1 August 2023

~1 minutes read

Galway accounts for highest number of road deaths so far this year

Share story:
Galway accounts for highest number of road deaths so far this year

Galway Bay fm newsroom – Galway has had the most road deaths in the country so far this year, with eleven people losing their lives since the start of 2023.

Nationally, 100 people have been killed on Irish roads this year, the worst figure in six years.

Galway, alongside Mayo and Cork, have accounted for almost one third of all fatalities

In Galway, six of the fatalities were passengers, three were pedestrians and two were drivers.

Share story:

Galway postgrad workers to protest tomorrow over pay and conditions

Postgraduate workers are set to protest at the Unversity of Galway tomorrow, demanding better working conditions. The Postgraduate Workers Organisation is...

Locals lodge submissions on plans to demolish and rebuild Lidl store in Gort

Galway Bay fm newsroom – Local residents have lodged submissions on plans to demolish and rebuild the Lidl store in Gort. The plans would see the e...

Ukraine to get mobile water treatment plant built by Coffeys in Athenry

A mobile water treatment plant, built by Coffeys in Athenry, is on its way to war-torn Ukraine. It will help to supply communities in need with vital supp...

Still no report from Galway Housing Task Force four years after establishment

Four years after being set up, a report from the Galway Housing Task Force still hasn’t been published. The matter’s been raised in the Dáil ...