Probe into city parking meters ‘irregularities’ is still ongoing
Galway City Tribune – An investigation into serious allegations of wrongdoing against Galway City Council staff is ongoing, according to a Government Minister. The whistleblower allegations, against...
View ArticlePhyllis to show her Galway Shawls to the nation
City businesswoman, Phyllis McNamara will feature on this weekend’s episode of National Treasures on RTÉ – proudly displaying her collection of iconic Galway Shawls. Phyllis, who runs Cobwebs in...
View ArticleCity hospitals are at Full Capacity Protocol 80% of the time
Galway City Tribune – Galway’s main public hospitals are in ‘emergency overcrowding mode’ 80% of the time, it has been revealed. New figures show that Galway University Hospitals (UHG and Merlin Park)...
View ArticleResidents tell of anti-social behaviour ‘nightmare’
Galway City Tribune – Residents in Woodquay in Galway City have told of the nightmare caused by students living in rented accommodation in the area – with heroin dealing, screaming and partying going...
View ArticleMinister demands acceleration on social building programme
Galway’s two local authority chiefs have been told to accelerate the delivery of social housing in the county and city. Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy has written to Kevin Kelly, Chief Executive of...
View ArticleCouncillors’ anger over social housing in private estate
County councillors vented their anger at a meeting this week over the local authority’s purchase of 14 houses in a private estate in Athenry for use as social housing – which neighbours claim will...
View ArticlePensioner hospitalised following school burglary
Galway Bay fm newsroom – An elderly woman has been taken to UHG after an aggravated burglary at a school in Salthill this morning. It’s understood the woman confronted an intruder at Colaiste Einde on...
View ArticleMoycullen health centre and houses get go ahead
Plans to provide a primary care health centre along with almost 50 houses in Moycullen have been given the green night – overturning Galway County Council’s decision to reject the project earlier this...
View ArticleGalway woman’s plea for double-lung transplant
A 68-year-old Galway woman with an incurable respiratory disease has spoken of her devastation after being denied a double-lung transplant and told that she is to be left to die. Teresa Kelly from...
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No plans to replace rail bridge removed during road widening
There are no plans to replace an iconic North Galway railway bridge that was removed last year to facilitate a major road widening project. This is despite the fact that a budget of €1.2 million was...
View ArticleJohnny Duhan – a life of songs and stories
When an artist has a body of work that stretches over half a century, coming up with his Finest Collection can be a job in itself – but Johnny Duhan’s latest album can truly be described as his...
View ArticleMayor suggests County Council should move HQ out of city
The mayor of Galway City has urged Galway County Council to sell its headquarters to the city’s local authority and move out to a more rural location such as Athenry. As well as securing a wad of cash...
View ArticleResidents win planning battle against Chinese restaurant
Residents in Knocknacarra have won their battle to prevent a first-floor apartment in Shangort being converted to a Chinese restaurant. Jack Chen had sought permission for a change of use of the...
View ArticlePutting in the long hours in pursuit of Special Olympics glory
The athletes at Tuam Headford Special Olympics Club have their sights firmly set on gold at June’s National Games in Dublin. Five athletes, competing in either swimming or rhythmic gymnastics, have...
View ArticleGalway City Council spent €115,000 in wake of Ophelia and Eleanor
The city’s clean-up costs for two recent storms topped €115,000. Hurricane Ophelia, which hit in October, and in particular Storm Eleanor, which battered the west coast in January, caused flooding and...
View ArticleWater plant gives new hope to Spiddal hotel proposal
The recent announcement of the provision of a new sewage treatment plant for Spiddal has given fresh hopes to a couple want to provide a new four-star hotel for the village. It has been confirmed that...
View ArticleCouncillors fuming over treatment they receive at City Hall
Some staff members within the “inner sanctums” of Galway City Council treated the elected councillors “like a bit of dirt on your shoe”, it was claimed at a meeting of the local authority. In a barrage...
View ArticleSignificant increase in families in emergency accommodation
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The number of people staying in emergency accommodation across the West of Ireland has almost doubled compared to last year. That’s according to the latest figures from the...
View ArticleAran cats under the cosh
The first mass neutering of felines on Inis Mór takes place this week following an explosion in the feral cat population over the last two decades. And it’s all in honour of a tenth birthday. Barna and...
View ArticleGalway academic’s findings reveal scale of alcohol impact on others
Over half of the population has experienced harm due to strangers’ drinking in the past twelve months; two in every five suffered due to the drinking of people they know – and one in seven reported...
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