Gardai investigate string of burglaries at Galway schools
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Gardai are investigating a string of burglaries at schools around the county in recent days. It follows break ins at Kilglass National School, Kiltormer National School,...
View ArticleMeeting to discuss merger of city and county councils
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A high level meeting to discuss the potential merger of Galway City and County Council will take place in the city tomorrow. It will bring together an expert advisory group,...
View ArticleNew car registrations in Galway drop by 15 per cent
Galway Bay fm newsroom – New car registrations in Galway for the year to date, are down on the same period last year. Officials statistics from the Society of the Irish Motor Industry show that there...
View Article6,000 Galway families receive back to school assistance
Galway Bay fm newsroom – 6,000 families in Galway are getting help with school costs this year from the government’s Back to School Allowance. Junior Minister and Galway East TD Ciaran Cannon says...
View ArticleIrish Water to install new infrastructure on Inis Oírr
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Irish Water has been given approval for new water storage tanks on the Aran Island of Inis Oírr. The county council has granted planning permission to the utility for an...
View ArticleCentralised postal system to be introduced in Connemara
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A centralised system of postal deliveries is to be introduced in west Connemara in the coming months with a new office for that purpose in Clifden. An Post said this system is...
View ArticleGalway man critical in hospital after canal incident in Dublin
A Galway man in his twenties remains critical in a Dublin hospital after an incident at the Grand Canal in Portobello, Dublin on Sunday. Gardaí at Kevin Street know the identity of the man, but are not...
View ArticleHurlers serve up a homecoming for all to savour
A TWENTY-NINE year wait for an All-Ireland senior title ‘hurt us and hurt us bad but now the time had come for everyone to celebrate and enjoy the moment’ . . . the words of Galway Hurling Committee...
View ArticleFamily ties bind Galway’s special day
It was a special moment on an unforgettable day as Galway’s victorious hurlers made their first stop back across the Shannon. Team manager Micheal Donoghue disembarked the bus and made his way outside...
View ArticlePortumna hotel to rise from the ashes at last
Works on the provision of a brand new hotel in Portumna, to replace the one which was completely destroyed by fire six years ago, could take place within the next year. That would mean the new Shannon...
View ArticleKylemore nuns have monastery plans
Plans for a new monastery at Kylemore Abbey – seen as an “urgent requirement” for the survival of the Benedictine nuns here – have been lodged with Galway County Council. According to the Order, a...
View ArticleSolar-powered bins . . . to stop pilfering seagulls!
Pilfering seagulls have prompted the Galway Harbour Board to invest in new high-tech solar-powered litter bins that are plunder proof, and also compact the waste. Over recent weeks, the Harbour Board...
View ArticleChristmas market operator gets go-ahead to return this year
This year’s Christmas Market will repeat the 2016 changed layout – off the grass in Eyre Square – after the tender was awarded to the same operator as the past six years. Milestone Inventive was...
View ArticleFunding fears expressed over council merger
Fears have been expressed that the proposed amalgamation of the two local authorities in Galway will result in funding from central government going into a “black hole” in the city, with relatively...
View Article€80m office development would house 3,000 workers
Preliminary plans have been drawn up for a massive €80 million office development in Ballybane, which would create space for up to 3,000 workers. The development – which would be built in phases and...
View ArticleProposal for 80 new homes in Oranmore
Plans for the development of almost 80 new homes on a site in Oranmore, have been submitted to Galway County Council. Ardstone Homes, part of the Dublin-based investment fund Ardstone Capital, has...
View ArticleTuam business group aims to bolster local economy
A business representative group from Tuam is to meet with senior Galway County Council officials next week in an effort to reignite economic development in the town. One of the main aims of the meeting...
View ArticleMinister: new motorway will lead to more jobs for towns
Galway is in prime position to become a regional hub for jobs and investment – that’s according to Junior Minister and Galway East TD, Ciarán Cannon. The Minister of State for the Diaspora and...
View Article2,000 to cycle new Gort to Tuam motorway for charity
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Almost two thousand cyclists are set to travel the length of the Gort to Tuam Motorway tomorrow in aid of charity – several weeks before the new road opens to traffic. The...
View ArticleConcern over long waiting times for orthodontic care
Galway Bay fm newsroom – People in need of orthodontic care in county Galway can wait as long as three-and-a-half years before receiving treatment. That’s according to Galway East TD Seán Canney who...
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