Galway Bay FM News Archives
EUROPEAN DIRECTIVE TO HAVE PLANNING IMPLICATIONS FOR DOCKS
Date Published: 12-Feb-2008
A recent European Directive could have major implications for development around Galway docks.
The ‘Seveso’ Directive was implemented after a fire and explosion at an oil storage unit in Buncefield in the UK in 2005
The directive aims to prevent accidents at sites which store or generate specified quantities of hazardous materials
There are 2 at Galway docks, the Shell/Topaz and the Statoil/Leeside oil depot.
These depots are to merge at the proposed Coldchon oil depot site which will also be a designated ‘Seveso’ site.
The Health and Safety Authority is enforcing the directive and has decided that as a result of Buncefield, developments within 400 metres of ‘Seveso’ sites are to be restricted.
Galway city council is implementing this 400 metre rule subject to a comprehensive review on Buncefield which is due this June.
City Councillor Daniel Callinan says this could impact on planned developments around the docks.
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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