Galway Bay FM News Archives
CHAIRMAN OF PDS PART OWNER OF GARAGE THAT SOLD CLOCKED CARS
Date Published: 13-Jul-2008
The Galway car sales company that was found to be selling clocked cars is part owned by the chairman of the Progressive Democrats Peter Wyer.
Wyer is a minority shareholder and director of Arch Motors Limited in Westside who last week gave a formal undertaking to The National Consumer Agency that it wont sell clocked cars in the future.
On February 19th this year the NCA identified three motor vehicles which were for sale by Arch Motors with a reduced mileage reading.
Speaking to today’s Sunday Tribune Peter Wyer said he and the rest of the staff at Arch Motors’ were ‘horrified’ and ‘distraught’ when the issue came to light.
He said Arch motors had ‘never knowingly’, sold or offered for sale a vehicle with altered mileage.
This is the second car clocking case to come to arise in Galway in recent months.
Car dealer Kevin McGann trading as Kilgarve Cars was convicted of selling a clocked car at Ballinasloe District Court on the 18th of June
Date Published: 08-May-2013
A date will be set next October for the trial of a 52-year old Connemara man, who is charged with assaulting traditional Irish musician Noel Hill five years ago.
Michael Folan from Teach Mór, Lettermullen, is charged with intentionally or recklessly causing serious harm to Noel Hill at Tí Padraig Mairtín Beag in Leitir Mór, on St Stephen’s Day, 2008.
The matter had been listed for trial on several occasions before Galway Circuit Criminal Court in the intervening period.
It was referred to the High Court in Dublin last year for judicial review after Michael Folan said he wanted his trial heard ‘as Gaeilge’and that a bi-lingual jury be made available to hear the case.
At Galway Circuit Criminal Court, Judge Rory McCabe adjourned the case for mention to October when it’s expected a date will be set for trial.
Date Published: 10-May-2013
Bank of Ireland’s branch at Galway Shopping Centre on the Headford Road is to close in July.
The branch is to merge into the BOI outlet at Galway Industrial Estate in Mervue.
Galway Bay fm news reports the 14 staff impacted are to be offered redeployment and there will be no job losses.
Date Published: 13-May-2013
Galway RNLI Lifeboat has come to the rescue of three students who got stranded on Hare Island after getting caught in the tide off Ballyloughan Beach.
The two girls and boy, in their late teens had gone for a walk and were spotted waving from the island by a local resident who contacted the emergency Services and Galway Lifeboat.
Conditions at the time (4pm) were very changeable with heavy showers.
Three members of the Lifeboat shore crew were working in the vicinity of the station at the time and launched the boat in six minutes.
The three students were picked up safely and brought back to the Lifeboat Station at Galway Docks where they were warmed up and given tea and did not require medical attention.
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