Galway Bay FM News Archives
ORAL HEARING OPENS ON CARROWNURLAUR BENDS WORKS
Date Published: 07-Feb-2012
An Oral hearing has heard that safety, economy, environment, accessibility and integration are the main factors highlighting the need for road improvement measures on a dangerous stretch of the N17.
The hearing for landowners affected by a compulsory purchase acquisition to improve road safety along the Carrownurlaur Bends continues this lunchtime at the Ard Ri Hotel in Tuam.
Opening the hearing this morning, Derek Daly appointed by An Bord Pleanala said five written submissions have been received objecting to the plans.
Galway County Council then presented its submission to acquire the land for the Carrownurlaur Bends scheme.
Providing evidence, Chartered Engineer and Project Manager for the proposed scheme Eamon Daly said the scheme has an estimated cost of 3.65 million euro.
The hearing continues this afternoon where evidence will be provided by some of the landowners affected by the plans.
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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