Council to share in new 106 million euro fund for flood repairs
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Galway County Council is set to benefit from a share of a new 106 million euro fund for the repair of transport infrastructure following the recent severe weather. The funding...
View ArticleBoost for struggling Galway based childrens cancer charity
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A struggling Oranmore-based childrens’ cancer charity has been given a ten thousand euro boost by the Irish Cancer Society. ‘Hand in Hand’ was set up in 2006 to offer practical...
View ArticleMore time for new 75 bed nursing home in Knocknacarra
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The City Council has allowed more time for the construction of a new 75-bed nursing home in Knocknacarra. Highcross Developments Ltd has been granted permission to build a...
View ArticleMEP Mairead McGuinness to visit Creggs National School
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Vice-President of the European Parliament and local MEP for this region Mairead McGuinness will visit Creggs National School in North East Galway in the next hour The school is...
View Article130km/h gusts forecast as Storm Gertrude hits Galway
Met Éireann has upgraded a wind warning for overnight tonight to ‘Status Orange’, with gusts of up to 130km/h expected to batter Galway, as Storm Gertrude arrives. Although tides are not as high as...
View ArticleGreen-light for Athenry Irish language campus
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The green-light has been given to the development of a new Irish language Education campus in Athenry. The Department of Education has confirmed that the Gaelcampus will be...
View ArticleBetter odds for Athenry’s Joe Healy as IFA race officially down to three
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The IFA presidential race, which is being contested by Athenry’s Joe Healy, is now officially down to three candidates. The Carlow County Chairman Derek Deane has ceased his...
View ArticleMichael Kitt pays tribute to his constituents during his final Dáil speech
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Galway East TD Michael Kitt has given an emotional speech in the Dáil on what’s likely to mark his final day in the House after 41 years. A member of the formidable Kitt...
View ArticleTuam and Loughrea to get new fire stations
Galway Bay fm newsroom – County Galway is to get two new fire stations over the next two years. Labour Senator Lorraine Higgins says funding has been confirmed to build a new station at Milltown Road...
View ArticleBomb squad makes safe viable device in Ballybrit
An army bomb disposal team made safe a “viable” suspect device in Ballybrit overnight. An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was found by a resident near Ballybrit industrial Estate and Gardaí called in...
View ArticleGSOC investigation into fatal Ardrahan crash
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A team from the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission is at the scene of a crash in Ardrahan which claimed the life of a pedestrian overnight. The 2-vehicle crash happened about...
View ArticleSafety warnings as storm force gusts set to batter Galway
The Road Safety Authority and Galway City and County Councils have issued safety warnings as storm force gusts are expected to batter Galway from this afternoon. Storm Henry is making landfall this...
View ArticleN18 reopens after investigation into fatal crash
Galway By fm newsroom – The N18 between Ardrahan and Kilcolgan has reopened following a fatal crash overnight. The 2-vehicle crash happened about 2 kilometres the Galway side of Ardrahan shortly after...
View ArticleCity performance to denounce Irelands abortion laws
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A live reading performance denouncing Ireland’s abortion laws will take place in the city this evening. Galway Pro Choice and Home-Work will publicly read from ‘The...
View ArticleOne less election candidate for Galway West as Postmasters’ Union decides...
Galway Bay fm newsroom – There’s one less candidate on the ticket for Galway West after the Irish Postmasters Union decided not to run any candidates in the upcoming general election. Three candidates...
View ArticleWitnesses sought to fatal Ardrahan crash
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Gardai are appealing for witnesses to an overnight crash on the N18 which claimed the life of a man in his 60s. The 2-vehicle crash happened about 2 kilometres the Galway side...
View ArticleWoman who died in Docks named as GMIT student
The young woman who died at Galway docks has been named as a GMIT student from Castlebar in Mayo. Nicole McCaffrey Niland was a fourth year Medical Science student at GMIT’s Dublin Road campus. A...
View ArticleBoil water notice issued for Loughrea and surrounding area
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A boil notice has been issued for the Loughrea area. Following advice from the HSE, Irish Water and Galway County Council has issued the boil notice for the Loughrea public...
View ArticleArts and culture to spur city’s growth
Arts and cultural infrastructure will be central to the regeneration of the Headford Road, Ceannt Station and the Inner Harbour area. The new draft Galway City Development Plan will set out the...
View ArticleNewly ordained priests appointed to positions in diocese
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Bishop Martin Drennan has made some new clerical appointments for the city which is in the Diocese of Galway. Recently ordained Fr. Michael King has been appointed to serve as...
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