Galway Bay fm newsroom – An accident blackspot in the county looks set to get a new speed limit. Members of Athenry/Oranmore Municipal District Council discussed the draft speed limit review at its meeting this week and one of the areas discussed was Bawnmore. A number of roads around the county look set to have...

Galway Bay fm newsroom – A Galway-Roscommon TD says it beggars belief that 20 Garda Stations in the west have no access to the internet. Deputy Eugene Murphy says the stations are ‘lost in a black hole’ and cannot even access the Garda Pulse system. The Fianna Fail TD says it’s impossible to understand how...

Galway Bay fm newsroom – Dunmore traders are to meet tomorrow (Weds) to discuss concerns over the impact of traffic management measures at Twenty Minute Hill. The stretch of road at Carrowmunniagh has been reduced to one lane with a traffic light system in place due to safety concerns. One road fatality was recorded in...

Galway Bay fm newsroom – One person has been injured in a collision in the city this afternoon.(13/11) The two car collision happened at the junction of Dublin Road and Renmore Road in the past hour.(1pm) Gardaí and emergency services are at the scene and one person is being brought to hospital with non life...

Galway Bay fm newsroom – A county councillor is calling for Traveller representative groups to appear before the council to explain what measures are being taken to address horse welfare. Councillor James Charity made the call at a meeting of the Oranmore/Athenry Municipal District this week. He said there is a case currently going through...

Galway Bay fm newsroom – The county secretary and the corporate policy group are being urged to review standing orders in a bid to devolve more powers down to municipal district level. At a meeting of Tuam district, councillors argued that having to bring proposals to the CPG or the main council for final decision...

Galway Bay fm newsroom – A survey is underway across the city to assess trees at risk of falling in public areas. It’s after several storms swept across Galway this year, causing extensive damage to roads and uprooting and damaging significant numbers of trees. Tune in to Galway Bay fm news for more details…..

  Galway Bay fm newsroom – Cold water has potentially been thrown on plans to ban election posters in the city. The matter arose at last evening’s meeting of the City Council – where Councillor Pearce Flannery proposed the measure. Councillor Flannery argues that election posters are extremely detrimental to the environment and a health...

Galway Bay fm newsroom – Two men have appeared before Galway District Court in connection with a fist fight recorded outside the new Regional Garda Headquarters in Renmore, which became a viral hit on Youtube recently. 26 year-old, John Maughan of 62 Renville Park, Oranmore, and 35 year-old Patrick Maughan of 122 Laurel Park, Newcastle,...

Galway Bay fm newsroom – New figures show Galway has the highest number of people waiting for urgent homecare supports. The Irish Times reports the provision of services has become a “postcode lottery”. Tune in to Galway Bay fm news for more details….

Galway Bay fm newsroom – It’s been revealed the city council has an outstanding loan of €12m on a site on which no housing may ever be built. The site at Kerraun, on the west side of the city, was purchased for housing over a decade ago – but questions have been raised over the...

Galway Bay fm newsroom – Concerns are being raised over high levels of illegal dumping along a developing tourist amenity in Gort. Volunteers were out in force over the weekend, charting a path for the ‘Gort River Walk’ – a nature trail winding along the river through the town and its surrounds. However, they encountered...

Galway Bay fm newsroom – A research project is underway in Galway to help those on a career break to return to employment and fill skills gaps in the market. The initiative is being led by Galway Executive Skillnet – a network which provides upskilling to local small, medium and large companies. The research project...

Galway Bay fm newsroom – Financial services firm Grant Thornton is creating 400 jobs over the next two years, some of which will be based in Galway. The jobs are in a wide range of areas including consulting, accounting, and technology. Most of the jobs will be at the company’s new head office in Dublin...

Galway Bay fm newsroom – The Mayor of Galway says anti-social behaviour is now a growing problem at Terryland forest park. The 5.2 kilometre loop is home to 100 thousand trees and 350 wildlife species. Mayor Niall McNelis says the park is now a hotspot for drinking with over 400 bottles and a keg found...

Galway Bay fm newsroom – A pedestrian killed in a collision near Ballinasloe over the weekend has been named locally as Polish national, Marek Pakla with an address in Ballinasloe. The 59-year-old was in collision with a car at Kilclooney, known as the ‘Bog Road’ to Ahascragh at around 7p.m on Saturday. The driver of...

Galway Bay fm newsroom – There is concern that a planned Protective Services Unit for the Western region, based in Renmore, may be delayed. Last month, it was announced that funding has been provided for the specialist unit at the new garda headquarters in Renmore. However, it’s understood rank and file gardaí are not able...

Galway Bay fm newsroom – Rents across Galway continued to rise during the third quarter of this year. That’s according to the latest rental report from property website Daft.ie – which examined prices between July and September. The average rent in the city is now €1,226 – a 3 percent increase on the figure recorded...

Galway Bay fm newsroom – Over 180 thousand euro in LEADER funding has been approved for four projects in East Galway. The Government’s LEADER programme aims to support rural development projects to revitalise rural areas and create employment. The largest allocations under the latest round of funding are €96 thousand for an extension at Caltra...

Galway Bay fm newsroom – The Deerpark Road has reopened in Ballinasloe after a pedestrian was killed in a collision late last evening. A man – understood to be local and aged in his 50’s – was struck by a car at around 7′ o clock on the road at Kilclooney. He suffered serious injuries...