Minister remains tight-lipped on Galway rail review
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Transport Minister Shane Ross is remaining tight-lipped on the long-awaited rail review which will make recommendations on the future of Galway’s rail network. Speaking to...
View ArticleGang armed with knives assault and rob two people
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Gardai are searching for the armed gang who threatened, assaulted and robbed a man and a woman in the Mervue area on Friday night. The man and woman, who are in their twenties,...
View ArticlePost mortem on body found washed up on Inis Meain
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A post mortem examination has been carried out on the body of a man discovered washed up on Inis Meain. Gardai are trying to establish the identity of the man whose body was...
View ArticleMissing boat crew found safe and well
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Two men who were on board a boat reported missing on Galway Bay in the early hours of this morning have been found safe and well. The alarm was raised at around 1am, and a...
View Article15,000 in Galway waiting for a house for 16 years
Approximately 15,000 people in Galway have been waiting for a house since 2001 – in a crisis that has been deliberately created, Independent Deputy Catherine Connolly claimed in the Dáil. She also...
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Galway City is Ireland’s capital of multi-culture
Galway is the most multi-cultural city in the country, according to new Census figures which show that around one in every five people are non-Irish nationals. The figures released by the Central...
View ArticleMan in serious condition after Moycullen collision
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A man is in a serious condition at University Hospital Galway after a road collision near Moycullen last night. The pedestrian in his late 50s was in collision with a vehicle...
View ArticleConnemara research facility damaged by fire
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A shellfish research centre in Carna, Connemara was damaged whena blaze broke out at the facility in the early hours of this morning. The research centre is part of the Martin...
View Article132 Galway children in emergency accommodation
Galway Bay fm newsroom – 50 families, including 132 children, stayed in emergency accommodation in Galway on Friday night. The figure was released as COPE Galway launches its 2016 Annual Report. COPE’s...
View ArticleAn Post to re-advertise for post office contract in Carna
Galway Bay fm newsroom – An Post has announced that it will to re-advertise the position of Postmaster in Carna, Connemara. This decision has been taken following an assessment of applications which...
View ArticleUHG most overcrowded hospital in the country today
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Almost 500 people were on trolleys in hospitals around the country today. According to the latest report from the Irish Nurses and Midwives’ Organisation, University Hospital...
View ArticleWatchdog expresses concerns over Taaffe’s building
The Galway Association of environmental watchdog, An Taisce, has expressed concern over the status of the protected Taaffe’s shop site on William Street – with fears that its deterioration could lead...
View ArticleNightclub owner objects to rival’s licence renewal
A city centre nightclub withdrew its objections to the renewal of a rival nightclub’s drinks and dance licences, after the latter gave undertakings in court to close a number of disputed areas within...
View ArticleResidents fail to prevent go-ahead of new pastoral centre
Residents in Bushypark have failed in their efforts to prevent the construction of a new pastoral centre beside the local church – they felt that it would have an adverse impact on the church which is...
View ArticlePlans floated for restoration of Galway’s waterways
It has been dubbed ‘the Venice of Ireland’, boasting the most intricate waterway system in the country. Before human intervention, Galway was a city of seven rivers and seven islands. At one point,...
View ArticleDNA testing in bid to identify body on Inis Meáin
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Gardai have taken a DNA sample from a prospective family member of a man whose body was found washed up on Inis Meáin. The body was discovered at around 8.30pm last Friday and...
View ArticleBody found on Inis Meain identified
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The man whose body was found washed up on a beach on Inis Meáin has been identified as a man who fell into the sea in Co. Clare a fortnight ago. The body of 45-year-old Andrey...
View ArticlePedestrian injured in collision transferred to Beaumont
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A pedestrian injured in collision near Moycullen at the weekend has been transferred from University Hospital Galway to Beaumont Hospital in Dublin. The man, who is in his late...
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Be King of Ballindooley Castle – for €10,000 per week!
Airbnb will help realise dreams of staying in a Galway City castle – but you’ll have to cough up over €10,000 for the privilege. Ballindooley Castle on the Headford Road sold last December for €328,000...
View Article5,000 patients waited on trolleys at UHG so far this year
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Almost 5,000 patients have spent time waiting on a trolley at UHG so far this year. New figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation reveal that it’s one of the...
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