24 water schemes at risk across Galway if Irish Water is abolished
Galway Bay fm newsroom – It’s been revealed that over twenty drinking and wastewater schemes planned for Galway over the next five years are at risk if Irish Water is abolished. Irish Water plans to...
View ArticleGalway University Hospitals have worst rate of cancelled operations nationwide
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Galway University hospitals have the worst rate in the country for cancelled operations. New figures show that University Hospital Galway and Merlin Park Hospital cancelled...
View ArticleDeathnotices Sunday 6th March, 2016
Nell Kelly nee Donnelly Coolfin, Abbey, Loughrea. In her 94th year. Reposing at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Mary and Paddy Holian, Garra, Ballyglunin, Tuam tomorrow Monday from 5 until 8....
View ArticleOver €150,000 raised for Galway Hospice and Cancer Care West by Galway Bay Fm...
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The second Galway Bay fm Radiothon has raised over 150 thousand euro for Galway Hospice and Cancer Care West. The grand total was announced live on air last evening after three...
View ArticleNUI Galway concussion study published in international journal
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A study’s by NUI Galway has found that one in four young GAA players has continued playing while suffering from concussion. The survey team spoke with young players aged...
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Irish Gold for Oranmore Judo Coach
Richard Murphy, the Oranmore Judo Club’s Competition Coach, took Gold medal at the Irish Open in Dublin yesterday, winning all three of his fights with the maximum score – ippon – perfect throws. The...
View ArticleFunding boost for festivals and events across Galway
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Funding of over 102 thousand euro has been allocated to 18 festivals and events taking place across Galway this year. The largest allocation of 35 thousand euro has been...
View ArticleMagdalene women remembered in Mothers’ Day ceremony at Bohermore cemetery
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Around 50 people attended a flower laying ceremony at the Magdalene graves in Bohermore cemetery this afternoon. The event is part of the national ‘Flowers for Magdalenes’...
View ArticleTribeton Competition
Join Keith all this week for your chance to win with thanks to Tribeton. Keith is looking for two winners each day with one person winning Lunch for 2 and another winning Dinner for 2. Tribeton is new,...
View ArticleFisherman wenched from boat in Galway Bay taken to hospital
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A fisherman aboard a boat off the west coast has been taken to hospital in Galway. The 30-year old foreign national complained of abdominal difficulty around 10 o’ clock this...
View Article74 households in emergency accommodation in city on a single night
Galway Bay fm newsroom – 74 households were in emergency accommodation in Galway on one night last week. 27 families including 55 children were among them, as well as 47 single people. COPE Galway...
View ArticleCity Council urged to defer Ballinfoile Castlegar centre decision
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The city council is being urged to defer a vote on the future management of the new local Neighbourhood Centre in Ballinfoile – Castlegar. Community representatives in the area...
View ArticleAll-Ireland PPS Schools Round Up
It was a weekend of mixed luck for Galway’s schools in Provincial and All-Ireland PPS Competition St Brigid’s Loughrea did the business in winning the All-Ireland Senior A Camogie title with a 2-6 to...
View ArticleBook of evidence to be served in Glenamaddy murder case
A man accused of the murder of a Glenamaddy factory worker will appear before Tuam District Court later this month. The Director of Public Prosecutions will serve the book of evidence on Andresj...
View ArticleGalway officially becomes country’s first bilingual city
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Galway is officially the country’s first bilingual city President Michael D Higgins is at the moment officiating at a ceremony at City Hall to celebrate ‘Cathair na...
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Radiothon 2016 Interviews – Brian Thornton and Joe Connolly
On Friday, Keith spoke to Brian Thornton and Joe Connolly about their experiences with a family member who sadly have passed away with Cancer He first spoke to Brian Thornton whose wife Frances passed...
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Galway Athletics Report
National record for Breathnach Sean Breathnach of Galway City Harriers broke the National indoor record in the Shot Putt for the second weekend in a row. He threw an incredible 18.27 metres to break...
View Article‘Our Sport, Our Future’: Camogie Association launches new dynamic 4 year plan
The Camogie Association has unveiled a fresh national development plan, outlining a four- year vision for the future of the game with growth and development at the heart of the agenda both on and off...
View ArticleCity councillors reject report on Traveller accommodation
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A city council report on plans for Traveller accommodation in the city has been rejected by councillors as ‘hasty and unbalanced.’ At last evening’s meeting of the local...
View ArticleCity councillors accused of acting like childish brats as meeting spirals out...
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Several City Councillors have been accused of acting like ‘childish brats’ as this week’s meeting of the local authority spiralled out of control. The monthly meeting of the...
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