Galway Bay FM News Archives
CONCERN OVER FUTURE OF 200 CITY JOBS
Date Published: 29-Aug-2011
Concern is mounting this afternoon for the future of up to 200 jobs at a city medical firm.
Beckman Coulter – which has its largest european manufacturing base in Mervue Business Park – is refusing to confirm or deny reports it’s planning to move its operations to Clare.
Beckman Coulter currently employs up to 200 staff in the city.
It’s understood the company is re-organising its operations to a newly purchased establishment in O’Callaghan’s Mills in County Clare which could spell the possible loss of hundreds of Galway jobs.
The medical diagnostic kit manufacturer has been in operation in the city for 35 years.
Beckman Coulter develops, manufactures and markets products that simplify and automate biomedical testing.
When contacted by Galway Bay FM news, a spokesperson for the multinational said the company did not wish to make any comment on the matter.
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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