Galway Bay FM News Archives
GORT MAN ON TRIAL OVER HEATING OIL PRICE FIXING
Date Published: 02-May-2012
The trial continues today of a Gort man charged with preventing, restricting or distorting competition through fixing the price of gas oil and kerosene.
Pat Hegarty with an address at Coole in Gort is appearing before Galway Circuit Criminal Court on day two of his trial.
Hegarty is charged with entering an undertaking with the object of the prevention, restriction or distortion of competition with gas oil contrary to the Competition Act 1991 as amended, while a Manager or officer at Fate Park Limited trading as Sweeney Oil/Rabbitt Oil on dates between 1st January 2001 and 11th February 2002 inclusive.
He also faces a second charge in relation to the prevention, restriction or distortion of competition with kerosene while a manager or officer at the Fate Park Limited fuel distribution group.
Hegarty pleaded not guilty to both counts when arraigned at Galway Circuit Criminal Court.
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.
Galway broadcaster Sean O’Rourke is back – exploring the world on podcast platform
HIQA report finds issues with hygiene, staffing and food at nursing home in Moycullen
Backlog at pain clinic in Galway means no treatment for patients
Deputy Sean Canney confirms that The Old Grove Site in Tuam has now been handed over to the HSE
Draft Athenry Local Area Plan goes on public display
‘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
Juvenile’s driving ban for doing doughnuts in BMW
East Galway farm sells for €1.3 million
