Galway Bay FM Newsroom – Gardai in Oughterard are appealing for information after a boat was damaged in Oughterard last month.

Significant damage was caused to the rear of the boat while it was moored at Oughterard Pier and Gardaí believe the damage was caused by another vessel, or pleasure craft.

The incident is believed to have happened on a date between the 12th and 17th of May.

Gardaí are interested in speaking with anyone who may have been in the vicinity of the pier on these dates and who may be able to assist them with their enquiries.

In particular they are anxious to talk to anyone who may have witnessed a collision with this boat or who may have video footage, including dash cam footage, of this location covering the dates in question.

Anyone with information is asked to make contact with Garda Peter Naughton at Oughterard Garda Station on (091) 557320 or the Garda Confidential Line 1800 666 111.

Galway Bay FM Newsroom – Fianna Fáil councillor Seamus Walsh is new Cathaoirleach of Connemara Municipal District

He was elected at last evening’s meeting, where warm tributes were paid to outgoing chairman Fianna Fáil councillor Gerry King

He was praised for how he carried out his duties in the difficult and unprecedented year of the pandemic. 

Councillor Walsh started by saying the most immediate danger to their location was the county development plan

Galway Bay fm newsroom – There are 319 new cases of Covid-19 in the Republic.

60 patients are in hospital with the virus – the lowest in almost nine months.

That includes 23 in intensive care – which is the lowest this year.

There are no COVID patients in UHG and 3 in Portiuncula hospital in Ballinasloe, one of whom is in ICU.

The 14-day incidence rate is 113 per 100,000 people, as of Wednesday night.

There were 126 cases of the Indian or Delta variant by May 29th.

Meanwhile, as coronavirus infections rise in Britain, the British Medical Association is calling for the final easing of restrictions in England to be delayed.

The UK government’s due to announce on Monday whether the last stage of its roadmap will go ahead on June the 21st.

The BMA says it shouldn’t happen until there’s a better understanding, of how the recent increase in cases affects the number of people in hospital.