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Galway Through the Years Galway historian and author, William Henry, has just published the latest book on his native city, Galway Walking Through History, a concise and guided chronicle of Galway from its earliest period of habitation up to modern times. It is a voyage of discovery across all generations of human activity in Galway City. The book is informative on all aspects of the history of Galway and follows a broad chronology of events that shaped the city today. Galway City is built on the banks of the River Corrib. This short river, approximately two miles long, is fed by th...

Galway Bay FM 27 December 2020 print Galway Bay FM Newsroom – A search has been ongoing throughout the afternoon for a missing person in the city with the focus of that search now turning to the River Corrib. The Western Division of Boyne Fisherman’s rescue and recovery service have sent several members to assist local authorities in an underwater search for a missing male in the area. Several dives have been conducted throughout the day as part of the operation and will continue at first light tomorrow morning.

This was the year in which people joked that they had ‘no news’ – but in fact, quite a bit happened on the national stage besides the pandemic. With no inkling yet of what was to come, the country was absorbed in the controversy surrounding the proposed commemoration of the Royal Irish Constabulary. Then-justice minister Charlie Flanagan became the lightning rod for the storm that developed, amid accusations that the government proposed to celebrate the Black and Tans who inflicted such brutality on the Irish people. Cork’s Lord Mayor John Sheehan came out to say he could not attend ...

Report finds significant under-reporting of discharge of untreated wastewater in Galway city 22 December 2020 print Galway Bay fm newsroom – A report has found there has been significant under-reporting of the discharge of untreated wastewater in Galway City. An Taisce also claims that Mutton Island Wastewater Treatment Plant does not have sufficient capacity to treat the wastewater being direct to it from Galway City, Oranmore and Barna. An Taisce contends that based on an analysis of multiple incidences of untreated wastewater being discharged into the River Corrib and Galway Bay – both...