Days ahead ‘not looking good’ for South Galway
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Galway County Council says the days ahead for South Galway are not looking good – and flooding in the area may not be resolved for a number of weeks. Water levels across the...
View ArticleOughterard Courthouse to re-open after major refurbishment
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Oughterard Courthouse is set to re-open following extensive refurbishment works worth over half a million euro. The building held its last sitting in 2008 – which was...
View ArticleMan who died in Castlegar crash named locally
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The 52 year old man who died in a crash on the N17 last night has been named locally as Michael Monaghan from Kilchreest, Loughrea His motorcycle was involved in a collision...
View ArticleFlooding crisis in South Galway exceeds 2009 levels
Galway Bay fm newsroom – There is real fear across South Galway this New Year’s Eve as flood waters have now gone above 2009 levels, and are continuing to rise Galway County Council says the days ahead...
View ArticleLove & Mercy explores the troubled life of Brian Wilson
Love & Mercy, an unconventional portrait of Brian Wilson, the mercurial singer, songwriter and leader of The Beach Boys, is being screened at the City’s Town Hall Theatre on Monday, January 11 as...
View ArticleMore IDA-supported jobs in pipeline for Galway
More than 560 new jobs were announced by IDA-supported companies across Galway over the past year. And the authority is confident of continued growth over the coming year through Foreign Direct...
View ArticleExpansion of Galway city centre back on the agenda
The regeneration of Ceannt Station and Galway Port have been identified as key to the development of the city centre and securing its future as a ‘hub of public life’ in the Draft City Development Plan...
View ArticleNo need for wait – it’s time for the 2015 DV Awards!
Double Vision with Charlie Adley Take a deep breath, tuck in your tummy and prepare yourself. Unique and exclusive, daringly incomplete and utterly subjective, it’s time for the one and only awards...
View ArticleTop names gather for Galway conference on art and disability
Leading workers in the arts sector from across Ireland and the world will gather in Galway City in late January for Creative Connections, a two-day conference exploring issues around arts and...
View ArticlePádraig wants to ‘Talk To Joe’ but the Liveline isn’t open now
Bradley Bytes – A sort of policital column by Dara Bradley UK pop sensation Adele’s song Hello was the big hit of 2015. And at the final Council meeting of the year, we thought Galway City Councillor...
View ArticleValue of house sales tops €400m in Galway
The sales boom is continuing in Galway’s residential property market – in 2015, more than €400 million worth of homes were sold, which is up a massive 30% on the previous year. In one new development...
View ArticleHundreds join friends and families in trawl of coastline for missing student
Hundreds of volunteers are continuing to join daily searches of the Galway coastline for missing student Michael Bugler. The volunteers have been praised for their help – from assisting with searches,...
View ArticleHeadford F1 team bids for back-to-back World Finals
A group of young Headford students are hoping to repeat the success of their school predecessors on the racing track – by making it to the top of the world. The team from Presentation College have...
View ArticleRail freight traffic has potential to quadruple
There is potential to quadruple rail freight traffic in the West of Ireland, according to the Western Development Commission (WDC). In a new report, ‘Rail Freight and the Western Region’, WDC says...
View ArticleChronic shortage of houses pushes up prices
A chronic shortage of supply continues to be one of the biggest issues facing the residential property market in Galway, according to local auctioneers. One agent said sales volumes have returned to...
View ArticleReturn of the White Van Man to Galway’s roads
One of the strongest indicators of economic recovery may well be the return of ‘White Van Man’ to the streets of Galway, with van sales up more that 50% over the past twelve months. And there has also...
View ArticleMore homes flooded in Gort
More homes have been flooded in the Gort area overnight and others are under threat as flood waters across this area, and a number of other parts of Galway continue to rise. Additional soldiers and a...
View ArticleHundreds attend Easter Rising Commemoration in Galway
Galway Bay Fm newsroom- Several hundred people attended a special ceremony held at County Hall yesterday (1st January 2016) to mark the start of the centenary year of 1916 and the strong connections...
View ArticleChannel digging to take floods to the sea in South Galway
Rival politicians have united in agreeing to the digging of a channel from flooded areas of South Galway to the sea at Kinvara where some locals are already organising the digging. Cahermore, between...
View ArticleToothless Municipal groups don’t have same interaction
The abolition of the old Town Council in Tuam has been detrimental for the area – as it now eliminates any contact the local public have with their elected representatives. The stinging attack has come...
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