Galway Bay FM News Archives
DEPARTMENT WONT REVIEW CATCHMENT AREAS IN THE COUNTY
Date Published: 06-Sep-2007
The Department of Education says students who apply for bus tickets, outside their catchment boundary areas, such as those living in the East Galway village of Clonberne, are not guaranteed a ticket
The response comes hot on the heels of a call for the Minister for Education, Mary Hanafin to intervene in a situation where some students have been left without school tranport to their school this year
Fine Gael Galway East T.D Paul Connaughton is criticising the “outdated” catchment boundaries drawn up by the Department years ago, saying they affect students in many parts of County Galway
Families in the village of Clonberne are outraged that some students, who had received bus tickets to bring them school in Mountbellew last year, have this year, been refused a ticket
In a statement to Galway Bay Fm News, the Department states “that transport for post-primary students is organised on the basis of catchment areas”
The statement goes on to say that “pupils may avail of concessionary fare-paying transport, subject to NO extra State cost, and on condition that spare seats exist.”
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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