Galway Senator says emigration levels are still too high
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A Galway Senator says emigration levels in Ireland are still too high. This comes after figures published by the CSO yesterday show emigration levels of 80 thousand 9 hundred...
View ArticleCity councillor writes to Justice Minister over Galway heroin problem
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A City Councillor is asking the Justice Minister to explain what he describes as the ‘leniency’ of sentences being imposed for drug offences. It’s after a Galway drug dealer...
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Loughrea opens window on its medieval past
Loughrea was packed to capacity last weekend with close on 15,000 people from home and abroad attending the various events held in the town as part of its Medieval Festival. Everything from a Medieval...
View ArticleFresh crisis at city psychiatric unit
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The safety of staff and patients at the acute psychiatric unit at University Hospital Galway is under threat. That’s according to Health & Safety Officer with the...
View ArticleHuge day for Galway hurling as seniors and minors chase All-Ireland glory
TRADITION and history would imply Kilkenny will be crowned 2015 All-Ireland senior hurling champions. However, underdogs Galway will most certainly have something to say about that as they bid for a...
View ArticleBald gran is hale and hearty!
Neighbours and friends of Ann Glavin who assumed the city gran was sick when they noticed she’d gone bald can rest assured – she’s hale and hearty! Many feared the worst – that Ann was battling cancer...
View ArticleCommunity plan to find new city funding streams
A new community plan being drawn up by Galway City Council should open up new avenues of European funding and coordinate all local bodies to pull together. Galway City Council is currently preparing a...
View ArticleDocks plan could spark the regeneration of Galway
D-Day for Galway Harbour is looming – An Bórd Pleanála is due to announce its decision on the proposed redevelopment of the docks next Friday, September 11. The planning appeals board has been...
View Article20,000 are expected at Pearse Stadium for homecoming
Up to 20,000 supporters are expected to gather in Pearse Stadium on Monday for the homecoming of the Galway minor and senior hurling teams. GAA officials expect the teams – win or lose – to arrive by...
View ArticleLong serving Galway East T.D announces retirement from politics
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Long serving Galway East T.D, Micheál Kitt has announced that he will not contest the next general election. The Fianna Fáil Deputy from Castleblakeney was first elected to the...
View ArticleAran Islands air service campaigners to protest at Taoiseach’s office
Galway Bay fm newsroom – An Aran Islands campaign group is planning a protest at the office of An Taoiseach in Castlebar next week over the controversial air contract for the islands. (9/9) It follows...
View ArticleUpgrade works underway at Carraroe water treatment plant
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Upgrade works are now underway at the water treatment plant in Carraroe. Funding of almost half a million euro was approved for the long-awaited remedial works earlier this...
View ArticleHomecoming plans underway for Galway’s All-Ireland hurlers
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Homecoming plans are underway to welcome back Galway’s Senior hurlers following their All-Ireland clash with Kilkenny in Croke Park this Sunday. They’ll be facing Kilkenny for...
View ArticleGalway Bay fm nominated for national radio awards
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Galway Bay fm has been nominated for three prestigious national radio awards. The PPI Radio awards are open to any radio station in the country and recognise the best of...
View ArticleCity man to stand for Social Democrats in upcoming general election
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A city man has announced that he will contest the upcoming General Election as a candidate for the Social Democrats party. Dangan Heights native Niall O’ Tuathail previously...
View ArticlePortumna treatment plant upgrade to begin shortly
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Upgrade works at Portumna’s water treatment plant will get underway shortly. Irish Water has confirmed that it is currently evaluating tenders for the works, which will address...
View ArticleGalway and Mayo team up for weekend road safety campaign
Galway and Mayo have teamed up to launch a road safety campaign ahead of this weekend’s GAA matches in Dublin. Galway and Mayo fans travelling to games over the weekend are being asked to drive with...
View ArticleMulti-medallist Anne proves a real past Master!
Family members and neighbours turned out in force to congratulate an East Galway woman who won six medals at the recent Masters Athletics Championships which were held in France. It was a proud moment...
View ArticleWheelchair-bound man’s desperate plea to save service
A quadriplegic is pleading with An Post to reverse their decision and reopen Cleggan’s postal agency which has been described as another nail in the coffin for the village. The sub-post office at...
View ArticleWest’s infrastructure not fit for purpose
Government and European funding is urgently required in the West to bring roads, environmental and broadband infrastructure up to standard, according to business group Ibec. The group has branded...
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