Galway Bay FM News Archives
LOUGHGEORGE GARDAI TO COVER CORRANDULLA AREA
Date Published: 20-Dec-2011
Despite Corrandulla garda station being closed next year, the Garda will still be attached to the village.
That’s according to Superintendent Marie [MARRY] Skehill of Galway Garda Station, who was speaking to members of the County Joint Policing Committee.
She said it’s thought that when the station closes in Corrandulla next year, the Garda will be relocated to Loughgeorge station.
Superintendent Skehill told members of the committee that she knows that "no area likes to see their garda station close" but she’s confident there are "adequate resources in the district to meet the needs of Corrandulla".
Councillor Mary Hoade expressed concern on behalf of the residents of Corrandulla adding that there is a genuine fear in the locality about the closure.
Superintendent Skehill said that the existing garda station dates back to the 1940s and to refurbish it, would cost around 280 thousand euro.
Councillor Thomas Welby asked whether there would be any more closures of garda stations in the county in the future.
Deputy Seán Kyne said that according to the Justice Minister Alan Shatter, there is an ongoing review and more savings may be made next year.
Community representative, Frances O’ Reilly from Headford said there has been a number of break-ins in the area recently and on one occassion the burglars actually made themselves tea and sandwiches before leaving.
Councillor Mary Hoade says there will be consultation between Gardaí and locals in Corrandulla.
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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