Dutch Ambassador visits Creggs National School
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The Ambassador for The Netherlands, Paul Schellekens, is in a national school in East Galway today to educate children about his country. Creggs National School on the Galway-...
View ArticleConnacht Name Team to face Grenoble
Pat Lam has named his Connacht side to face Grenoble in the quarter final of the Challenge Cup at Stade des Alpes on Saturday (21:05 local time). The head coach has made five personnel as well as seven...
View ArticleSafety investigation after death of man in Connemara
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A Health and Safety Authority investigation is due to be carried out following the death of a man in Connemara yesterday. (7/4) The 45-year-old local man had been working on a...
View ArticleAgriculture Minister says prosecutions unlikely over Briarhill animal neglect
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The Agriculture Minister has revealed that it’s unlikely that anyone will be prosecuted over the serious neglect of horses at Briarhill. It follows the launch of an...
View ArticleThe Keith Finnegan Show – Friday April 8th
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View ArticleControversy over satirical cartoon exhibition at NUI Galway
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A unique cartoon exhibition due to open at NUI Galway next week has allegedly been removed by the university. NUI Galway Students’ Union says the ‘Secret Cartoonist’ exhibition...
View ArticleDeathnotices Friday the 8th of April, 2016
Packie Folan Letterard, Cashel, Connemara. Reposing at Mylotts Funeral Home, Carna tomorrow Saturday from 6. Removal at 8.30 to St. Mary’s Church Carna. Mass for Packie Folan on Sunday at 1.30. Funeral...
View ArticleMan who died in Connemara accident named locally
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The man who died in Connemara yesterday when he was crushed by a car he was working on has been named locally as Patrick Folan. Mr Folan, who was 45 years of age, was working...
View ArticleConstruction in the west to be discussed at city forum
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The Galway branch of the Construction Industry Federation will host a discussion on the future of the construction sector in the region next week. (15/4) Leading experts from...
View ArticleDeathnotices Saturday 2nd of April, 2016
Julia McCormack nee Moggan Aras Mhuire Nursing Home and formerly of Curraghan, Tuam. Reposing at Grogans Funeral Home, Tuam tomorrow Sunday from 5. Removal at 7 to Cathedral of the Assumption. Mass for...
View ArticleVolunteers sought for search for two men missing from the city
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The Oranmore Maree Coastal Search Unit is seeking volunteers as searches get underway this weekend in a bid to locate two men missing from the city. Kiltoom native Anthony...
View ArticleGalway’s district courts among busiest in the country
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The district courts across Galway are among the busiest in the country, according to new figures from the Courts Service. More than 450,000 cases were dealt with in district...
View ArticleGalway East TD urges Taoiseach to ‘move on’ from failed partnership proposal
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A Galway East TD who’s a member of the Independent Alliance says the idea of a Partnership Government needs to be ‘parked’ for now, in favour of a minority government...
View ArticleMan hospitalised following explosion on boat near Renville
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A man has been taken to hospital with burn injuries following an explosion and fire on a boat near Oranmore. The incident happened shortly before 2 o’clock this afternoon, when...
View ArticleDeathnotices Sunday 10th of April, 2016
Michael Murphy Formerly Cassernagh, Knock, Co. Clare and Renmore Road. At Rushmore Nursing Home, Knocknacarra in his 104th year. Mass for Michael Murphy in St. Marys Church Kilmurry McMahon on Tuesday...
View ArticleRoad closures to facilitate annual Connemara marathon
Galway Bay Fm news- There are road closures in Connemara today to facilitate the annual Connemara Marathon. The R336 between Leenane and Maam Cross will be closed until 5 this evening. Motorists who...
View ArticleHeartbreak for Connacht in European Challenge Cup Quarter Final
There was heartbreak for Connacht when losing by just a single point to Grenoble in arguably one of the games of the year at the Stade Des Alpes. Grenoble winning 33-32. Commentary from Rob Murphy,...
View ArticleTraffic disrupted after bus crash on N6
Galway Bay Fm news-Traffic was disrupted for a time and ambulances and fire fighters rushed to the scene of a crash involving a bus and cars on the N6 between Athenry and Loughrea last...
View ArticleGalway applications for census roles among highest nationwide
Galway Bay Fm news- One thousand people across Galway applied for an enumerator position in this years census – one of the highest application rates nationwide. The figure was revealed by Minister Paul...
View ArticleMystery condition hits Connemara Ponies outside natural habitat
Galway Bay Fm news-An article in an annual publication from the British Branch of the Connemara Pony Breeders Society questions whether the pony is being too far removed from the life it led in its...
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