Second bid to develop Mincloon housing despite bypass plans
Galway Bay Fm Newsroom-A second bid is being made to construct a housing development on the west side of the city. Kenny Developments and Company Ltd. was initially refused permission by the City...
View ArticleMothers may also be buried at Tuam home
New research suggests five women may have been buried in an unmarked mass grave, along with hundreds of children at the Tuam Mother and Baby home in County Galway. Local researcher Catherine Corless –...
View ArticleFamilies in fear after upsurge in rural robberies
Frightened families in rural Galway want to know what legal rights they have when confronted by an intruder – following a spate of recent robberies across the county. Householders have sought advice...
View ArticleSteps in motion to replace rotting canal lock gates
The first steps have been put in train to replace the rotting lock gates at Parkavara on the Eglinton Canal with the lodging of a planning application to carry out the works. A planning application has...
View ArticleCouncil agrees to flagmen for Moycullen roadworks
Flagmen will be stationed at the roadworks in Moycullen during periods of heavy traffic, the local authority has confirmed, following complaints about gridlock. Galway County Council and contractors...
View ArticleCrunch meeting due on bus transport for Spiddal students
A dispute about school transport for 26 pupils to Coláiste Chroí Mhuire Secondary school in Spiddal is to be discussed this coming Monday (24/8) at a meeting at the Department of Education offices in...
View ArticleNUIG proposes to build new 400-bed student village
An application to build units accommodating over 400 students has been lodged with the city planners by NUI Galway after original designs were altered following consultation with local residents. The...
View ArticleFree bar led to man’s downfall, court told
Access to a free bar during the Arts Festival led to a man’s appearance in court. Brian Hayden (38), Baranna, Annaghdown, pleaded guilty at the holiday sittings of Galway District Court to breaching...
View ArticleArtist makes appeal for the return of giant street canvas
A Galway artist has appealed for the return of a huge canvas painting that was mysteriously removed from the front of a vacant city centre shop where it was mounted last month. The work depicted a 19th...
View ArticlePlans for Lidl store in Knocknacarra appealed
The long-running saga over the provision of a discount supermarket off the Western Distributor Road is set to continue as it has now been appealed to An Bord Pleanala. Recently city planners gave the...
View ArticleCity school to improve access for emergency vehicles
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A city school has been given approval to improve its health and safety. Dominican College Taylor’s Hill has been granted planning permission to make changes to a fence between...
View ArticleGalway cancer groups to attend national survivors conference
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Cancer support groups from across the county will attend a major cancer survivors conference in Dublin next month. The free conference is being hosted by the Irish Cancer...
View ArticleConcern over proposed excavation works at third Annaghdown cemetery site
Galway Bay fm newsroom -Excessive restrictions are being placed on an Annaghdown committee as they work to find a suitable site to expand their local graveyard. That’s according to Athenry/Oranmore...
View ArticleFacial reconstruction image released to help identify man found in Barna woods
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Gardaí in Salthill have enlisted the help of a Scottish University to help identify a man whose body was found in Barna in September last year. The man’s body was discovered at...
View ArticleReconstructed facial image released in bid to identify Barna body
Gardaí in Salthill have issued a facial reconstruction image of a man whose body was found in Barna almost a year ago. Detectives have enlisted the help of a Scottish University to help identify the...
View ArticleCity businessman to run as Green Party candidate in General Election
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A city-based businessman will run as the Green Party’s election candidate for the Galway West /South Mayo constituency in the next general election. Séamus Sheridan ran as a...
View ArticleNRA urged to safeguard access routes along Gort to Tuam motorway
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A Galway County Councillor has written to the NRA calling for protective measures to be put in place on proposed local access routes along the Gort to Tuam motorway. Loughrea...
View ArticleUp to 10 new jobs to be created across Galway
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Up to ten new sales jobs are being created across Galway. NK Communications is hiring door-to-door and business-to-business salespeople for energy supply company, Energia. The...
View ArticlePutting silver surfers in the digital picture
Free upskiling for the older generation in the area of technology, by teaching them how to use their own digital devices, is a new focus for Galway2020 in keeping with its aim to be intergenerational....
View ArticleHistorian launches campaign for maritime museum
A local historian has proposed the establishment of a Maritime Museum on Claddagh Quay. The proposal by local man and old-Claddagh expert Thomas Holohan comes as Galway City Council is bidding to...
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