GMIT lecturers in complaint about their workloads
Lecturers at Galway Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT) have voiced concerns about increased workload and lack of consultation on new policies pushed through by management. At a packed emergency...
View ArticleWoman jailed for vicious assault on man in Galway park
A 24-year-old woman has been sentenced to five months in prison for her part in a violent, unprovoked assault on a man in a city park. Judge Mary Fahy said Sadie Keary, of Fana Glas, Ballybane, had...
View ArticleHSA investigation after death of man in Connemara
A Health and Safety Authority investigation is due to be carried out following the death of a man in Connemara yesterday (Thursday). The 45-year-old local man, Patrick Folan, had been working on a car...
View ArticleControversy over satirical cartoon exhibition at NUIG
A unique cartoon exhibition due to open at NUI Galway next week has allegedly been removed by the university. NUI Galway Students’ Union says the ‘Secret Cartoonist’ exhibition was set up yesterday,...
View ArticleAnnual festival puts culinary Connemara in the spotlight
The humble Killary mussel will take centre stage once again for the eleventh running of an event once voted Best Food Festival in Ireland by the acclaimed McKennas’ Guides. The Connemara Mussel...
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Kylemore now offers twisters for the visitors!
Visitors to the Gothic splendour of Kylemore Abbey sometimes get a natural phenomenon thrown in for free. Because during high winds, Pollacappul – the lake facing the abbey – throws up ‘twisters’;...
View ArticleWest’s biggest ever auction takes place in May
More than €10 million worth of residential and commercial properties are set to go under the hammer in Galway next month in the biggest-ever auction to take place outside Dublin. There are more than 70...
View ArticleSix-bed extension opens at Galway Hospice
A six-bedroom extension to Galway Hospice has been officially opened, bringing the total number of beds at the palliative care facility to 18. The expansion comes at a time of unprecedented demand for...
View ArticleMonivea Road reopens well ahead of schedule
The Monivea Road has reopened this week following the controversial decision to close a section to facilitate works on the new Gort to Tuam motorway. Earlier this year more than 1,000 people signed a...
View ArticleLocal boatbuilder keeping currach customs alive
There’s a twinkle in the eye of Peadar Macken when asked what he has done for a crust over the years. “I’ve done various jobs – too long to go into. But I describe myself now as a boat builder.”...
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Connemara – in North Carolina
Those who argue that there’s no place quite like Connemara may have to revise their position – because the west of the county is not the only area on the planet to lay claim to the name. Travel ten...
View ArticleConnemara ambulance lobby steps up efforts
A matter of life and death – lack of ambulance coverage in Connemara – should be a priority in negotiations to form a new Government, campaigners insist. The Ambulance Crisis Steering Group in North...
View ArticleFashion student draws inspiration from nature and urban life
A young Galway-based designer and committed vegan – who refuses to use fur, leather, suede or silk in her designs – has been shortlisted for the most prestigious student fashion awards in the country....
View ArticleBid to restrict deliveries in pedestrian zone
Business groups have called for a ban on all delivery vehicles in the city’s pedestrianised zone from 9am each day during the summer months. At the moment, deliveries can be made within the zone up...
View ArticleSexual assault unit’s future is secure after crux sorted
Assurances have been given that the city-based Child and Adolescent Sexual Assault Treatment unit will not close again, after its doors were shut throughout March. The unit – which assessed and treated...
View ArticleWork to begin shortly on Claregalway flood relief scheme
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Work will get underway on the main phase of the Claregalway Flood Relief Scheme in the coming weeks. The OPW has already spent €2.5 million carrying out preliminary works in...
View ArticlePhilanthropist’s global vision for free degrees via the internet
The entrepreneurship of one Galwayman reached the floors of a New York courtroom when Dylan Lewis, a 22-year-old drug offender was ordered by a Lockport City Court judge to take an online course...
View ArticleHeroin dealer injured Garda’s hand
A man who was disturbed as he attempted to sell heroin in the city last year, later lashed out at a Garda, leaving him with a lasting injury to his hand, Galway District Court heard. In imposing an...
View ArticleBathing ban stays in place at Ballyloughane
There is every possibility that the bathing ban at Ballyloughane Beach may be lifted within the next couple of years – the water quality has been gradually improving. Unfortunately, the bathing ban...
View ArticleGalway gets ‘wow’ review in one of world’s biggest papers
Galway has received one tremendous seal of approval from one of the biggest circulating newspapers in the world, with no less than 17 plugs for commercial businesses in the New York Times review. The...
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