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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 – […]