N59 action group to lead symbolic walk in call for vital road infrastructure
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The N59 action group is to lead a protest walk on Saturday morning in a bid to highlight their ongoing call for road infrastructure. An Bord Pleanala refused permission in May...
View ArticleINMO makes plea to Taoiseach as 52 people await admission at UHG
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The Emergency Department at University Hospital Galway is in crisis today according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation. There are currently 38 patients on trolleys...
View ArticleWorks underway to restore Athenry town walls
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Works are underway on a major conservation project to restore Athenry’s medieval town walls. The project being undertaken by the County Council is aiming to conserve the walls,...
View ArticleEight drivers in the running for Young Rally Driver of the Year Award
Next Tuesday, 15 November, eight of Ireland’s most promising young rally drivers will make their cases to be selected as the Young Rally Driver of the Year and be declared the winner of the prestigious...
View ArticleUnemployment across Galway drops by 5 percent in one month
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Unemployment across Galway has dropped by almost 5 percent over the past month. There are currently just over 13,900 people out of work in the city and county – down from over...
View ArticleNUI Galway part of new 12 million euro business network
Galway Bay fm newsroom – NUI Galway has joined a new 12 million euro life sciences business network for Irish and Welsh SMEs. CALIN, the Celtic Advanced Life Science Innovation Network is led by...
View ArticleN59 Action Group to lobby Taoiseach during his visit to Connemara today
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The N59 Action Group will hand a letter to An Taoiseach when he visits Connemara this afternoon. Enda Kenny has arrived in Galway for a series of engagements in the city and...
View ArticleNursing Homes Ireland says simple solution available to UHG overcrowding
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Nursing Homes Ireland says it is ‘incredulous’ that over 38 people would lie on trolleys at UHG while a high number of beds are available within private and voluntary nursing...
View ArticleNew beach wheelchairs to make Galway seaside more accessible
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Galway beaches will become more accessible to wheelchair users with the purchase of 2 amphibious wheelchairs. Galway support organisation Ability West will be presented with...
View ArticleNew playground to open shortly at UHG paediatric unit
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A new playground will shortly open at the paediatric department at University Hospital Galway. The development was facilitated by funds raised by the staff of St Anthony’s and...
View ArticleSix Riders to Compete in Apeldoorn at the Second Cycling World Cup Event
Fresh from an encouraging outing in Glasgow, a compact Irish Team will be competing in the second World Cup on the UCI Track Cycling calendar for 2016/2017. Six riders will compete across seven events...
View Article500 new homes to be fast-tracked for Galway
Galway Bay fm newsroom – 500 homes in the city are to be fast-tracked as part of the government’s Rebuilding Ireland Initiative. Minister of State and Galway West / South Mayo T.D, Seán Kyne says the...
View ArticleNominations Announced for the 2016 Horse Racing Ireland Awards
The nominations for the 2016 annual Horse Racing Ireland Awards were announced today, with 26 stars of the racing industry in the running to win an award. RTE sports broadcaster Des Cahill will be...
View ArticleNew city cardiac unit will take pressure off Galway’s public hospital system
Galway Bay fm newsroom -The Bon Secours hospital chief says a new cardiac unit at the Dublin Road facility will take some pressure off Galway’s public hospitals. An Taoiseach Enda Kenny is in the city...
View ArticleLeigh Roche To Race in Australia for the Winter
Tuam Jockey Leigh Roche is beginning the next chapter in his career as he begins a three month stint riding for Chris Waller in Australia. The Barnaderg man arrived in Sydney last night and will be...
View ArticleHat-trick of Irish wins at Toronto in Canada while Cavan International Horse...
Irish riders have made a flying start at the four-star Royal Horse Show at Toronto in Canada, racking-up three wins and a number of top five placings on the opening two days. Offaly’s Darragh Kenny...
View ArticleObjection to planned nursing home in Oranmore village
Galway Bay fm newsroom – An objection has been lodged against plans to transform a hotel in Oranmore into a nursing home Tasbeem Limited were granted planning permission by the county council in...
View ArticleArts Minister to officially open unique 1916 exhibition in the city
A modern-day re-imagining of the Dublin-based headquarters of the Irish Revolution will be officially opened in the city in the next half hour. It’s part of a major 1916 conference taking place at NUI...
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