Top cop urges ‘be seen’ culture change for pedestrians
A senior Garda has this week called for a ‘culture change’ among schoolchildren, teachers, teenagers and parents on the wearing of high-visibility vests or jackets – and especially during the winter...
View ArticlePlanners approve €25m student accommodation near Docks
Galway City Council has approved plans for a €25 million student accommodation development in the new ‘urban quarter’ at Galway Docks – which will include 345 en suite bedrooms – adjacent to a €104m...
View ArticleMore than 450,000 car journeys into Galway City each week
The number of cars coming into Galway on the Dublin motorway has doubled in four years, participants at a workshop about Park and Ride facilities were told this week. In 2013, 90,546 cars were recorded...
View Article‘Difficult decisions’ ahead on transport in Galway
Galway Bay fm newsroom – City Chief Executive Brendan McGrath has warned that there will be very difficult decisions to make in the New Year regarding transport in order to overcome the traffic crisis...
View ArticleCannon blasted over ‘no show’ at Gort undocumented event
Minister Ciaran Cannon was blasted for his ‘no show’ at a Gort event for undocumented which was launched last Sunday, International Human Rights Day. The Galway East Fine Gael TD, who is Minister of...
View ArticleCommunity rallies around Galway fan who remains critical
The family of a Galway hurling fan who has been in a coma since a freak accident on the eve of the All-Ireland Final have spoken of their gratitude to all who have helped them through the last three...
View ArticlePotential new leads in 20-year-old murder investigation
Investigating Gardaí are currently following up on a number of calls they received in relation to the brutal murder of Galway taxi driver Eileen Costello O’Shaughnessy twenty years ago. Gardaí in Mill...
View ArticleCalls to housing charity treble in November
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Calls to Threshold in Galway rose by more than a third in November. Threshold’s Galway office took nearly 2,000 calls last month from the western region, an increase of over a...
View ArticleFive months’ prison for man caught with forged prescription
A man who handed an altered prescription into a city pharmacy, with the intent of obtaining tablets used to treat anxiety, was sentenced to five months imprisonment at Galway District Court. Cathal...
View ArticleProperty developers vie for Galwegians site
National and international property developers have shown an interest in the 10-acre Galwegians RFC site on the Dublin Road. The land at Crowley Park, which is zoned for residential use, was put on the...
View ArticleFunding for CCTV at antisocial blackspots in Galway not being claimed
The protracted process for approving surveillance cameras at antisocial blackspots around the city is risking the loss of substantial grant funding to pay for them. Labour Councillor Billy Cameron told...
View ArticleAround 100 derelict properties in Galway City
Galway City Council is currently battling to remove almost 100 properties from dereliction in the city – while a further 19 properties are officially listed on the local authority’s Derelict Sites...
View ArticleFormer manager stole €20,000 to fund online gambling
A woman stole €20,000 from her employer over a six-month period to feed a gambling habit which she claimed had developed while she was in an abusive relationship. Jennifer Browne, with a former address...
View ArticleConnacht Rugby conduct extensive survey on new stadium plans
Work is progressing behind the scenes on a new stadium for Connacht Rugby in Galway, with preliminary designs likely to emerge next year. Extensive surveys have been carried out among fans and...
View ArticleCar accident was ‘staged’ for insurance con attempt
Fake claims for personal injuries, made against an insurance company by a man involved in a staged road traffic accident, were dismissed at Galway Civil Court. Flavius Grancea (22), who lives with his...
View ArticleIt’s official: beer goggles make people more attractive!
Galway City Tribune – Beer goggles make people more attractive and that’s official! A new study at NUI Galway has found that 34.5% of women, and 58% of men, agree that after consuming alcohol they have...
View ArticleNew technology aims to reduce suicides at Galway blackspots
Galway City Tribune – The distinctive sound of the Coastguard helicopter hovering over the Corrib sends shivers through the city. Everyone knows what it means and it is rarely good news. Invariably...
View ArticleCars to be banned from city centre streets
Galway City Tribune – City councillors will be asked in the early days of the New Year to tackle head-on the task of ridding the city centre area of private cars in the biggest ever proposed shake-up...
View ArticleFile for DPP following drugs seizure
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A man has been released from custody and a file is to be sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions following a drugs seizure in Carraroe yesterday. It follows a major Garda...
View ArticleCampaigners erect lights at dangerous junction
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Campaigners have erected temporary lighting at Kilmeen Cross near Loughrea to highlight the urgent need for permanent fixtures. The Kilmeen Cross junction is the point where...
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