Galway city boundary extension is kicked down the road
Recommendations on the potential merger of Galway City and County Councils are not likely to be brought before the next Government until April, despite the fact that the expert report has already been...
View ArticleCouncillor says re-offenders shouldn’t get free legal aid
A Galway councillor has called for a ban on free legal aid for repeat offenders – which costs around €1,000 per case – branding it a waste of taxpayers’ money. City-based Independent councilor Mike...
View ArticleCharity proves thin on the ground at Galway Council
A proposal to live stream Galway County Council meetings almost ended in this week’s meeting being abandoned – even though the councillor who submitted the motion was not even in the chamber. The...
View ArticleHarry Kane – he’s one of our own!
Tottenham Hotspur’s North London fans sing proudly that he’s one of their own – but Harry Kane, one of football’s hottest properties, is really one of ours….because he has his roots deep in the Galway...
View Article130km/h gusts forecast as Storm Gertrude hits Galway
Met Éireann has upgraded a wind warning for overnight tonight to ‘Status Orange’, with gusts of up to 130km/h expected to batter Galway, as Storm Gertrude arrives. Although tides are not as high as...
View ArticleBody taken from waters in Galway
A body has been taken from the water near Galway Docks at lunchtime today. The body has not yet been identified but a search has been taking place for a young woman who entered the water of the River...
View ArticlePost mortem on body recovered from Galway Docks
Galway Bay Fm newsroom-A post mortem is taking place this evening on the body of a woman taken from Galway Docks at lunchtime today. The body was recovered from the water at a time when a search was...
View ArticleCommunity centre and swimming pool in pipeline
A new community centre and swimming pool is planned for the burgeoning suburb of Doughiska. An objective in the draft Galway City Development plan is to, “develop a community centre/sports hall, (and)...
View ArticleDriver had trousers around ankles, court hears
A motorist who was naked from the waist down when he stopped to ask a female pedestrian for directions, has been fined €600. Robert Szlapa (35), Apartment 1, Gallop View, Cregmore, pleaded guilty...
View ArticleThree city men had cannabis plantation on island
Three Galway city men have been given suspended sentences for growing €24,000 worth of cannabis plants for their own use in a forest clearing on the largest uninhabited island on Lough Corrib. The men...
View ArticleNUIG apologises to staff over data blunder
NUI Galway has apologised to staff whose personal information was wrongly circulated to colleagues. The university has confirmed there was an “inadvertent” breach of data protection within its School...
View ArticleMan arrested and released after fatal crash near Ardrahan
The N18 between Ardrahan and Kilcolgan remains closed this morning following a collision which claimed the life of a pedestrian overnight. The two-vehicle crash happened about 2km on the Galway side...
View ArticleBomb squad makes safe viable device in Ballybrit
An army bomb disposal team made safe a “viable” suspect device in Ballybrit overnight. An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was found by a resident near Ballybrit industrial Estate and Gardaí called in...
View ArticleSafety warnings as storm force gusts set to batter Galway
The Road Safety Authority and Galway City and County Councils have issued safety warnings as storm force gusts are expected to batter Galway from this afternoon. Storm Henry is making landfall this...
View ArticleWoman who died in Docks named as GMIT student
The young woman who died at Galway docks has been named as a GMIT student from Castlebar in Mayo. Nicole McCaffrey Niland was a fourth year Medical Science student at GMIT’s Dublin Road campus. A...
View ArticleGMIT lecturers set to strike over conditions
Lecturers at GMIT are to strike on Wednesday in the first step in a campaign of industrial unrest over what they deem crisis issues in the sector. Institute of Technology academic staff represented by...
View ArticleTwo held in custody on heroin charges
Two Lithuanian men, believed to be members of a gang that is bringing heroin into Galway, have been remanded in custody after appearing before Galway District Court. Robert Turkovski and Vladimer...
View ArticlePedestrian who died in Ardrahan collision named
The pedestrian who died in a collision on the N18 near Ardrahan yesterday has been named locally as 66-year old city native Liam McDonald, with an address at Little Flower Nursing Home in Labane. The...
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Councillor among 5,800 people yet to pay A&E bill
University Hospital Galway (UHG) is owed almost €600,000 in unpaid Emergency Department (ED) charges, new figures reveal. Saolta, the group that manages the city hospital, has confirmed that some...
View ArticleArts and culture to spur city’s growth
Arts and cultural infrastructure will be central to the regeneration of the Headford Road, Ceannt Station and the Inner Harbour area. The new draft Galway City Development Plan will set out the...
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