Outrage in North Galway over lack of flood assistance
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Residents in North Galway are expressing their outrage after being told by Galway County Council that no flood assistance works are to be undertaken in the area. Councillor...
View ArticleConnacht name team to face Scarletts
Head Coach Pat Lam has named his side to face league leaders Scarlets in Wales on Sunday. There is just one change to the Connacht side that travelled to play Leinster on New Year’s Day. Second row...
View ArticleOughterard Courthouse re-opens today as community facility
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Oughterard Courthouse is set to re-open this evening as a community facility – 8 years after it closed its doors to the public. The re-opening follows extensive refurbishment...
View ArticleThe Keith Finnegan Show- Friday the 8th of January
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View ArticleFianna Fail leader in Galway on walkabout of flooded areas
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Fianna Fáil leader, Micheál Martin is in Galway to speak to communities affected by flooding. During his trip Deputy Martin is visiting Banagher Bridge, Clonfert, Portumna...
View ArticleMEP says emergency flood works don’t need EU approval
Galway Bay fm newsroom – ‘We don’t need permission from Brussels to dredge rivers’ – that’s the message from Independent MEP for the West / North West, Marian Harkin. She says there is a need in...
View ArticleFunding for significant Galway-led research on diabetes
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The Galway-led Atlantic Diabetes in Pregnancy Service has been awarded 850 thousand euro for a new clinical trial. Work will begin next month on a trial to establish the...
View ArticleLooking Back – Christy O’Connor Junior
As part of our tribute to Christy O’Connor Junior who passed away last week, Galway Bay Fm Sport replayed our Looking Back segment that remembered his legendary Ryder Cup win over Fred Couples at The...
View ArticleMeeting planned to discuss concerns over rural Galway’s GP services
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A public meeting will be held in Galway in the coming weeks to discuss actions which could be taken to save rural GP services. A meeting held in Co Clare last night was...
View ArticlePlanning authority turns down controversial Connemara windfarm
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A proposed windfarm in Connemara, which had been the subject of an oral hearing, has been turned down by the higher planning authority. An Bord Pleanála has refused to allow 29...
View ArticleGalway team named to face Leitrim
The Galway Senior Football Team has been named to face Leitrim in the FBD League in Tuam Stadium on Sunday. Manus Breathnach David Wynne Declan Kyne Ruairi Greene Fiachra Breathnach Alan Kyne Enda...
View ArticleJudicial Review over Screebe Lodge to resume next week
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A judicial review case regarding a planning decision by Galway County Council will resume on Tuesday. The case is being taken by Screebe Estates Limited in relation to a...
View ArticleDeathnotices Saturday 9th January 2015
Eddie Jennings Kilclooney, Ballinasloe. Reposing at Portiuncula Hospital Mortuary Chapel tomorrow Sunday from 6. Removal at 7 to St Michael’s Church, Ballinasloe. Mass for Eddie Jennings on Monday at...
View ArticleGalway TD accuses Government of inaction on fair beef prices for farmers
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A Galway TD is accusing the Government of failing to take action to ensure fair Beef prices for Irish Farmers. Galway West Deputy Eamon O’ Cuiv says that the price gap between...
View ArticleTalks underway between HSE and INMO in bid to avert strike action at UHG
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Talks are underway between The HSE and the INMO this afternoon in a bid to avert strike action at University Hospital Galway next week. The INMO says their members will hold...
View ArticleEnda Kenny tours South Galway flood zones
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The Taoiseach is in South Galway this evening where he’s touring a number of areas affected by unprecedented flooding in recent weeks. In an unannounced visit, Enda Kenny...
View ArticleDeathnotices Sunday 10th January 2016
Eddie Jennings Kilclooney, Ballinasloe. Reposing at Portiuncula Hospital Mortuary Chapel this evening from 6. Removal at 7 to St Michael’s Church, Ballinasloe. Mass for Eddie Jennings tomorrow Monday...
View ArticleTaoiseach supports extra channels to alleviate South Galway floods
Galway Bay Fm Newsroom- Following his visit to South Galway last evening Taoiseach Enda Kenny has supported the idea of the digging of additional channels in the area as a long-term solution to take...
View ArticleConnemara doctors call public meeting on GP pressures
Galway Bay Fm newsroom-Arrangements are afoot among doctors in Connemara for a public meeting to highlight the pressures being encountered by G.P.s in the area. The meeting is tentatively scheduled for...
View ArticleChristy O’Connor Junior’s funeral to take place in Galway
Galway Bay Fm newsroom-The funeral of golfing legend Christy O’Connor Junior, who died suddenly while on holidays in Spain last Tuesday, will take place in Galway tomorrow evening (Monday) and Tuesday....
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