New exit lane to be built at Parkmore
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Preliminary work on fresh measures to further improve traffic flow at Parkmore will get underway in the coming weeks. The City Council is planning to add an additional exit...
View ArticleNegotiations continue on night-time bus services for Connemara
Talks are ongoing between Bus Éireann and the National Transport Authority on the provision of night-time bus services in South Connemara. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív met with the NTA to discuss the provision...
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Galway Erasmus students back on familiar ground for Christmas
Coming home for Christmas is a joy in any circumstances – but when you’re returning from your first extended period abroad, it’s even more special. Shauna Moran, from Clonbur, has been on Erasmus in...
View ArticleGardaí warn of festive roads blitz in Galway
Over 60 checkpoints per day are being set up across the Garda Western Region as the Christmas road safety campaign switches into top gear for the peak of the holiday season. Gardai have made a renewed...
View ArticleCensus statistics reflect Galway jobs growth
The number of people in employment in Galway City and County rose by more than 9,300 in the space of five years, according to new figures from the Central Statistics Office. The latest data shows that...
View ArticleRain warning remains in place until tomorrow
The Status Yellow rainfall warning for Connacht will remain in place until 7am on Christmas Day. According to Met Eireann, heavy rainfall can be expected throughout Christmas Eve and into Christmas...
View ArticleTeenager has €4,000 insulin pump stolen in city mugging
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Gardai are appealing for witnesses after a teenager was mugged in the city and had a vital piece of medical equipment stolen. The sixteen-year-old girl had just gotten off a...
View ArticleHomes without water following burst watermain
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Some households in the Coolough area of the city are without water today due to a burst main in the city yesterday. A watermain burst in the Ballybrit area yesterday afternoon...
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Newcastle tops rent chart in Galway City
Newcastle is still the most expensive location in Galway City for private rented accommodation, according to new Government research. The latest statistics from the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB)...
View Article‘Penny-pinching’ HSE slammed for attitude to care for elderly
The HSE has been accused by Galway West Independent TD Noel Grealish of encouraging families of older people to use day care centres as a money-saving alternative to nursing home care. He told the Dáil...
View ArticleGalway Samaritans answered more than 900 calls per week this year
Galway Samaritans answered more than 900 calls every week of this year; the charity’s newly renovated city office at Nun’s Island responded to 47,219 cries for help over the past twelve months. “The...
View ArticleWarning on road conditions as snow and ice forecast
Met Éireann has issued a weather warning for snow and ice in Galway tomorrow afternoon and evening (Thursday), which will lead to poor driving conditions. The Status Yellow warning is in place for...
View ArticleBatten down the hatches for stormy New Year!
THE West looks set to be buffeted by a series of Atlantic weather systems over the course of the New Year – this follows on from Galway being the wettest place in the country over the course of...
View ArticleProperty market moves back to boom times
The sales boom is continuing in Galway’s residential property market, with more than €490 million worth of homes sold over the past twelve months. The combined value of sales in 2017 was up by almost...
View ArticleFarmer’s wall reveals ancient stones over four hundred million years old
Stones – estimated to be several hundred million years old – have been unearthed in a farmer’s wall in Tuam. The discovery was made by sheer accident on a stone cut wall that was constructed along the...
View ArticleImpatient motorists are driven to distraction
A GROWING sense of impatience among some drivers leading to poor judgment calls is contributing to an increasing number of road accidents, according to a senior Garda in the West. Chief Supt. Tom...
View ArticleSenator’s plea for emigrants living in the shadows in United States
Galway City Tribune – Christmas is a heartbreaking time for the Irish living illegally in America, according to one of the leading immigration reform activists in the US. Senator Billy Lawless said the...
View ArticleBusiness group disappointed at opposition to Docks development
Galway City Tribune – An Taisce has come under fire from businesses for objecting to the new €100m ‘Bonham Quay’ development at Galway Docks. The Galway City Business Association (GCBA) said the...
View ArticleRocketing insurance costs leave Galway businesses feeling the pinch
Galway City Tribune – Insurance costs for city centre retailers have sky-rocketed, according to a business representative group. The annual insurance premium for McCambridge’s on Shop Street is 10...
View ArticleWet Christmas Eve fails to dampen festive spending spree in Galway
Galway City Tribune – It was wetter in Galway on Christmas Eve than anywhere else in the country – but that failed to dampen seasonal spending in the city, as shops reported a sales boom. In the run-up...
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