Galway Bay FM News Archives
SUSPENDED SENTENCE FOR SETTING FIRE TO RAHOON HOUSE
Date Published: 25-Nov-2011
A 45 year old city woman has received a suspended sentence for deliberately setting fire to her semi-detached council house in Rahoon nearly four years ago.
Veronica McAnaspie, of 38 Tulach Ard, Rahoon appeared before Galway Circuit Criminal Court today.
Judge Raymond Groarke said he had viewed it as a very serious case but was satisfied that McAnaspie was not an evil person and did not appreciate the wrong she was doing.
He imposed a six year jail term backdated to 23rd May, suspending the entire balance of the sentence on condition she be of good behaviour for five years.
He also placed her under supervision of the probation service for a period of 3 years and under direct supervision of Tús Nua, where he said she must reside unless approval is received from the Probation Service.
McAnaspie was remanded in custody until the start of the suspended sentence at noon next Monday 28th November.
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.
Exhibition of boats and ships in Connemara continues over the weekend in Carna
Special Mass of Remembrance for children to be held in Barna Tomorrow afternoon
Book on Galway’s “Terrible Twins” to be launched in Tuam today.
Galway City Corpus Christi Procession to use the New Salmon Weir Pedestrian Bridge for the First Time
Jason O’Sullivan named the lawyer of the year as Galway Law Firms win big at Irish Law Awards
East Galway farm sells for €1.3 million
Detached home in Knocknacarra has host of amenities nearby
Official opening of Galway’s new pedestrian and cycle bridge
OPW Minister to meet Council engineers on ‘flawed’ motorway design
Minister branded ‘a disgrace’ for reversing land rezoning in Galway City
