Potential for flooding in coastal areas as high winds hit
Poor road conditions and potential for flooding in coastal areasare expected on Sunday afternoon into Monday morning as heavy winds and rain hit the West of Ireland, coinciding with particularly high...
View ArticleCanadian company seeks investors for testing in Connemara
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A Canadian mining exploration company is to seek investors in order to finance further tests and studies in Connemara. The company – Moag of Toronto – is concentrating its...
View ArticleSexual violence casts long shadow on our doorstep
The amount of sexual abuse, violence and rape in our society has been an eye-opener for Cathy Connolly, Executive Director of Galway Rape Crisis Centre (GRCC). “What I didn’t realise, and what a lot of...
View ArticleGolden Trumpet man Johnny Carroll marks 60 years in showbiz
Not many can boast that they have been performing professionally for six decades – but that is the milestone that Johnny Carroll will be celebrating in a tribute night in Salthill in a few weeks’ time....
View ArticleBurglars target schools as new year kicks in
Gardai are to call to schools around County Galway to offer advice against keeping cash and other valuables on their properties – following a spate of break-ins over the past week. School authorities...
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Galwegians thrive after trauma to cope with visual impairment
Two inspirational Galwegians whose determination to live life to the full despite debilitating sight loss have both told their stories of living with visual impairments with the aim of inspiring...
View ArticleGalway native takes over as Acting Garda Commissioner
Carna native Dónall Ó Cualáin will become Acting Garda Commissioner from midnight tonight, following the resignation of Nóirín O’Sullivan. Mr Ó Cualáin came up through the Garda ranks serving as...
View ArticleNUIG academic’s court action over ‘sabotage’ claims
A senior academic at the National University of Ireland Galway has brought a High Court challenge over what he says is a flawed investigation into claims he tried to ‘sabotage’ a colleague’s career....
View ArticleTeens on knife robbery charges refused bail
Three juveniles, facing five counts of robbery with a knife, were all refused bail at Galway District Court. Judge Mary Fahy said that promises that curfews would be observed were insufficient, as it...
View ArticleCobblestones in Galway city centre to be replaced
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Galway City Council is to begin repairing the cobblestones in the city’s pedestrianised area in 2019. The repair of the uneven cobblestones on Shop Street, William Street,...
View ArticleNuns to donate Salthill property for childrens’ creative hub
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The Sisters of Mercy are to donate a property in Salthill to the city council for use as a creative hub for children. Lenaboy Castle which was a former orphanage is to be...
View ArticleTuam councillors decline to remove confederate plaque
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Tuam area councillors have decided not to remove a plaque honouring local man Richard ‘Dick’ Dowling who fought in the Confederate Army At this week’s meeting Councillor Shaun...
View ArticleAIB Galway mislays 550 customers’ confidential data
Galway Bay fm newsroom – AIB has lost confidential information belonging to a number around 550 customers in Galway. The bank has confirmed that a hard copy spreadsheet relating to banking facilities...
View ArticleGardaí investigate attempted knifepoint robbery
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Gardaí in Galway are investigating the attempted robbery at knife point of a man in the Wellpark area as he walked home. Last Wednesday at around 10pm, a youth on a bicycle...
View ArticleWoman hospitalised after rescue from Inagh Valley
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A woman was airlifted to University Hospital Galway last evening after she became lost in fog in Connemara. Two teams from Galway Mountain Rescue were deployed when a German...
View ArticleVIDEO: Gardai search for driver who crashed through level crossing
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Gardaí are trying to establish the identity of a motorist who drove through barriers at a railway crossing in the county earlier this week. The driver of a white van smashed...
View ArticleGalway restaurateur offers hand-up – not a hand-out
Gill Carroll sees homeless people sleeping in the doorway of her city restaurant every morning and evening. But instead of complaining about the issue, or just feeling sorry for those who have fallen...
View ArticleCouncil missing out on millions in rates
Millions of Euros are dripping through the fingers of Galway County Council annually as it fails to collect all of the money it is owed in commercial rates. The financially hard-pressed local...
View ArticleMan spied on eleven year old girl in cubicle
An eleven year old girl changing her clothes at a leisure centre in Tuam noticed that a camera phone had been slipped under the door of her cubicle. The 22 year old man who placed the mobile phone...
View ArticleMusical border students keep a foot in both GAA camps
Presentation College Headford is a mixed secondary school in more ways than one – it draws boys and girls from both Galway and Mayo! Located just a couple of miles from the Mayo border, in this County...
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