Galway Bay fm – Members of the public are invited to attend the touring Front Line Defenders lecture at the University of Galway tomorrow (Fri Mar 31st)

The annual lecture is hitting Queens University in Belfast and Trinity College Dublin, before coming to Galway

Front Line Defenders is an international human rights organisation founded in Dublin in 2001, with the specific aim of protecting human rights defenders at risk

The free, public lecture at University of Galway, at 2 tomorrow afternoon, will be hosted by Iranian feminist activist and journalist, Parvin Ardalan.

Registration can be done on Eventbrite.ie

Galway Bay fm newsroom – Plans for a luxury “habitable treehouse” overlooking Killary Fjord in North Connemara have been rejected.

The commercial treehouse would have been located on the grounds of the estate of the Killary Adventure Company.

It was billed as a luxury escape from normal life for guests – and would have accommodated up to four people.

But the plans have now been rejected by county planners, largely on environmental grounds.

They weren’t satisfied that the treehouse wouldn’t impact on nearby SAC’s – the Twelve Bens, Garraun Complex, Maumturk Mountains and Mweelrea/Sheeffry/Erriff Complex.

Galway Bay fm newsroom – Separate traffic incidents have led to road closures on the N83 Curraghline and on the N59 near Roscahill

It’s understood that on the Galway to Headford road a truck has jack-knifed between Regan’s Clonboo and McGaugh’s garden centre

The Gardai, fire engines and ambulances are at the scene

It’s not known at this point if any other vehicles are involved, or if anyone has been injured

The incident occurred at approximately 1:10pm

Gardai say the road is currently closed and diversions are in place.

Motorists are advised that the incident is causing long delays

Across the county on the N59 Galway to Clifden road a collision has caused the closure of one lane near Roscahill

This closure is also causing delays