Galway Bay FM News Archives
GMIT EXPRESS CONDOLENCES AFTER DEATH OF FORMER STUDENT
Date Published: 25-May-2012
GMIT has expressed its condolences to the friends and family of former student Gary Price who drowned in south east Asia.
The business graduate died last Sunday in Laos, while attempting to cross a river.
His body will be repatriated to his home in Swinford, Mayo tomorrow.
The 23-year-old, who played soccer locally with Mervue United, had stopped off in Asia on his way home after a year spent in Australia.
He planned to spend one week in Ireland, celebrate his twenty-fourth birthday next Tuesday, before travelling on to Boston where he had already secured employment.
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.
Sean Canney says modular homes not magic solution to housing crisis
Corrandulla NS wins trophy at national science competition
Significant step forward in plans for new pedestrian footbridge in Oughterard
Initiative to keep over 65s out of Emergency Department launched in Galway
Thieves branded “despicable” over theft from grave at Rahoon Cemetery
‘Peeping Tom’ Garda spied on female colleagues
Burkes return home to revel in their local roots
Man prosecuted for building house instead of agricultural storage unit
East Galway farm sells for €1.3 million
Boasting uninterrupted bay views
