Galway pulls out all stops for 2020 culture bid
For the next five months, Galway must up its game “phenomenally” to build key partnerships, create a superlative 2020 European City of Culture programme and push the boat out in all aspects of culture...
View ArticleDrop in number of failing Galway companies
The number of companies declared insolvent in Galway City and County in the first nine months of 2015 dropped slightly on the same period in 2014. Statistics compiled for the Connacht Tribune for the...
View ArticleWeather fails to dampen shoppers’ spirits
While the widespread flooding did not help traders in the run up to their biggest season of the year, the majority of retailers across the county are cautiously optimistic the worst of the dark times...
View ArticlePresident Higgins to visit flood-hit South Galway
It has been announced by Áras an Uachtaráin that President Michael D Higgins will visit fllod stricken areas of South Galway tomorrow morning (Monday). Áras an Uachtaráin has confirmed that President...
View ArticleFestival to celebrate 100 years of food since Rising
The Galway Food Festival, which takes place over the Easter Bank Holiday Weekend in 2016, will this year have a strong flavour of history. In tandem with the commemoration of the 1916 Easter Rising,...
View ArticleCity flood risk sourced back to land reclamation
The reclamation of large chunks of land from the sea along the Salthill coastline during the last century has been identified as a contributing factor to ongoing flood risk in this area, according to...
View ArticleGalway-based service for abused children closes
The State’s only 24-hour treatment service for children and adolescents who have been sexually assaulted, which is based in Galway, has closed. The closure of the Parkmore facility follows a breakdown...
View ArticleRelief in Cahermore as water levels stablise
There was relief in Cahermore today as flood water levels seemed to stabilise following the digging of a channel to the sea. Cahermore, between Labane and Kinvara, is one of many areas in South Galway...
View ArticlePresident Higgins says greater balance needed to tackle South Galway flooding
Galway Bay fm newsroom – President Michael D. Higgins says a greater balance needs to be struck between the need for flood defenses in South Galway and EU Habitat Directives. President Higgins made the...
View ArticlePresident Higgins says South Galway flood victims should not be used as...
Galway Bay fm newsroom – President Michael D. Higgins says flood victims in South Galway do not want to be used as a political football ahead of the upcoming General Election. President Higgins made...
View ArticleGalway city improves in latest litter rankings
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Galway city has moved up the litter-free rankings. According to the latest Irish Business Against Litter – IBAL – survey, the city ranks 25th, compared to 34th in the previous...
View ArticleGalway farmers call off protest at IFA headquarters
Dozens of Galway farmers who had planned to protest at the headquarters of the Irish Farmers Association tomorrow have called off the campaign. More than 60 farmers from IFA branches in North Galway...
View ArticleNew programme to tackle antibiotic resistance at Galway’s public hospitals
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A quality assurance review is being carried out at UHG, Merlin Park and Portiuncula Hospitals in a bid to tackle antibiotic resistance. It’s part of a national quality...
View ArticleOn camera: Civil defence rescue cattle from flooded farm
Galway City Civil Defence were involved in the rescue of sixty cattle from a flooded farm in Gort yesterday. In fact, the voluntary emergency service spent three days at the weekend rescuing livestock...
View ArticleWoman hospitalised after freak traffic accident in city
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A pedestrian has been taken to University Hospital Galway following a freak road traffic incident in the city this morning. A woman was struck by a piece of debris from a...
View ArticleGalway car registrations increase by a third
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Just over 5 thousand new cars were registered in Galway last year a jump of more than a third. That’s according to the latest information from the Society of the Irish Motor...
View ArticleNew body to co-ordinate response to flooding along the Shannon
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A new body is to be set up to co-ordinate the response to future flooding along the River Shannon. The setup of a Flood Management Co-Ordination and Implementation Group is...
View ArticleFohenagh residents feel isolated and ignored as flooding continues
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Residents in the village of Fohenagh say they feel forgotten, isolated and ignored as the area struggles to cope with the worst flooding in recent years. Local Sharon Gormally...
View ArticleNew single authority to deal with flooding along the Shannon
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A single taskforce is to be set up to oversee future flood management plans for 66 towns and regions along the River Shannon including Portumna, Ballinasloe and Ahascragh. The...
View ArticleNAMA delivers more than 200 homes in Galway
Galway Bay fm newsroom – More than 200 homes for social housing have been delivered by NAMA in Galway city and county. Figures from the agency show that 203 homes were offered in the city with a...
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