Galway Bay fm newsroom: A Galway city councillor has called on the city council to take action against illegal campers at Ballyloughane beach. Cllr Alan Cheevers says an illegal encampment of tents appeared over night on the city beach, with locals raising concerns over health and safety. The Fianna Fail councillor says residents of Ballyloughane

Galway Bay fm newsroom: There has been progress in the plan to develop audiology testing facility at Tuam primary care centre. Galway East TD Seán Canney says the tender process is progressing for the facility. The Independent Deputy has also received confirmation that community audiology services in Tuam which were suspended in March due to

Galway Bay fm newsroom: Galway Hurler Conor Whelan is calling on the Health Minister to address underfunding for mental health services. The Jigsaw charity ambassador has challenged Stephen Donnelly to make a name for himself as the Health Minister who ended mental health waiting lists. In a post on Twitter, Conor Whelan outlined his concerns

Galway Bay fm newsroom – Senator Eugene Murphy has moved to defend the issuing of attendance and subsistence payments over a two month period when the Seanad was closed due to lockdown. A list compiled by the Irish Independent shows 48 Senators shared 120 thousand euro between them each month in such payments. The data

Galway Bay fm newsroom – Road access to Silverstand will remain closed until next week pending a review. The measure was introduced last evening as the car park was at capacity with large volumes of traffic attempting to access the popular beach. Galway city council says it will remain closed for the rest of the