Galway Bay FM News Archives
ANOTHER GALWAY ROAD DEATH AFTER THREE WEEKEND DEATHS
Date Published: 30-Jul-2007
A motorcyclist died last night [mon jul 30] in the Ballinasloe area bringing the number of people killed on Galway’s roads yesterday to four.
A 36 year man died when his motor cycle lost control and crashed at approximately 11.45pm at Sralea, Ballinasloe.
The man was taken to Portiuncla Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Meanwhile, three other areas of Galway are in mourning today following separate week-end road crashes which claimed the lives of men in Oughterard, Athenry and Glenamaddy.
An Garda Siochána Ombudsman Commission is investigating the circumstances regarding an off-duty Garda being involved in one of the three fatal crashes in Galway yesterday morning (Sunday).
The off-duty Garda, driving his own vehicle, was involved in the crash near Oughterard shortly before 2am yesterday, in which 53-year-old UK man, Dave Solman who was living and working in the area lost his life.
Dave who was a single man originally came from Sunderland and had been working at the Connemara Gateway Hotel for the past three years.
Meanwhile Barry Kelly a 30-year-old auctioneer from Athenry lost his life at 8am yesterday when the car he was driving crashed at Clamper Park on the Athenry to Craughwell Road.
The third crash victim was discovered when his car was found in a field on the Ballymoe side of Williamstown at Carronderry at breakfast time yesterday .
Gardai in Tuam and Roscommon were alerted and 23 year old Gary Keaveney, from Glenamaddy, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Date Published: 07-May-2013
Tuam has secured it’s second import of hay from the UK this afternoon in a bid to address the ongoing fodder crisis in the west.
A load of between 40 and 50 bales arrived at the Connacht Gold store in Airglooney for distribution throughout the county.
It follows a similar load last Thursday to the Tuam outlet.
The co-op also took a load of imported hay to the mart in Maam Cross over the weekend, however most of the bales had already been pre-assigned to farmers.
Further loads of hay are expected to arrive across the west and north west tonight and tomorrow morning.
Date Published: 09-May-2013
281 offers of social housing were made by the city and county councils last year.
Figures provided by the local authorities show that 46 of these were refused.
Galway city council made 193 such offers in 2012 with 41 of these refused.
The majority didn’t like the area they were offered or disliked the property itself.
Galway county council made 88 offers of social housing last year with 83 of these accepted.
Reasons given for refusing five properties focused on the location or that the property itself did not meet their needs.
Date Published: 13-May-2013
Galway Senator Trevor O’ Clochartaigh has called on the government to provide more support for victims of domestic violence.
Figures provided to the Sinn Fein Senator show that domestic violence support group COPE accompanied over 80 women to court in Galway last year, but a further 214 women were unable to avail of such assistance.
Senator O Clochartaigh told Galway Bay fm news that more needs to be done to support victims of domestic violence.
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