Health Minister cancels planned visit to UHG
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The Health Minister has cancelled a visit to University Hospital Galway planned for tomorrow. Simon Harris was due to attend the facility to make an official announcement on...
View ArticleMinister to present 1916 medals to soldiers in Renmore
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Minister of Defence Paul Kehoe is in Renmore today for a special 1916 event. As part of the 2016 Centenary Programme, Minister Kehoe will present the 1916 Commemorative medal...
View ArticleMinister officiates at opening of Milltown wastewater treatment plant
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Milltown’s new wastewater treatment plant has been being officially opened. Construction began last year following a €5m investment by Irish Water in Wastewater Treatment...
View ArticleBlack Dragon Award New Black Belts
After several years of hard training, eight new Black black belts from Galway graduated after a tough three and a half hour grading in the Black Dragon Kickboxing gym on Saturday evening. All of them...
View ArticleTom McCartney signs three-year extension
Connacht Rugby and the IRFU are delighted to confirm the contact extensions of Tom McCartney. The hooker, who can also play at loosehead prop, has agreed a new three-year deal that will see him play...
View Articleparkrun Ireland and Vhi Announce Ground Breaking 5-year Partnership
55 running events to be held weekly in Ireland in 2017 as parkrun continues to grow Vhi and parkrun Ireland today announced details of a new five-year partnership. The agreement will see Vhi become...
View ArticleINMO says cancellation of Ministers visit shows lack of government priority...
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation says the cancellation of a visit by the Health Minister to University Hospital Galway today is a terrible indictment of the...
View ArticleCouncillor claims illegal dumping threatens safety of council workers
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A city councillor says the safety of council staff has been threatened by the illegal dumping of hazardous waste. Councillor Colette Connolly says a hazardous waste bucket was...
View ArticleAlmost 200 new houses given planning permission across Galway in Quarter 3
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Planning permission was granted for 64 houses in the city and 129 houses in the county, in the third quarter of 2016. That’s according to the latest figures from the Central...
View ArticleCounty councillors discuss proposals brought forward by Inis Mór ferry...
Galway Bay fm newsroom – County Councillors have this evening been presented with a fresh round of proposals aimed at solving a long-running deadlock over the ferry service to Inis Mór. The service is...
View ArticleDeathnotices Tuesday 20th Dec, 2016
Nora Frost nee O’Sullivan Glenard Road, Salthill. Reposing at O’Flaherty Funeral Parlour, Munster Avenue tomorrow Wednesday from 4. Removal at 5.30 to Church of Christ the King, Salthill. Mass for Nora...
View ArticleCounty CEO says 260 thousand euro in ferry arrears to be paid to council
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Half of a debt of more than 500 thousand euro owed to the county council in respect of ferry passenger levies to the Aran Islands has now been written off. The plug was pulled...
View ArticleCouncillors approve expansion of Connemara cemetery
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Galway county councillors have signed off on plans to expand a cemetery in Connemara. The Part 8 plans for the extension of Beal an Daingin burial ground have been given the...
View Article1.5 million euro for Traveller accommodation in Craughwell
Galway Bay fm newsroom – 1.5 million euro has been sanctioned to upgrade accommodation at a halting site in Craughwell. The funds have been ringfenced by the Housing Department to develop and upgrade...
View ArticleConnacht secure further contract extensions
Connacht Rugby and the IRFU are delighted to confirm two-year contract extensions for senior players Denis Buckley, Jack Carty and Quinn Roux. Roscommon natives Buckley and Carty are both products of...
View ArticleCounty Council on target to provide Traveller accommodation
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The County Council is hoping to deliver 173 accommodation units for Traveller families by 2018. A review of the council’s Traveller Accommodation Programme for 2014-2018 has...
View Article280 thousand euro in revenue lost due to delay in city valuations
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Revenue of more than a quarter of a million euro is being lost to the city due to a delay in valuing properties for commercial rates. That’s according to Sinn Féin councillor...
View ArticleConcern over withdrawal of rent supplement from Tuam households
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The County Council executive is being urged to engage with a voluntary housing group in Tuam amid concerns over the withdrawal of rent supplement from up to 60 households. The...
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