Galway Bay FM News Archives
FAMILY OF RENMORE SOLDIER DISSAPPOINTED FOLLOWING REPORT ON DEATH
Date Published: 19-Sep-2011
The families of three Irish soldiers killed while on a UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon 22 years ago, say they are disappointed that nobody is being held to account for their deaths.
Corporal Fintan Heneghan from Ballinrobe was based at Dún Uí Mhaolíosa in Renmore.
He was killed along with Privates Mannix Armstrong and Thomas Walsh – both from Sligo – when a roadside landmine exploded in March 1989.
An independent inquiry into the incident says their deaths "could and should have been avoided."
It says there was a systemic failure by both the Irish Defence Forces and the UN to undertake an adequate threat assessment.
The Justice and Defence Minister Alan Shatter and the Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces Lieutenant General Sean McCann have both apologised to the men’s families.
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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