Minister to face questions over multi-million euro underspend in Galway...
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A Galway Senator is demanding a debate with Minister Heather Humpreys over a multi-million euro budget underspend in her department. Senator Trevor O’ Clochartaigh says the...
View ArticleSod-turning for new Claddagh heritage attraction
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The turning of the first sod on the reconstruction of a traditional cottage at the Claddagh will take place in the city this evening. The project will see the first new...
View ArticleClaregalway secondary school gets go-ahead for new access road
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Galway County Council has given the go-ahead for a new access road into Coláiste Báile Chláir in Claregalway. The new road is intended to serve as the permanent acces route to...
View ArticleDigital mapping of proposed city bypass route to get underway shortly
Galway Bay FM Newsroom – Digital mapping of the proposed route corridor for a Galway city bypass is due to get underway shortly. The Galway N6 Project team is seeking tenders for topographical surveys...
View ArticleMajor step forward for long-awaited flood relief works for Claregalway
Galway Bay fm newsroom – There’s been a major step forward for long-awaited flood relief works for Claregalway. The Office of Public Works will this month sign off on an environmental review which will...
View ArticleMaam cross to host Fianna Fail Galway west campaign launch
Fianna Fail will hold a campaign launch for the Galway West and South Mayo constituency in the upcoming general election at Maam Cross this evening. (2/10) The party says the event marks the beginning...
View ArticleGalway East TD says concern over construction exemptions is unfounded
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A Galway East TD says concerns over the exemption of one-off homes from a costly building inspection regime are unfounded. The Royal Institute of Architects of Ireland recently...
View ArticleNew mixed use development for Headford Road in city
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The former Esso garage site at Headford road in the city is set to be transformed into a mixed-use development. Cleverson Limited has been granted planning permission for a...
View ArticleRahoon housing plan deemed substandard by City Council
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Plans for a residential development at Rahoon in the city have been turned down. Dacks Developments has been refused planning permission for 16 houses at Letteragh, Rahoon...
View ArticleGigantic monopoly board in Kylemore to launch Galway version
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Landmarks in the city and county feature on the first ever Galway Monopoly board which was launched in Kylemore today. A gigantic 5-foot square replica of the board was...
View ArticleMinister launches NUI Galway 1916 centenary programme
Galway Bay fm newsroom – NUI Galway’s 1916 Centenary programme has been launched in the city by Minister Heather Humphreys. ‘A Nation Rising: Commemorating 1916 and Beyond’ will mark the anniversary...
View ArticleGaeltacht minister refutes suggestion by Galway senator of underspend
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht is refuting suggestions that 8 million euro went unspent in her department this year. Senator Trevor O’ Clochartaigh says the...
View ArticleGalway house prices stabilise following dramatic year on year increase
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Property prices across Galway are stabilising according to the latest figures from MyHome.ie. The average price of a 4 bed semi-detached home in the city currently stands at...
View ArticleCouncil in bid to find pedestrian safety solution for Carrowmoneash roundabout
Galway Bay FM Newsroom – Galway County Council officials have begun ‘preliminary discussions’ about the possability of installing a footbridge or pedestrian crossing near the Carrowmoneash roundabout...
View ArticleFamily pays tribute to hospitals who saved little Lachlan’s life
A mother led a 40-strong group of family and friends who took part in the Loughrea 8K road race last weekend to raise money for neonatal intensive care units in Galway and Dublin where her son spent...
View ArticleResidents appeal Apple data centre plans
Residents living near the proposed new Apple building in Athenry have appealed the decision to grant planning for the data centre at a Greenfield site. The objectors cite traffic concerns, as well as...
View ArticleOld psychiatric unit should be utilised to alleviate pressure
The psychiatric beds in Ballinasloe should be reopened immediately to help alleviate the chaos for patients being treated in Galway City, where security cameras were broken, a fire had recently broken...
View ArticleVacant GP jobs show scale of rural crisis
The representative body of general practitioners has cited two vacant positions in County Galway as evidence of a long term under-investment in general practice in rural communities. The Irish College...
View Article80 thousand people expected to attend Ballinasloe Horse Fair
Galway Bay Fm newsroom – Over 80 thousand people are expected to descend on Ballinasloe over the coming week for the world famous Ballinasloe Horse Fair which starts tomorroe (Sunday 4/10) The annual...
View ArticleThe Mass appeal of Ardal
by Olaf Tyaransen Ardal O’Hanlon only spent a total of about eight months of his lengthy career acting in Father Ted, but it’s for his role as the hapless Fr. Dougal McGuire that he inarguably remains...
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