Galway Bay FM News Archives
CALL TO REVIEW REPLACEMENT OF LEAD PIPING IN TUAM BIG DIG
Date Published: 08-Jun-2012
A Tuam councillor has called on local authority officials to ensure all lead piping in the town is replaced as part of the ongoing Big Dig.
Councillor Michael Connolly says residents in areas such as Sun Street are concerned that the lead piping is not going to be addressed as part of the ongoing water excavation works.
Galway County Council told Galway Bay FM news that it would replace all lead piping in the area, and that it had found much less lead in the area than was originally anticipated.
The council said that it would only replace piping as far as stopcocks which enter individual properties – and that beyond that is the responsibility of home-owners.
Work on the Big Dig is due for completion by the end of this month.
But, Councillor Connolly says further clarification is needed on any remaining lead piping.
Date Published: 08-May-2013
Gardai are appealing for witnesses following a single vehicle crash at the Portumna bridge this morning.
The road from Nenagh to Loughrea reopened shortly after 11 this morning following the completion of a technical exam.
Four men were travelling in a van when they hit the Portumna bridge around 6:30 this morning.
Gardaí, ambulance and two units of Portumna fire services rushed to the scene, and one of the men was taken to Portiuncula hospital in Ballinasloe.
He is being treated for head injuries, which have been described by Gardaí as serious.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Portumna Garda station on 09-097-42060
Date Published: 10-May-2013
GMIT is to honour seven outstanding individuals including President Michael D Higgins with Honorary Fellowships at a special ceremony later this month.
It’s the first time in the 40 year history of the Institute the Governing Body of GMIT has decided to award honorary fellowships.
The GMIT Honorary Fellowships will be conferred at the g Hotel in the city this day two weeks Friday 24 May at 2.30pm in front of 200 invited guests.
Date Published: 13-May-2013
Galway commuters are holding their breath as there has been a potential breakthrough in the Bus Eireann dispute, as both sides have agreed to talks at the Labour Relations Commission.
The LRC intervened this afternoon, on day two of strike action that has seen 95 per cent of bus services disrupted across the country.
The LRC’s Director of Conciliation Services, Kevin Foley, says the National Bus and Rail Union and the company have agreed to meet for mediated talks at 8 this evening.
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