Search is on to reunite Galway hurler with lost 1988 All-Ireland medal
A search is on to reunite a member of the 1988 All-Ireland Galway hurling side with their winning medal – lost less than a year after their Croke Park success. The medal was picked up on the street...
View ArticleWest does well out of Project Ireland 2040
Local business leaders are hopeful that the Government’s new ‘Project Ireland 2040’ plan will transform the region’s economy by improving connectivity along the entire Western seaboard. To address the...
View ArticleFashion duo making weaves
by Olivia Hanna One of the pioneers of Galway’s burgeoning food movement has successfully added another string to her bow – by going back to her tweedy roots! Aoibheann MacNamara – founder and owner of...
View ArticleWoman dies after incident at Blackrock
A woman has died after being rescued from the water at Blackrock in Salthill this morning. She is believed to have been in her late teens. It’s understood the woman was spotted by a member of the...
View ArticleCampaigners pledge to keep up momentum for city light rail
Galway City Tribune – Campaigners for a light rail system in Galway city may have received a setback to their ambitions last week, but they are certainly are not going down without a fight. They will...
View ArticleFury over decision to delay South Park sports project
Galway City Tribune – The deferring of a vote in relation to sports developments at South Park has pushed back the project for another year, a city councillor has claimed. Item 4(a) on the agenda of a...
View ArticleAirbnb adds to Galway’s housing crisis – councillor
Galway City Tribune – The growth in popularity of online short-term holiday letting websites is worsening the city’s housing shortage, it was claimed this week. Labour Party City Councillor Niall...
View ArticleNew group set up to wage war on unfair working conditions
Galway City Tribune – Galway workers, students and community activists are uniting as one to wage war on precarious work. ONE Galway is a new alliance between trade unions, students’ unions and...
View ArticleEducate Together fights State effort to curtail new pupil numbers
Families face being split up from next year if the Department of Education’s directive for Tuam Educate Together primary school to accept no more than 13 pupils is implemented. Parents have begun a...
View ArticleGalway County Council faces €10m bill to refurbish housing stock
A staggering €10 million is to be borrowed by Galway County Council to spend on refurbishing their stock of local authority houses over the next five years. And that led to a suggestion this week that...
View ArticleTeenagers sent forward for trial over spate of muggings
Three teenage boys have been sent forward for trial charged with a spate of armed muggings which occurred at or near student accommodation at the Headford Road area of the Galway City last September....
View ArticleCommunity breathes new life into iconic railway station
The restoration of Ballyglunin’s railway station has attracted international attention. In this week’s Community Matters, Stephen Corrigan meets the committee behind the project which, they say, is...
View ArticleBrotherly love offers the gift of a new life
A Gort man, who donated a kidney to his brother nearly a year ago, is organising an event in aid of the Irish Kidney Association next Saturday. Last March, Gerry Quinn donated a kidney to his brother...
View Article€30m new homes investment in Tuam
Plans have been drawn up for the construction of nearly 130 dwellings in Tuam as part of a massive €30 million investment in the town. A decision on planning from An Bord Pleanala is due within the...
View ArticleEmbassy rules out Galway hurlers’ trip to White House
Galway Bay fm newsroom: The Irish Embassy has ruled out a suggestion that the All-Ireland winning Galway hurlers visit Trump’s White House for St Patrick’s Day. The suggestion was made by Loughrea area...
View ArticleCall for legislation to treat surrogate mothers equally
A Galway City councillor has called on the Health Minister to consider introducing legislation giving surrogate mothers maternity leave so they are not treated any differently from natural or adoptive...
View ArticleJail for weightlifter who pinned woman on bed and assaulted her
A nightclub bouncer pinned a woman face-down on his bed and violently assaulted her as she struggled to get free from his grip, a court has heard. Bodybuilder and former gym instructor, Raymond Stewart...
View ArticlePlanners seek more information on proposed hotel and roof garden
Galway City Council has sought more information on plans for a change of use of five apartments over O’Reilly’s Bar in Salthill for use as a boutique hotel. Owner Anthony O’Reilly has sought permission...
View ArticleAngry Council chief slams lack of gratitude on €9m flood money
The City Council’s Chief Executive has said he was “quite appalled” at the negative response from some quarters in the immediate aftermath of an announcement that €9 million would be allocated to...
View ArticleHeroin addict stole from poor box in city church
A heroin addict has been given a suspended sentence for stealing money from a church poor box using the spoke of a bicycle wheel with sticky tape attached. Kevin Goldbey (32), with an address at 28...
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