Galway Bay FM News Archives
GALWAY HOSTS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HIV
Date Published: 29-Apr-2011
Over one hundred scientists will come to Galway next week for an international conference on HIV.
The 18th International Conference on HIV- Dynamics and Evolution will take place next Tuesday [03/05] in the Radisson Blue hotel, and run over four days.
NUI Galway will hold a major seminar on criminality as it relates to HIV, which will be open to the public and health professionals alike.
It will take place in the MRI Annex next Tuesday [03/05] in the university.
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.
Motorcyclist seriously injured in Road Traffic Collision outside Craughwell
MEP says that Ireland must introduce a specific mental health strategy to address what is a “Silent Pandemic”
Clifden RNLI appeals for people to be careful out at sea following two callouts in 24 hours
Works to bring high-speed broadband to 2,500 premises in Newbridge begin
Councillor calls for the appointment of a school safety warden in Claregalway to improve road safety.
‘Peeping Tom’ Garda spied on female colleagues
Garda investigation following discovery of body
Burkes return home to revel in their local roots
Man prosecuted for building house instead of agricultural storage unit
Juvenile’s driving ban for doing doughnuts in BMW
