Antibiotic-resistant bacteria thriving in Galway’s sewers
Scientists at NUIG have discovered high levels of bacteria resistant to all antibiotics in urban sewage – but they insist that risk can be reduced greatly by an effective wastewater treatment....
View ArticleInsurers won’t quote despite wall that kept water at bay
A whopping 60 per cent of houses in one Ballinasloe estate – successfully protected by a flood wall – still cannot get insurance cover against water damage. The vast majority of these householders...
View ArticleTurf lobby to evoke spirit of the 1916 Rising
Owners of designated bogs in County Galway have vowed to commemorate the centenary of the 1916 Easter Rising – by cutting turf! Campaigners are adamant they will continue to cut turf on Galway’s...
View ArticleAnger over water bill errors fiasco
Irish Water has billed homes in County Galway for water charges even though they are on private group water schemes. The utility has confirmed that hundreds of people in the county have been...
View ArticleGardai move to seize unlicensed guns in North Galway
Unlicensed guns are being seized by Gardai in North Galway. People who have not renewed their firearms license are being warned their weapons will be confiscated. The Gardaí in the Tuam District have...
View ArticleGalway students’ pride in the jersey!
A Galway school’s senior hurlers are taking to the field with a very special message this year – and it’s more to do with health than hurling. St. Joseph’s Patrician College – better known as the Bish...
View ArticleDredging triggers new era for Ros a’ Mhíl marina
The Environmental Protection Agency has paved the way for work to start on the construction of a new multi-million euro harbour for small craft at Ros a’ Mhíl. Extensive dredging work is set to take...
View ArticleGlory days beckon for Galway club
The half parishes of Abbeyknockmoy and Monivea – and all the townlands in between – have been smothered in a sea of red and blue. And still the tide rises, ebbing for now, but sure to swell into a...
View ArticleGarda critical after Galway crash
A Galway garda is in a “very serious condition” in hospital following a crash in Ardrahan which also left a 66-year-old pedestrian dead. Liam McDonnell – originally from Cleaghmore, Ballinasloe, but...
View ArticleMeeting hears city bypass will increase traffic congestion
The proposed new city bypass will increase traffic congestion not reduce it, opponents of the road claimed this week. And vested interests were accused at a public meeting of driving the road project...
View ArticleGarda helicopter to monitor ‘boy racers’
Extra Garda resources – including the Air Support Unit – will be drafted into the city today to combat problems caused by ‘boy racers’ during the Galway International Rally weekend. Gardaí have said...
View ArticleWall Street finance backs plan for Rahoon housing
Some of the biggest financiers and investment funds in the world – including a Wall Street firm – have bought into a major new property company which is planning 170 new homes on a site in Rahoon. The...
View ArticleHSE denies psychiatric patient restrained with handcuffs
A senior HSE official is understood to be investigating a claim that a psychiatric patient exhibiting ‘challenging behaviour’ at University Hospital Galway was restrained with handcuffs and forced to...
View ArticleMan remanded in custody over Glenamaddy murder
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A man has been remanded in custody to appear in court again later this month over the murder of a Glenamaddy factory worker. Andresj Krauze was brought back to Ireland last...
View ArticleCity bypass still on track despite red tape claims
A lead engineer on the proposed new Galway City bypass has dismissed claims by a locally-based senator that the project could be delayed over a ‘rubber stamping’ issue. Speaking to the Connacht...
View ArticleMaking little memories in the midst of despair
A mum from Lettermore is using her family’s heartbreaking tragedy to help others who may follow in her footsteps by raising money to buy a cuddle cot for Galway babies. Geroldine Gannon was 22 weeks...
View ArticleGalway man claims his third oyster crown in Sweden
Galway has a new European champion after Stephen Nolan from Maree was crowned the European Oyster Opening Champion in Sweden last Sunday. In fact, there was a Galway one-two at the annual competition,...
View ArticleWind farm cabling will cause traffic disruption
Major traffic disruption is expected across Galway over the next six months during the laying of an underground cable to connect the new Galway Wind Park in Roscahill to the national electricity grid....
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Oranmore road under threat from sea
The County Council is being urged to immediately repair a road in Oranmore in danger of being claimed by the sea. Fidelma Healy Eames says a 300 metre stretch of the Mweeloon Road in Maree is...
View ArticleGardai issue appeal for missing city woman
Gardai are seeking the public’s assistance in tracing the whereabouts of 35-year-old city woman Mags Berry. Mags is missing from the city since Wednesday and was last seen leaving Grattan Court in...
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