Death of woman found at Merlin Woods ‘not suspicious’
Gardai are not treating the death of a woman whose body was discovered at Merlin Woods as suspicious. It’s understood a member of the public made the discovery this afternoon at around 3.30pm. The body...
View ArticleGalway County Council in a jam over €1m road bill
Completion of the Gort to Tuam motorway will see maintenance of the existing N17 become the responsibility of Galway County Council – with fears that this could land the local authority with an annual...
View ArticleGalway farmers fear flooding crisis far from over
THE cameras have gone but the floodwaters haven’t – that’s the stark message this week from hard pressed householders and farmers in the South Galway area following another battering or wind and rain...
View ArticleGalway Garda breakthrough on rural crime
GARDAI in Galway believe that this week they have ‘cracked’ a rural crime gang that has been specialising in raids on houses and commercial premises over recent months. Since last autumn, Galway Gardai...
View ArticleHistory-making Galway woman to get Irish cap at last
A Galway woman who was the first captain of the Republic of Ireland’s senior women’s soccer team is set to be awarded an international cap in recognition of that milestone – 43 years after the game was...
View Article175 new jobs for Loughrea in €70 million expansion
175 new jobs are to be created in Loughrea following a major expansion announcement by Chanelle Pharmaceuticals. An Taoiseach Enda Kenny visited the facility in the IDA business park in Loughrea this...
View ArticleAnti-erosion work cannot proceed because of EU rules
Works on measures to protect the Salthill to Silverstrand coastline and provide a coastal walkway have been further delayed because of the need for a habitat assessment that will take months to carry...
View Article‘Oliver Twist’ relieves dog groomer of €700 takings
A city dog groomer has warned businesses to beware of a 10-year-old ‘Oliver Twist’ type thief whom – he is almost certain – ‘relieved’ him of €700 in cash this week. Jimmy Kennedy, who runs the...
View ArticleCity 8-year-old caught up in horror gangland shooting
A dream trip to the capital to see his uncle make his professional boxing debut was shattered for an eight-year-old Galway boy who had to flee for his life when a gang opened fire with semi-automatic...
View ArticleExtra gardaí drafted in for Donegal Tuesday
Extra gardaí and paddywagons will be drafted into Galway next week for the so-called ‘Donegal Tuesday’ – when hundreds of revellers take part in an all-day drinking event. Gardaí will be taking a ‘zero...
View ArticleTraveller families set up illegal encampment at Galway Airport
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Around ten Traveller families have set up an illegal encampment on the Galway Airport site in Carnmore. The families are understood to have illegally gained entry to the site...
View ArticleCouncil says Travellers cannot stay over weekend
Galway City Council says the Travellers currently blockading City Hall cannot stay there over the weekend. The Travellers had previously illegally moved into Galway Airport in Carnmore overnight before...
View ArticleSummer concerts on the way for Esker orchestra
The Esker Festival Orchestra has managed to raise over €8,000 in crowd funding for its series of summer concerts around the country featuring young musicians and a new tutoring collaboration with the...
View ArticleLoughrea faces two months of boiling water
Loughrea residents face the hardship of boiling their tap water for up to two months after Irish Water admitted the treatment plant is not equipped to remove the potentially lethal bug cryptosporidium....
View ArticleSyrian aid worker presents special prize to student
A young Galway student who wrote to President Michael D Higgins to implore him to do his bit to solve the Syrian refugee crisis was presented with a special award last week – by a Syrian woman who...
View ArticleA&E overcrowding at maximum despite extra beds
The Emergency Department at Galway University Hospital has been on Code Red or Black – the highest status in its new escalation policy – continuously for five weeks due to overcrowding. On Tuesday,...
View ArticleCouncil to seek injunction against Travellers at City Hall
Galway City Council says Travellers who remain illegally encamped at City Hall this morning will be served with an injunction if they refuse to move on. Nine families set up home at the City Hall...
View ArticleGalway schools take part in Tran Year food initiative
Thirteen Galway schools are among 200 across the country taking part in a special Transition Year project to increase their knowledge of the artisan food industry on their doorstep. The Future is Food...
View ArticleParents’ shock as pupils miss out on new school
An estimated 20 children have been refused a place in the new secondary school in Claregalway with capacity full before it even opens its doors on a new permanent facility. Coláiste Bhaile Chláir (CBC)...
View ArticleMystery donor’s diamond smiles for charity shop
While many a Galway girl will hoping for a diamond ring this Valentine’s Day, one with a mystery provenance has turned up at a city charity shop – just in time for the most romantic day of the year....
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