offers grants to tackle litter and graffiti
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Galway County Council is offering grants to communities who want to tackle litter and graffiti in their localities. Galway’s local authorities have received funding from the...
View ArticleMan remains in custody over armed city burglary
A man is remains in custody this afternoon following an attempted armed burglary at a house in the city last night. The man, in his mid 20s, allegedly entered a home at Castlepark around 8.30 last...
View Article1700 people to attend Galway Cathedral Jubilee
Galway Bay fm newsroom – 1700 people will gather at Galway Cathedral this evening (14/5) to mark its Golden Jubilee. The iconic building was constructed in 1965 on the site of the old town jail. It was...
View ArticlePlans for new housing at Oranhill in Oranmore
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Plans have been submitted for approval by the County Council for new housing in Oranmore. Dun Coillin Construction Limited has applied for planning permission for 35 homes to...
View ArticleCity man to appear in court over alleged armed burglary
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A man will appear before Galway District Court this evening in relation to an alleged attempted armed burglary at a house in the city last night. The man, who is in his mid 20s...
View ArticleFour arrests in special joint Galway Garda probe
Galway Bay FM Newsroom – Four men believed to be members of a travelling criminal gang have been arrested in a joint operation involving Gardai from Salthill and Mill Street. In a follow-up operation...
View ArticleTwo due in court over city burglaries
Galway Bay FM News – Two people are due to appear in court this afternoon (Saturday), charged in connection with burglaries in the city. It follows the arrest of four people as part of a joint Garda...
View ArticleThousands attend Galway Pride Parade
Galway Bay FM Newsroom – Thousands of people lined the streets of Galway this afternoon (Saturday) as the largest rainbow flag in Europe made its way through the city for the Pride Parade. The parade’s...
View ArticleTwo Dubliners charged with Salthill Burglaries
Galway Bay Fm newsroom – Two people, an adult and a juvenile, both with Dublin addresses, were charged in connection with burglaries in the Salthill area at a special sitting of Galway court yesterday...
View ArticleOver half of volunteers in the West give over 100 hours
Galway Bay Fm newsroom – Research shows that over half of volunteers in the West of Ireland contribute over 100 hours of their time annually. Further research from the Central Statistics Office shows...
View ArticlePoints requirement for some NUIG courses jumps by up to 170 points
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The CAO points requirement for some courses at NUI Galway has jumped by as much as 65 this year. Around 50 thousand college offers have been made available online in this...
View ArticleGaeltacht minister backs Galway2020 at Milwaukee fest
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The Minister of State for Gaeltacht Affairs says he’s backing Galway ‘100 percent’ in its bid to be European Capital of Culture for 2020. At the Milwaukee Irish Fest, Minister...
View ArticleTD calls for action on Menlough broadband problems
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Ongoing problems with the quality of the broadband service in Menlough need to be urgently addressed. That’s according to Galway East TD Paul Connaughton, who says he’s been...
View ArticleExpansion works at Athenry fire station to begin later this month
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Works are set to begin on Athenry fire station later this month. Galway County Council had sought tenders for an extension of the facility located at Clarke Street in the town....
View ArticleOver €8m spent in Galway under home renovation scheme
Galway Bay fm newsroom – €8.8m in renovation works have been carried out in the Galway area under the Home Renovation Incentive Scheme. The figures compiled by the Hardware Association of Ireland...
View ArticleCity rents now higher than in 2006
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Rents in Galway city are now higher than at any point in the period 2006 to 2008. That’s according to the latest quarterly rental report from property website daft.ie Rents in...
View ArticleLaunch of ‘drowning watch’ scheme coincides with start of college year
Volunteers from the new Galway Waterways Patrol are aiming to hold their first patrol on the weekend that students return to the city. GWP was officially launched last week at the Radisson Blu Hotel,...
View ArticleGalway based company could be sold for more than 170 million euro
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A Galway based financial services company is expected to be sold, just 3 years after being bought by a British company for 170 million euro. Fintrax, founded in Ballinahown by...
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