Outspoken priest risks excommunication to celebrate Mass
Redemptorist priest Fr Tony Flannery, who was suspended from public ministry by the Vatican five years ago, faces being excommunicated when he celebrates a public Mass in Killimordaly Community Hall on...
View ArticleRevenue forces 3,300 Galway householders to pay Property Tax
Revenue enforced mandatory collection of Local Property Tax on more than 3,300 households in Galway in 2016, according to newly-released statistics. The figures show that while Galway City and County...
View ArticleEnterprise Ireland companies created 800 Galway jobs in 2016
Enterprise Ireland client companies created more than 800 jobs in Galway last year. It’s the government agency responsible for developing Irish business globally. Over 19,000 jobs were created in...
View ArticleCriticism of delay in work plans for long-awaited N59 project
Galway Bay Fm newsroom:-The N59 Campaign Group in Connemara is criticising the County Council over what they term ‘an unacceptable delay’ in preparing work plans for a section of the road east of Maam...
View ArticleNew searches for woman missing since 1985
Gardai are to carry out further seaches in the Carna area in the coming months as part of an ongoing investigation into the disappearance of Barbara Walsh. The 33 year old, married mother of seven, was...
View Article€6.5m in unspent Connemara road money returned to State
Millions of euro earmarked for the N59 in Connemara have been lost – as the road from Oughterard to Clifden deteriorates by the day. To date, a massive €6.5m has now been returned to the state coffers...
View ArticleNeighbour assaulted after confronting oil thief
Gardaí have advised the public against trying to intervene directly where they see a robbery in progress after a man in the North-East Galway area was assaulted when he disturbed a would-be oil thief....
View ArticleYounger jobless fare better in quest for work
A Galway TD has expressed concern at the slower rate of decrease in unemployment among people aged 25 and over, compared with those in the younger age group. Latest figures show that the overall...
View ArticlePucking walls plan a boost for young hurlers
A plan to build three hurling walls locally, could help to supply more city-based intercounty hurlers to the county’s flagship teams. Funding was set aside in the City Council budget for 2017 to go...
View ArticleSenator poses ‘awkward’ questions on 2020 spending
Galway’s year-long designation as Capital of Culture in 2020 could turn into another ‘arthouse cinema debacle’ without proper checks and balances being put in place, a senator has cautioned. Trevor Ó...
View ArticleResidential and medical suites plan for former nursery site
Plans for the construction of more than 50 new houses, along with a group medical and dental practice and office space on the Monivea Road have been lodged with Galway City Council. Green Way Estates...
View Article43 new jobs to be created by Tuam firm
Galway manufacturing company Steeltech Sheds Limited is to invest €5 million in its Tuam headquarters over the next three years. This will see the creation of 43 new jobs in the next 12 months. The...
View ArticleHouse prices in the West up almost 17%
The Western region has recorded the greatest residential property price increase in the year to November. New data from the Central Statistics Office shows prices climbed by 16.7 percent in the 12...
View ArticleGPs hired in bid to meet Emergency Dept demands
Management at UHG have moved to employ family doctors in a bid to meet to deal with continued overcrowding at the Emergency Department. A shortage of senior consultants has led to the decision. The...
View ArticleCall to name bridge after late Council director
Tuam councillors have called on the County Council executive to name a road or bridge after late Director of Services, Liam Gavin. The former manager of Tuam Town Council passed away in November at the...
View ArticlePrison for biting off part of man’s nose in savage attack
A shop assistant has been sentenced to three years in prison with the final eighteen months suspended for biting off part of a man’s nose during an unprovoked attack which was described by his own...
View ArticleNUIG on right lines over gender equality, says President
NUI Galway president, Jim Browne said he is confident the university is now ‘doing the right thing’ on gender equality. Dr Browne acknowledged there was “scepticism” from within and externally, partly...
View ArticleCouncil to draw up enhancement plan for Headford
A private meeting will take place in Headford tomorrow to discuss a €250,000 investment fund for the town. The allocation has been ringfenced under the County Council town and village enhancement...
View ArticleRestoration planned for Ballyglunin railway bridge
The County Council has confirmed that design works are underway for the future restoration of the railway bridge at Ballyglunin. The bridge is to be demolished during an upgrade of the N63 – and locals...
View ArticleOireachtas committee to discuss NPWS role in N59 controversy
The controversial involvement of the National Parks and Wildlife Service in the provision of a new route through Connemara will be discussed at Leinster House tomorrow. The Committee on Arts, Heritage,...
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