Galway Bay FM News Archives
DELAY IN DECISION ON INIS OIRR FISH FARM
Date Published: 22-Jun-2012
Bord Iascaigh Mhara says there will be a substantial delay before it can publish the licence application for a proposed fish farm in Galway Bay.
The announcement follows the most recent round of public consultations in relation to the proposed development off the coast of the Aran Island of Inis Oirr.
At a site 6 km from Galway, and 1.5 km east of the southernmost of the Aran Islands,the proposed deep sea fish farm would produce 15,000 tonnes of salmon, worth about €103 million a year.
If successful, it’s predicted that the new farm would create 300 to 400 jobs and double Ireland’s existing 12,000 tonnes per year salmon output.
Bord Iascaigh Mhara had planned to publish the licence application and Environmental Impact Statement at the beginning of June.
However, due to the latest information, the group says it will now be at least 4-6 weeks before they will be in a position to do so.
On receiving clearance from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, BIM will then place advertisements in national and local press informing the public about the proposed development and also where they can view copies of the licence application and the Environmental Impact Statement.
In the meantime, BIM say they are following up on the meaningful and informative feedback they received from people during the last round of consultations.
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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