Galway Bay FM News Archives
POLLING SLOW AT MANY GALWAY STATIONS
Date Published: 31-May-2012
Voting is reported to be slow, averaging 10 per cent, at the 320 polling stations across Galway in the EU Fiscal Treaty referendum.
Polling at the 164 stations in Galway West and 156 in Galway East will continue until ten o’clock tonight.
Polling on Galway’s three Aran Islands and Inishbofin took place yesterday to ensure the boxes get to the mainland in time for the count tomorrow (fri jun 1).
The average turnout across Galway is ten per cent which is still considerably higher than most other areas of the country apart from our neighbours Mayo where the turnout is between 10 and 12 per cent
It’s slow in the North West of the country – in Bundoran in Co Donegal, turnout is at just 8 per cent – whilst in Tubbercurry in Co Sligo, it’s at 3 per cent.
It’s at the five per cent mark in Carlow-Kilkenny – it’s around six per cent in the Ennis and Shannon areas of Co Clare; it’s at around five per cent in Offaly – and its 7 per cent in Co Laois.
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.
Over 33,000 families in Galway are to benefit from a €100 increase in Child Benefit payments this week.
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