Transfer of Lenaboy Castle into public ownership still not completed
Agreement to transfer Lenaboy Castle into public ownership hasn’t been reached – almost three months after the deal was announced. In early September, Galway City Council issued a statement to announce...
View ArticleCouncil rejects bid to retain unauthorised mosque
Galway City Council has rejected an attempt to retain a controversial mosque which was built without planning permission in Mincloon. Planners said the building – which has been mired in controversy...
View ArticleGusts of 110km/h forecast in Galway wind warning
Met Éireann has issued a Status Yellow wind warning for Galway for Wednesday and Thursday, with gusts of up to 110km/h forecast. Wednesday’s warning (in place from 6am to 11pm) predicts southerly winds...
View ArticleMarch to raise awareness of child homelessness in Galway
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A march will take place through the city this weekend to raise awareness of the impact homelessness is having on Galway children. The ‘Every Child Needs a Home’ march is being...
View ArticleSerious injury road accidents increase in city
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Road accidents in the city area which have caused serious injury, have increased by 60 per cent since last year. At a meeting of the City Joint Policing Committee this week,...
View ArticleVulture fund sells apartments in Doughiska for €2m
A portfolio of 20 apartments in Doughiska has been sold by a US vulture fund for just over €2 million, despite attempts by one of the owners to halt the sale. The apartments at Sraith Fhada on the...
View ArticleMan not seen for six months found dead in house
A man who had not been seen for nearly six months, and was presumed to have gone home to his native country, was found dead in a City Council house, an inquiry into his death heard. The cause of death...
View Article‘No evidence’ for action over breath test scandal
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The Chief Superintendent of Galway Garda Division said he has personally reviewed more than 100 recordings relating to breath tests in the division. The review was undertaken...
View ArticleBusinesses say bus offer not fare
Bus Eireann’s decision to cut fares from several of the county’s towns into Galway city in the run-up to Christmas has infuriated local businesses, who have accused the state company of sucking the...
View ArticleFarmers fear fodder crisis in the west
HUNDREDS of farmers dotted across Galway and the West of Ireland region facing fodder shortages this winter are hoping that a national Crisis Action Team to be set up over the next week will deliver...
View ArticleCentre shows positive impact of therapeutic horse riding programme
For many rural areas, the provision of adequate services for people with disabilities can be a major obstacle. A committed group in Clifden has found an imaginative and creative way to provide an...
View ArticleCharities issue warning over Christmas money lenders
A concerted effort by legal moneylenders to sign up customers in the run-up to Christmas has prompted calls for those in desperate financial straits to head instead to their local credit union....
View ArticleGardaí probe vandalism of children’s Christmas lights
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Gardaí in the city are investigating after a children’s Christmas display was vandalised. The City Council yesterday lit up a number of trees in Millennium Park near the...
View ArticleSoftware company to create more than 50 new jobs
Galway Bay fm newsroom – An Italian company is to establish a software development centre in the city, creating 53 jobs over the next five years. Antares Vision specialises in computer vision systems...
View ArticleIreland’s first family bereavement room opens at UHG
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A new family bereavement room, the first of its kind in Ireland, has been opened at UHG. The facility is for patients and families using the maternity services at the hospital....
View ArticleCouncil sitting on ‘cash cow’ sites in Galway City
The development of two prime Galway city centre sites could provide a funding stream that would benefit the whole county – and could potentially eliminate any cuts that would have to be made to roads...
View ArticleAngry buskers band together in protest at new bylaws
Galway’s buskers are planning the ‘biggest busk ever’ this Sunday – in protest at new proposed busking bylaws in the city. The group have called on the public and performers alike for the daylong...
View ArticleCity Council forks out €4m on personal injury claims in three years
Personal injury claims have cost the city almost €4 million over the past three years, the Galway City Tribune can reveal. The huge outlay includes the cost of insurance cover for public areas, as well...
View ArticleCouncillors blame TDs for erosion of funds for local government
Galway’s eleven TDs have been accused of ‘sitting on their hands’ when it comes to securing adequate funding to operate the basic services. A succession of Councillors claimed that the Oireachtas...
View ArticleGreenway strategy is set for New Year
The Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport expects to finalise a greenways strategy early in the New Year. Campaigners are hoping it will move the project on in Galway where it has become bogged...
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