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The Galway RNLI volunteer lifeboat crew was requested to launch by the Irish Coastguard at 9.35am this morning following a report of a swimmer in difficulty off Blackrock Diving Tower in Salthill. The lifeboat was quickly launched and proceeded immediately to the scene. The Galway Fire Service was also tasked and they assisted the swimmer […]

The catering trolley on the Galway to Dublin trains will not return until 2024 at the earliest. Iarnród Éireann suspended on-board catering services on all trains for two years up to February 2022 due to Covid-19 restrictions. Then last May, the supplier RailGourmet who provided the trolley service on all routes, withdrew from the contract […]

The lack of staff hampered the safe evacuation of residents in the event of a fire at two centres for adults with intellectual disabilities in Galway. Macotar Lodge Services in Kilkerrin and St Dominic’s in Tuam, both run by Ability West, were found to have serious regulation breaches when inspected by the Health Information and […]

From this week’s Galway City Tribune – The city’s first official outdoor classroom programme was launched this week at Terryland Forest Park. The city-wide initiative, which provides children and teenagers with the necessary tools to become more environmentally aware and active, has been developed by Galway National Park City and its founder, Brendan Smith, said […]

Https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/u2z3k2/Climate-PKG-DN.mp3 Galway Bay fm newsroom – Climate protestors took to the streets of Galway this afternoon, urging the public to start fresh conversations around climate change. The demonstration was held by Fridays for Future, an international movement that stems from Greta Thunberg’s protest in 2018 outside the Swedish parliament. The message today was clear – […]

Https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/kptz7s/vox_friday_future_march_38yp16.mp3 Galway Bay FM newsroom – A group of 50-60 students have marched through the city this afternoon, protesting over climate change. Today’s protest is part of a demonstration across 150 countries against the lack of action by global leaders on climate change. The origin of Fridays For Future stems from Greta Thunberg’s 2018 protest […]

Https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/6awhn8/jackiemckenna.mp3 Galway Bay fm newsroom – New figures show that there is potential to create 47 new homes in Galway by converting vacant commercial premises. Since 2018, Galway City and County Councils have received 20 notifications from those planning to convert vacant commercial premises into homes. These notifications are exempt from planning permission due to […]

Graduation day at Blue Teapot’s Performing Arts School for people with intellectual disabilities can be bitter-sweet, according to the school’s co-ordinator, Ana Belle Alvarez. “In some ways, you feel very sad when they’re gone when they graduate. After three years of sharing moments, and sharing so many things, it can be sad. But then it’s […]

We need to improve working conditions and pay for carers and community workers, writes Labour’s Duncan Smith.

Irishman Damien Browne, seeking to become the first person to row from New York to Galway, was forced to end his travels at Furbo beach, only a short distance from his finishing point