McCarthy Cup clocks up the glory miles
It took the Galway senior hurlers nearly three decades to win it back, and the Liam McCarthy Cup has been on the go ‘non-stop’ ever since. From Boston to Beagh, Chicago to Clarinbridge, New York to New...
View ArticleMother convicted for slapping four year old son
A passenger on a bus to Galway rang Gardaí when she witnessed a drunken mother repeatedly assault and abuse her four-year-old son. Gardaí were waiting and arrested the 26-year-old mother, who cannot be...
View ArticleGolden Arrows set to fly again for charity night
They were a staple part of the musical diet around Galway during the 1980’s and 1990’s – and now the Golden Arrows are making a comeback for one last time…20 twenty years after they last struck a note...
View ArticleGone but not forgotten – Una’s life to become play
In her hey-day she was a renowned beauty and socialite who would host fabulous tennis parties in the family home courtyard behind William Street, enjoy afternoon tea in the Great Southern Hotel and...
View ArticleAnti-racism group in Galway accused of discrimination
Five members of the public claim they have been ostracised from the Galway Anti-Racism Network for their anti-abortion stance. The Galway Anti-Racism Network (GARN) was launched in April 2016 “seeking...
View ArticleSafe haven for separated parents to meet with their children is set to close
A much-heralded sanctuary for separated parents to meet their children in a safe environment with access to support staff is to close without any replacement. Its demise will leave some dads in the...
View ArticleTop band leads campaign to get City Council to change its tune on buskers
An impassioned online plea from a well-known Irish band to preserve busking in the city centre led to a flurry of submissions to Galway City Council about its new controversial bylaws. Keywest released...
View ArticleConnacht legend Muldoon hangs up his boots
Connacht Rugby’s most important player of the professional era will hang up his boots at the end of this season. After 17 years of steadfast commitment to and pride in his province, captain John...
View ArticleStorm Georgina closes motorway and causes widespread flooding
A VICIOUS sting in the tail from Storm Georgina closed the M17 motorway between Tuam and Athenry for two hours on Wednesday morning after a hail storm led to a number of minor collisions. Several Garda...
View ArticleGalway tourism volunteers bring thousands back to their roots
A Galway-based volunteer service is adding significant numbers to Ireland’s tourism figures – and creating the memories of a lifetime for thousands of the descendants of Irish ex-pats in the process....
View ArticleAthenry’s €36m industrial site rented out for €16,000 a year – to graze sheep
A greenfield site in County Galway that was purchased for €36 million during the Celtic Tiger property boom is being used to graze sheep – with a pittance of a return. In each of the past three years,...
View ArticleUndocumented Gort teens cannot progress to college
Nine teenagers in Gort who completed their Leaving Cert last year could not progress to third level because their parents were born outside the European Union. Galway East TD Anne Rabbitte highlighted...
View ArticleChildren make up over half of Galway’s homeless
There were 219 people homeless in Galway for Christmas week including 130 children, with the situation here getting significantly worse in the past year, according to the latest figures released. The...
View ArticleMan pleads guilty to child sex charge
A 22-year-old man pleaded guilty moments before his trial was due to begin at Galway Circuit Criminal Court this week to having sex with an underage girl. The man, who cannot be identified in order to...
View ArticleBallinasloe braced for impact of flood waters
Ballinasloe is braced for possible rising flood waters – after erecting an elaborate inflatable flood defence near the town centre. Senior Executive Engineer Adrian Headd informed local residents and...
View ArticleGalway fiddle maestro rewarded for lifetime contribution
For over 40 years, Frankie Gavin has been at the forefront of Irish traditional music – and next week that career turns full circle with the reunion of the group that first made him famous. Because as...
View Article115 Galwegians had terminations in Britain last year
More than two Galway women a week are travelling to UK clinics to end their pregnancies. Health Minister Simon Harris revealed that 115 women giving Galway addresses travelled across the water to have...
View ArticleGardai issue fresh appeal to identify body discovered in Barna
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Gardai are hoping the power of social media will help them to identity a man whose body was discovered in Barna more than three years ago. The body was discovered at Rusheen...
View Article€12.5m for social housing in Galway City
Galway Bay fm newsroom – €12.5 million has been allocated for 57 new social homes on the east side of the city. Minister for Community Development and Galway West T.D Seán Kyne has confirmed the...
View ArticleCity Council demands changes to vision of Galway in 2040
Council officials have warned that the Draft National Planning Framework – which sets out planning and investment strategy up to 2040 – has fallen short of securing the city’s position as a “driver of...
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