New beach toilet doors can’t withstand salt water
The cubicle doors of the newly-built toilet blocks on Salthill Promenade and at Blackrock are being replaced – because they were not built to withstand salt air and water! Despite the new blocks only...
View ArticleCouncil threatens to pull the plug on arthouse cinema
The city’s jinxed €8m arthouse cinema project was plunged into a fresh crisis this week as Galway City Council threatened to withdraw funding for its completion amidst new controversy. The Picture...
View ArticleNaughten takes ministerial position in new Cabinet
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Roscommon Galway TD Denis Naughten is the new Minister for Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources. He’s the only Galway representative to be given a senior...
View ArticleDilapidated St Brigid’s Hospital ‘bad for Ballinasloe’
The former St Brigid’s Hospital, which at one stage housed 1,300 psychiatric patients, has fallen into such a state of disrepair it is now one of the ugliest buildings in Ballinasloe. And that has led...
View ArticleNew car sales up 28% in Galway
The car sales industry in Galway is continuing to show signs of recovery, with sales up by more than one quarter already this year. Figures compiled by the Society of the Irish Motor Industry show...
View ArticleBrave Galway boy defies the odds following surgery
A brave young boy from East Galway is making huge strides in his determination to participate in sport – despite his parents being told that he would never walk. It is a dream come true for the parents...
View ArticleIslanders aim to persuade new Government on fixed-wing flight
Islanders have called for an urgent meeting with the Gaeltacht Minister to withdraw the existing tender for an air service from the mainland to the Aran Islands. And they are hopeful that with the...
View ArticleGardaí concerned for welfare of missing 15-year-old girl
Gardaí are concerned for the welfare of a 15-year-old girl missing from her home in Tuam since Friday evening. They have issued a public appeal for information on the whereabouts of Klaudia Sadowska,...
View ArticleCharities among premises targeted on criminal’s spree
A burglar has been sentenced to twelve months in prison for breaking into seventeen business premises – including three solicitors’ offices – and stealing cash, cameras and laptops in order to feed his...
View ArticleWar of words over job cuts proposal at GMIT
The Governing Body of GMIT is divided over proposals to axe staff from the payroll. In an unprecedented move, a Governing Body member has publicly challenged GMIT President, Fergal Barry, over alleged...
View ArticleNew LED lights could save City Council €1.4m a year
The installation of a new LED lighting system in the city has already saved Galway City Council €200,000. And this week the fast=tracking of the initiative has been hailed by two city councillors. Sinn...
View ArticlePlanners turn down ‘ugly’ Starbucks sign at train station
The City Council has turned down plans for an “ugly” illuminated Starbucks coffee sign at Ceannt Station. Franchise holder Megdo Ltd – which opened a Starbucks outlet in the train station last year –...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Four city centre roads closed as culvert collapses
A main artery in the city centre has been closed due to a culvert collapsing underneath Cross Street. The road collapsed in the drainage culvert close to the corner with St Augustine Street and Flood...
View ArticleJudge praises pub security as pair nabbed stealing
Two pickpockets were in the country two days when they came to Galway to steal from customers in a city centre pub. Judge Mary Fahy said she had noticed a trend that a lot of thefts of people’s phones...
View ArticlePlanners’ concerns over size of proposed beer garden
City Council planners have expressed concerns over a proposal to create a beer garden behind a pub on Dominick Street, claiming it will be twice the size of the existing bar. The Chief Fire Officer has...
View ArticleStudents blamed for rise in public order offences
A rise in public order offences and serious assaults in the city has been attributed by a top Garda to the city’s unofficial Rag Week. Overall crime in the city is down by over a third for the first...
View ArticleVisiting restrictions eased at UHG as vomiting bug contained
Visiting restrictions will be eased at University Hospital Galway from this afternoon. Restrictions at the Hospital will now only apply to St Enda’s Ward and St Teresa’s Ward. The hospital is asking...
View ArticleEconomic review of rail line from Athenry to Claremorris
An independent economic study is to be carried out on the Western Rail Corridor between Athenry and Claremorris. The commitment was made as part of the negotiations to form a new government....
View ArticleMan charged with €1m robbery claimed he was kidnapped
A man accused of being involved in the armed robbery of €1.1 million worth of rings and watches from a Galway City jewellers claimed he had been kidnapped and refused to accept he had been arrested....
View ArticleGalway soap star’s cat stars in his own drama!
By Margaret Langevin A clever Galway cat who went missing for a month had managed to hitchhike his way across the county – and ended up living the life 40 kilometres from home. It could be the stuff of...
View Article