Counselling for youth mental health gets last-minute reprieve
A youth counselling service that was facing closure has received a last-minute reprieve following a meeting between public representatives and management of the Health Service Executive (HSE). The...
View ArticleGalway is tops in Europe for creativity and culture
Galway has come top of the class in a new European Union initiative which aims to benchmark the performance of European cities with their peers in terms of culture and creativity. Of 168 European...
View ArticleCouncillors demand action on rat-infested former hotel
Galway City Council has been urged to “stop pandering” to the Comer Group and take legal action over the derelict Corrib Great Southern Hotel where 14 fire officers recently responded to a fire....
View ArticleNew rules will prevent troublemakers from getting housing
Local authority tenants who have a criminal record “that may impact on good estate management” will no longer be accepted to the Rental Accommodation Scheme (RAS) under a new anti-social behaviour...
View Article100 new jobs for Galway through e-commerce company
Canadian-based e-commerce company Shopify is creating 100 new jobs in Galway. The cloud-based business came to Galway two years ago with 50 jobs and currently employs 150 here. It will expand its...
View ArticleCouncil struggles to find solutions to homeless crisis
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Galway’s homelessness crisis is growing further out of control each day – and emergency housing service providers across the city are now bulging at full capacity. That was the...
View ArticleGalway householders lead the way on recycling
Galway achieved a 70 per cent recycling rate on a shoestring budget – because householders had the vision to show both politicians and local authority managers what was possible. That’s what Deputy...
View ArticleCensus finds average age in Galway up by more than a year
Galwegians are getting older – but we’re still not ageing as quickly as neighbouring counties. A breakdown of Census 2016 figures has revealed that the average age in Galway rose to 37.5 years – only...
View ArticlePlans unveiled for new ‘Cowpark’ cycle and walking trail
National funding is being sought to advance longstanding plans to develop a looped cycle and walking trail in Clarinbridge. It is proposed to develop Cowpark over three phases, at a cost of €171,300,...
View ArticleAll 196 consultants at UHG condemn “unsafe” hospital
Every single one of the 196 consultants working at University Hospital Galway has come out and slammed the facility as “unsafe” and “unfit for purpose”. In a damning letter to the Minister for Health,...
View ArticleLocal development council opposes plan for waste plant
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A decision by Galway County Council to grant planning permission for a new waste transfer building in Ballinasloe has been appealed to the higher planning authority. Sean...
View ArticleCompromise on closure of R446 through Craughwell
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A compromise has been reached on a proposed closure of the R446 through Craughwell. Concerns had been raised by local residents and businesses about the impact of the planned...
View ArticleCouncil issues warning over bogus phone calls
A warning about bogus phone calls has been issued by Galway County Council. The local authority said that people are have been receiving calls from persons pretending to be from the Council or Irish...
View ArticleMental health review submitted to HSE following lengthy delays
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The team tasked with carrying out a review of mental health services in Galway-Roscommon has submitted its final report. The internal review was commissioned in mid-2015 by the...
View ArticleGalway singer set for more chart success after debut goes viral
A Galway singer/songwriter whose debut single went viral with over 200,000 streams is building on that success with a second offering that has already been earmarked as one to watch – alongside the...
View ArticleCampaigners take to old rail track to show support for greenway
More than 600 walkers and joggers turned out in Tuam in a virtual show of defiance to display their support for a greenway through the North Galway town. The organisers of the recent walk said that...
View ArticleTD claims Jobpath rules prevent people from working
A Galway TD has criticised the Jobpath employment activation programme, insisting that people are tied up for too long on a scheme that has only minor success – and as a result they are prevented from...
View ArticleEfforts fail to have completed Tuam Bypass opened early
Efforts to have the Tuam Bypass open in time for the Galway Races have been unsuccessful – after a senior roads official has stated that it will not be possible. But Director of Services for Roads,...
View Article‘Hospital in the home’ plan a first for Galway
Private health insurer VHI is planning to roll out a new ‘hospital in the home’ service in Galway – the first of its kind in the West. The service, which is consultant-led, allows suitable patients...
View Article200 turn out for meeting to oppose plans for Westwood Hotel
“There is a need for student accommodation – but not in our estates, thank you very much; we have had enough.” These words were met by rapturous applause at a meeting of around 200 Newcastle and Dangan...
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