Galway Bay FM News Archives
CUSTOMS CLAMP DOWN ON FUEL LAUNDERING IN GALWAY
Date Published: 30-Dec-2011
There has been a significant increase in fuel laundering seizures in Galway.
Over the past three years, over 172 thousand litres of illegal fuel have been seized by customs officials around the county.
In 2009, over 59 thousand 400 litres of laundered oil were seized in Galway in three separate operations carried out in April in May.
In one of the operations, an Irish registered oil tanker was in the process of discharging the fuel into underground storage an an unidentified retail premises.
This was followed by two additional seizures in December 2010 when over 73 thousand litres were recovered – one of these in a premises near Tuam.
So far this year 40 thousand litres of fuel have been recovered.
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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