New bid to identify Barna body after international appeal unsuccessful
Galway Bay fm newsroom – An international investigation and a major facial reconstruction project have proven unsuccessful in the bid to identify a man whose body was found in Barna last year. Gardaí...
View ArticleAer Arann remains silent on high court challenge
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The company at the centre of the Aran Islands air service controversy is staying silent on its High Court challenge following legal advice. It’s understood Aer Arann has...
View ArticleCity travel agency closes doors after 34 years
Galway Bay fm newsroom – One of Galway’s best known travel agencies has closed its doors this morning after more than 30 years in operation. One Stop Travel at Eyre Square in the city ceased trading at...
View ArticleAn Post meets with locals in Cleggan over terminated postal agency
Galway Bay fm newsroom – An Post is meeting with locals in Cleggan about the termination of the postal agency service in the village around now. This afternoon’s meeting follows the announcement...
View ArticleConstruction to begin shortly on new building for Clifden Community School
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Construction on a new building for Clifden Community School is expected to get underway before the end of the year, despite concerns that the build might not happen until 2016....
View ArticleGovernment urged to invest in 200 million euro rapid transit system for Galway
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The government is being urged to invest in a 200 million euro rapid transit system for Galway City. Galway West TD Sean Kyne says the 2015 Public Transport Bill makes reference...
View ArticleNo hope for Cleggan postal agency
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The fate of Cleggan’s Postal Agency has been sealed with a very definite ‘no’ to any future services given at a meeting this afternoon. Residents were told by representatives...
View ArticleHalt on industrial action by Galway care workers over twilight payments
Galway Bay FM Newsroom – On-going Industrial action among workers with the Brothers of Charity and Ability West over the issue of ‘twilight payments’ has this evening been suspended. In a statement...
View ArticleFestival commemorates Galway-born 1916 patriot and piper
A festival in honour of the only Galway man who was a signatory to the 1916 Proclamation of Independence will be the flagship event next year for the centenary commemoration in the city. The Éamonn...
View ArticleAstronomer’s talk comes on coat-tails of total lunar eclipse
It may not make him popular with employers in Galway but David Moore is advising people to take Monday, September 28, off in order to witness a total lunar eclipse, which will start at around 2am and...
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Open letter to grandmother with Alzheimer’s
A letter written by a granddaughter to her granny with Alzheimer’s touched so many people across the county when Laura Byrne went on the Keith Finnegan Show on Galway Bay fm to read it on air. Laura,...
View ArticleConnemara patients waiting up to four hours for ambulance
A Clifden GP has hit out at the slow response times of ambulances which he insists are endangering the lives of seriously ill patients across Connemara. In a letter submitted by the Leenane and Maam...
View ArticleNew Aran Islands air contract may include ‘no helicopters’ clause
Galway Bay fm newsroom -Helicopters are expected to be off the table when the new tender is sought for the Aran Islands air service. Junior Gaeltacht Minister Joe McHugh has confirmed that the tender...
View Article500 homes along N17 without water following major burst
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Around 500 homes between Twomileditch and Claregalway are without water this afternoon due to a burst watermain. Irish Water says a main has burst at Polkeen/Parkmore at the...
View ArticleGalway academics launch new national Pain Research Network
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A major national Pain Research Network established by academics from NUI Galway and University College Dublin is being launched today. The Irish Pain Research Network will...
View ArticleEmergency N17 traffic plan remains in place following major watermain burst
Galway Bay fm newsroom – An emergency traffic plan remains in place near Cloonacauneen at the N17 this evening while crews work to repair a burst watermain. Around 500 homes along the N17 between...
View ArticleGalway off-licences concerned over increasing excise duty on wine
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A Galway businessman who’s a member of the National Off-Licence Association has hit out at the government’s excise duty on wine. Eoin McCambridge, who runs a grocery store and...
View ArticleInquest adjourned for mobile phone records
The inquiry into the death of a 15 year old pedestrian, who received fatal head injuries in an accident two years ago, could not be concluded as her family asked for Garda evidence that the driver was...
View ArticleProposal to use ‘motorway’ homes to ease housing crisis
Three detached houses in Tuam – all acquired as part of the €550 million motorway project – should be allocated to those on the housing list rather than being demolished ahead over necessity. That was...
View ArticleWoman’s plea to Council after three years confined to hospital bed
A young Galway woman who has been forced to live in hospital for over three years has repeated her plea to the City Council to help her move back home. Thirty four year old Maggie McGinley from...
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