Special meeting called after row over Property Tax vote
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A special meeting will be held this Friday in a bid to overturn a decision by the County Council to maintain the Local Property Tax at the same rate as last year. 16 of 39...
View ArticleMan to appear in court in connection with hit and run
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A man with a local address has been charged by Gardaí in connection with a hit and run near Maam Cross and will appear in court later this week. A man was knocked down...
View ArticleGort to Tuam motorway opens tomorrow
The long-awaited Gort to Tuam M17/M18 motorway will be officially opened tomorrow (Wednesday) by Transport Minister Shane Ross. The various agencies involved aim to begin opening the motorway to the...
View ArticlePrivate hospitals may be used following closure of Merlin Park theatres
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The HSE has said it is looking at using the city’s private hospitals to carry out orthopaedic procedures following the temporary closure of two theatres at Merlin Park...
View ArticleTwo arrested in connection with assault
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Two men have been arrested after 20 year old man was assaulted in Roscommon town last month. A man in his 40s was arrested in Ballinasloe while a second man, also in his 40s,...
View ArticleMotorway is finally open for business
A new era in travel across the west was unveiled yesterday (Wednesday) with the opening of the long-awaited new motorway between Gort and Tuam. The M17/M18 runs over 57km and has cost €550 million to...
View ArticleLast rites for Portiuncula funeral home
LOCAL public representatives have expressed ‘extreme disappointment’ at a HSE decision to close the funeral removal and embalming service from Portiuncula Hospital in Ballinasloe. The Saolta Hospital...
View ArticleHurling stroke aims at the White House
Michael Fahy has attempted a hurling stroke to Trump all strokes – by wrangling an invite to the White House for Galway’s hurling heroes! The Ardrahan-based Independent County Councillor wants Galway...
View ArticleCouncil chaos as Local Property Tax vote ends in farce
Householders across the county are facing a Hobson’s Choice – a higher rate of Local Property Tax or a major curtailment in public services – as a contentious vote to maintain a 10% LPT loading looks...
View Article€500,000 Lotto ticket sold in Gort
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A winning Lotto ticket with a €500,000 prize has been sold in Gort. News & Views newsagent at Bridge Street in Gort sold a winning Lotto Plus One quick pick ticket...
View ArticleBarna student dies from injuries sustained in fall
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A university student from Barna, who suffered critical injuries in a fall at a house in Limerick four days ago, has died. 19-year-old Sophie Coll sustained critical injuries...
View ArticleNumber of homeless kids in Galway ‘enough to fill a school’
Homeless services operator COPE Galway provided help to more than 500 children in 2016 – an “alarming” increase of almost 40% – a report to be released next week will outline. The charity said the...
View ArticleJudge throws out 430 parking summonses
A District Court judge struck out over four hundred parking summonses this week, amid concerns that procedures employed by Galway City Council in initiating legal proceedings against motorists for...
View ArticleGridlock warning on east side following opening of M17/M18
Traffic gridlock that hit the east side of the city on Wednesday morning could now worsen significantly due to the opening this week of the M17/M18 Tuam to Gort stretch of motorway, a local councillor...
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Injection centres urged for heroin users in Galway
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View ArticleNew turning lane planned to ease Parkmore traffic chaos
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Work is to begin shortly on further improvements to the traffic system at Parkmore. Since the opening of the new M17/M18 motorway on Wednesday, traffic congestion around...
View ArticleGalway’s only floodlit GAA ground falling into disrepair
A local councillor and former hurler is demanding to know why the only county GAA ground in Galway with floodlighting has not been developed as promised. The dilapidated state of Duggan Park in...
View ArticleVoting pact in jeopardy after bitter row on Údarás job
The mayoral and voting pact, which brought the Civil War parties together on Galway County Council, was on the brink of collapse this week over a State board appointment. During a dramatic day at...
View ArticleApplegreen sows seeds for new jobs in Ballinasloe
Plans to demolish and replace the Applegreen service station off the M6 motorway in Ballinasloe have been lodged with Galway County Council. The project – which involves the demolition of the existing...
View ArticleGalway teenager launches second book
An eighteen-year-old writing sensation from Galway – who became an author at the age of twelve – is set to build on the success of her big debut by launching her second book, Genesis, this week. Eilís...
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