Wellness Coach Alison Canavan wants to Get Galway Growing
Deadline for applications for €70,000 Get Ireland Growing Fund looming Wellness Coach Alison Canavan is calling on people across to the country to get growing their own food in 2017. Alison has teamed...
View ArticleBasketball Ireland Super League Preview – December 30th and 31st
The Men’s Super League teams will be ringing in the New Year with a bang this weekend as fixtures get back underway following the Christmas break. First to take to the court will be Garvey’s Tralee...
View ArticleEPCR referee appointments – Rounds 5 and 6
The officials for Connacht’s remaining games in the champions’ cup have been revealed. Tom Foley of England will referee the game between Connacht and Zebre in the Sportsground on January 14th while...
View ArticleFarms along Gort to Tuam motorway site decimated by TB
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Farmers living along the Gort to Tuam motorway site say their herds have been decimated by TB since construction got underway on the major road project Farmers along the route...
View Article6 per cent increase in public bus usage in the city
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Passenger journeys on the Bus Éireann network in Galway city increased by 231,000 in the last 12 months, according to preliminary figures released today. There were 4.19...
View ArticleReport cites sudden wind changes as likely cause of microlight aircraft...
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A report has found that sudden wind changes may have led to a micro-light aircraft hard-landing in Cregboy in August this year. A factual study into the incident has been...
View ArticleGalway businessman accuses Mexican government of intimidation
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Galway businessman Declan Ganley is accusing the Mexican government of intimidation over a recent legal threat. Earlier this month, a Mexican minister vowed to sue Declan...
View ArticleMurray Slayed the Giants in Claremorris Duathlon
Claremorris hosted one of the biggest ever held Duathlons in the West, with nearly 400 taking part, it was also round one of the Bridge Signs Ireland West Duathlon series. Westport’s Anthony Murray...
View ArticlePRO12 Preview: Connacht v Munster
Did you know? Connacht Rugby’s last eight matches in the Guinness PRO12 have all gone in favour of the home side. Connacht have won their last six matches at The Sportsground in all tournaments since...
View ArticleMunster Ring The Changes For Connacht
As expected, Director of Rugby Rassie Erasmus has made sweeping changes to his side for the Guinness PRO12 clash against reigning champions Connacht at the Sportsground on New Year’s Eve (5.30pm)....
View ArticleTaoiseach hints at possibility of Roscommon Galway TD Denis Naughten...
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The Taoiseach has hinted at the possibility of Roscommon Galway TD and Independent Minister Denis Naughten returning to Fine Gael The Taoiseach’s left the door open for a...
View ArticleConnacht team to face Munster
The Connacht team to face Munster at the Sportsground in round 12 of the Guinness PRO12 has been named. There are four personnel changes to the side ahead of the New Year’s Eve clash. Peter Robb...
View ArticleOvercrowding causing problems at Portiuncula Hospital today
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The emergency department at Portiuncula Hospital is under severe pressure today as a result of overcrowding. Hospital management says the facility is extremely busy, and as a...
View ArticleGalway resident becomes Ireland’s newest Prize Bond millionaire
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A Galway resident has become Ireland’s newest Prize Bond millionaire. The lucky prize bond holder has won the December draw – scooping the jackpot of 1 million euro. Prize...
View ArticleNew 25 bed ward opens at UHG
Galway Bay fm newsroom – 25 new beds have opened today at UHG. The Shannon ward is part of the new 75-bed ward block at the Newcastle facility. The other two wards – the Claddagh and the Corrib wards –...
View ArticleCouncil allows more time to build school in Ballinasloe
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The county council is allowing more time to demolish a school in Ballinasloe and replace it with a new one. The Board of Management of Scoil an Chroí Naofa at Society Street...
View ArticleDeathnotices Saturday 31st Dec, 2016
Bernadette better known as Bernie O’Flaherty Kingston. Reposing at the O’Flaherty Funeral Parlour, Munster Avenue tomorrow Sunday from 4 until 6. Private Removal on Monday morning to the Sacred Heart...
View ArticleSubstantial funding boost for Loughrea Family Resource Centre
Galway Bay Fm Newsroom:- 80 thousand euro has been secured to purchase a permanent premises for the Family Resource Centre in Loughrea. The funding is being provided by Tusla under its Family Resource...
View ArticleTwenty Two per cent less rain on Connemara coast during 2016
Galway Bay Fm newsroom:- The year just finishing today brought much less rainfall than normal to County Galway. Statistics from the Mace Head weather monitoring station in west Connemara show that...
View ArticlePensioner critical in hospital after Clonberne hit and run collision
Galway Bay Fm newsroom:-An elderly man from the Clonberne area remains in a critical but stable condition in hospital after being found on the roadside following a hit and run collision near his home....
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