Garda warning following crashes on icy stretches
Motorists are warned to exercise care as a number of crashes are reported on some roads due to frosty conditions and in particular the Gort-Ennis motorway this morning. At the Ennis Junction outside...
View ArticleFianna Fáil candidate spent €285 on election Creme Eggs!
Galway East Fianna Fáil TD, Anne Rabbitte, tried to sweeten voters during the General Election campaign last Spring – by spending €285 on Cadbury’s Creme Eggs! In her Election Expenses Statement, the...
View ArticleSeries of crashes on icy roads in Galway
There were over half a dozen road crashes mostly on the M18 Motorway between Gort and Ennis, as well as some on the Galway-Gort road, earlier today due to overnight frost. A woman who sustained minor...
View ArticleInput sought for new Connemara & Aran tourism plan
Failte Ireland is seeking the input of local communities across Connemara to develop a new visitor experience development plan for the area. The initiative aims to ensure continued growth in visitor...
View Article€800,000 in funding for new marina at Ros a’ Mhíl
A sum of €800,000 has been announced for the completion of a new marina for small craft and pleasure boats at Ros a’ Mhíl Harbour. This money is part of a €28m. package sanctioned by the Minister for...
View ArticleDept urged to rethink development of Dublin to Galway greenway
The Department of Transport is being urged to rethink its approach to the development of the proposed Dublin to Galway greenway. IFA Environment and Rural Affairs Chairman Thomas Cooney says farmers’...
View ArticleGreen light for Inishbofin sports facility
Plans for a sports facility on Inishbofin have been given the go ahead by Galway County Council. The project is led by Inishbofin Development Company. It will see the development of a single-storey...
View ArticleConcern over fall in number of Galway Garda detectives
The number of detectives operating in the Galway Garda Division has fallen by 14 percent since 2011. Figures obtained by Fianna Fáil Roscommon/Galway T.D Eugene Murphy, show the number of Galway...
View ArticleNew bid to build Bushypark Pastoral Centre
Scaled-back plans for new pastoral centre, as well as an overhaul of Bushypark church, have been submitted to Galway City Council. Similar plans – which caused controversy among local residents – were...
View ArticleBurglar with 99 convictions ransacked house as mother and child slept
A burglar used a child’s schoolbag to carry a laptop away from a house he had just ransacked while the child and its mother slept upstairs. John Mongan (31), of 24 Gaelcarrig Park, Newcastle, had...
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Testing new scrambler bike led to death of 20-year-old man
A 20 years old man died instantly when the scrambler bike he was using – which had no brakes or lights – crashed into metal cabling in the grounds of NUIG last summer, an inquiry into his death heard....
View ArticleRoad deaths in Galway down by half last year
Road fatalities in the county have more than halved in a year. The latest Garda statistics show that there were 6 people killed on roads in the county in 2016 compared to 13 the previous year. Serious...
View ArticleFull capacity protocol in place again at overcrowded UHG
Full capacity protocol has been implemented again today at University Hospital Galway as the Emergency Department is extremely busy. The HSE says there are significant numbers of patients awaiting...
View ArticleHousing rally to take place outside City Hall
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Galway Housing Action Group will hold a rally at City Hall on College Road next week urging councillors to declare the housing crisis a national emergency. The group says there...
View ArticleLand sought for new cemetery in Claregalway
Galway County Council is looking for space for a new cemetery in Claregalway. It’s understood the current graveyard only has 14 plots left and could be at capacity within the next 18 months. It has...
View ArticleExtension of excavation work at Tuam Mother and Baby home
Test excavation work has been extended at the site of the former Mother and Baby home in Tuam. The work is led by the Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation. Initial test excavation work was...
View ArticleLucky €178k Connemara lottery ticket claimed
A Galway woman has claimed a Lotto Match 5 + Bonus prize worth just under €178,000. The winner, who wishes to remain private, purchased the normal play ticket at Tigh Mhic Dhonnchadha in Beal an...
View ArticleGardaí seize cannabis worth €450,000 in Connemara
Gardaí have seized an estimated €450,000 worth of cannabis from a ‘grow house’ in Connemara. The premises at Farnaght, Corr na Mona, was described as “highly sophisticated” by Gardaí. It was searched...
View ArticleGalway man questioned following €450k cannabis seizure
A Galway man aged in his 40s, is being in questioned by Gardai in Wicklow today following the discovery of a major cannabis growhouse Connemara. Gardai are carrying out forensic tests at the house...
View ArticleCloondavaun Bay marina on the market with €2.5m price tag
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Cloondavaun Bay marina on Lough Derg near Portumna is to go to market with an asking price of €2.5 million. The 50-berth marina is being offered for sale by Robert Colleran of...
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