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Galway soldiers tell of life in the Irish Guards
They call them the Micks, although the world knows them as the Irish Guards, formed by order of Queen Victoria at the start of the 20th century. And while you don’t have to be Irish to join, as Dave...
View ArticleCity Council to make security a priority after abuse of staff
An extra ‘staff presence’ at the City Council’s Housing Department over the past couple of months has helped to ease situations where employees were being subjected to verbal abuse and felt...
View ArticleLocal car enthusiasts sought for new show
Andy Vitek is an American with a dream. He has been racing, restoring and collecting cars for over 30 years and has hosted, and appeared on, national radio programmes, as well as an entire season of...
View ArticleGalway to host flotilla of ships of all sizes as SeaFest comes to town
Galway City will be at the centre of the country’s biggest and most spectacular seafaring festival this week as a small armada of sailing, scientific and navy ships make their way around the coast – as...
View ArticleThieves cut through roofs in shop break-ins
Gardai have appealed for information on two break-ins in which raiders gained entry to commercial premises through the roof. The Mace shop in Carnmore was broken into at around 3am this morning...
View ArticleGardaí appeal for help in tracing missing teenager
Gardaí have appealed for help in tracing the whereabouts of a teenager missing from Galway since last Friday. 17-year-old Francis Ward was last seen on Friday, June 23 and was wearing grey tracksuit...
View ArticleEd Sheeran to play two Salthill concerts next year
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Ed Sheeran will play seven shows in Ireland next summer – including two in Salthill. The singer has announced shows in Galway, Belfast, Cork and Dublin in May 2018. Sheeran...
View ArticleSheeran heads to the Stadium for Galway gigs
The man behind the third fastest selling album in history is to return to the cradle of his career by staging two concerts during his world tour in Pearse Stadium in the first gig to rock Galway GAA’s...
View ArticleWest to harvest sea jobs bonanza
Thousands of jobs are set to be created in the West of Ireland as the country continues to harness the potential of the ocean economy – which will be worth an estimated €6.4 billion by 2020. An...
View ArticleGalway carved up again in constituency review
The latest carve-up of the county of foot of the latest constituency boundary changes has been met with a mix of anger and exasperation – but the redraw has also made all three Galway East seats among...
View ArticleAmbulance lobby vows to take case to Varadkar
Residents fighting for improved ambulance cover in North West Connemara have vowed to step up their campaign with the newly elected Taoiseach and minister for Gaeltacht Affairs, with a plan to take...
View ArticleGardai raid sophisticated cannabis growhouse in Gort
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A man in his 30s is being questioned by Gardai following a major drugs seizure in Gort. It follows a raid at a house in Tarmon in the town yesterday afternoon in which €98,000...
View ArticleNo suspects as €70,000 worth of cocaine washes up on beach
Galway Bay fm newsroom – No suspects have yet been identified following the discovery of €70,000 worth of cocaine at a rural beach in Ballyconneely. The discovery was made on June 10th by a man while...
View ArticleEmergency responders service in Knocknacarra
A new community first responder group will be set up in Knocknacarra in the next month to ensure a prompt response for ill people until the ambulance arrives. Those who volunteer in the group will...
View ArticleGarda chief discusses heroin blackspots in Galway City
Galway’s growing heroin problem is leading to an increase in crime and a threat to public safety, a meeting of Galway City Joint Policing Committee (JPC) has been told. Speaking at a meeting of the JPC...
View ArticleHeightened security for Galway Races to combat potential threats
A number of new security measures will be implemented by Gardaí at this year’s Galway Races to combat any potential terror threat. Following on from a number of high-profile terror attacks in the...
View ArticleLifeboat rescues three teens from Hare Island
Three teenagers had to be rescued from Hare Island this evening after being cut off by the tide. Galway RNLI lifeboat received a call at around 6.25pm about the three males in their late teens who had...
View ArticlePeople with disabilities face 20-year wait for a house
Some people with a mental health disability in Galway have languished on the county’s social housing waiting list for 20 years – five times the average wait. And people with a physical disability have...
View ArticleSaolta’s €17.5m maternity compensation bill
Compensation payouts at five maternity units across the region soared by 730% in the year Savita Halappanavar’s husband reached a settlement over her death, according to the HSE. The National Treasury...
View ArticleQuiet Man railway station is back on track!
The magic figure has been reached. The organisers of a fundraising initiative to put a new roof on The Quiet Man railway station in Ballyglunin have achieved their target and now work will commence on...
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