Galway Bay FM News Archives
MURDER INVESTIGATION INTO OUGHTERARD DEATH
Date Published: 27-Sep-2011
The investigation into the death of a teacher and part-time publican in Oughterard last weekend, has now been upgraded to murder.
It comes after post mortem results issued last night found that John Kenny died as a result of injuries he sustained in an assault.
Today a team from the National Bureau of Criminal Investigation will join the case.
John Kenny was a teacher at the Presentation Secondary School in Athenry where his daughter Gillian is also on staff.
The body of 56 year old John Kenny was discovered by members of his family at his pub in Oughterard at around 6 o’clock on Sunday evening.
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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