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Today on Galway Talks with John Morley (Thursday, 23rd October 2025) 9am-10am Planning will be lodged for the new Galway Hospice next year following confirmation from the HSE.  Irish hotelier takes on 250km challenge, retracing path of his late wife  Marking National Brain Tumour Awareness Week (October 20-26)  10am-11am Local Authorities’ environmental performance improving but continued commitment needed to deliver on National Enforcement Priorities  Connacht Tribune Headlines  the key dos and don’ts about the voting process in this Presidential election. Galway employers among those under pressure to prepare for EU pay transparency law  Claddagh Chamber Choir Presents “A Claddagh Christmas” — Two Nights, Eight Concerts of Festive Music in Galway  11am-12pm CULTURE CORNER - Aoife Dunne (Galway Comedy Festival)  PET CORNER – Halloween  SPORTS PREVIEW with Ollie Turner MUSIC MORNINGS - Kenan Flannery, Aileen Henderson & Colm Gavin are playing a headline show in: Monroes Galway on October 31st 

Today on Galway Talks with John Morley (Wednesday, 22nd October 2025) 9am-10am Councillors hit out at Com Reg as mobile coverage problems persist across County Galway  Minister Foley in Galway to open two new residential centres for people with disabilities  10am-11am Update on Maternity Services in Portiuncula Hospital Ballinasloe  MOTORING with GERRY MURPHY Paediatric Nurse honoured as an Unsung Hero for her outstanding support to families facing childhood cancer in UHG  11am-12pm FINANCIAL ADVICE with DAVE MCCARTHY   KARL SPAIN- Galway Comedy Festival HISTORY TALKS – WILLIE HENRY - Galway Market Book

Today on Galway Talks with John Morley (Tuesday, 21st October 2025) 9am-10am Parents of missing Galway student issue plea for search volunteers   Galway woman with Endometriosis welcomes new framework as a first step in long journey for the health service   Meeting later this week on how to protect and retore our water quality in Galway   10am-11am Galway Resident praises support services locally after experiencing a mental health crisis  Galway County Council Launches €762,000 Community Climate Action Fund  Award-winning play puts violence against women in the spotlight  Garda Slot Everyone’s Voice – A Human Rights Concert by i4Life  11am-12pm Tickets on sale now from www.galwaycomedyfestival.ie  Bearna poet scoops prestigeous award at the Red Line Book Festival  Music Mornings - Fionn Silke (Sakura)

Today on Galway Talks with John Morley (Monday, 20th October 2025) 9am-10am Medical negligence costs a challenge for health service, consultants hear  Can we better look after the diaspora? the Minister consults with Galway businesses   Did Ben Dunne really organise the kidnapping of a ‘well-known entertainer’? We find out the author of a new book on the Dunnes   10am-11am Loughrea woman highlights health service inadequacies in emotional viral TikTok      Research shows world-first breakthrough for bowel cancer immunotherapy  Why are country musicians excluded from Arts Council funding? And should they be made a priority?   11am-12pm Galway Greats - Donal Lynch Sport Review with Ollie Turner 

We began this week by exploring the chaos which had been unleased in Tuam, as nearly 100 families have been impacted by the foreclosure of the Happily Ever After creche.  The childcare facility cannot continue to function as the owner's, Tuam Parish, have been hit with a bill of over 1 million euro if they decide to proceed with renovations of the building.  A lot of families have been left in the lurch, and do not know where to turn as there are no places available in any of the crèches in the Tuam hinterland or further afield.  It's may result in job losses and hard decisions for families who are scrambling to find alternative arrangements with family or further afield.  I went out to Tuam last Saturday and spoke to a number of the families affected by this, as well as the Minister locally, Seán Canney. What is pyschosis and is there stigma surrounding the condition? We explored this subject in an open and honest way with Renmore man Conor Gavin. "You're not a psychopath, you just experienced an episode of pyschosis"  At just 16, Conor experienced his first psychotic episode and now, he’s the Co-Ordinator of Ireland’s new Psychosis Research Centre and founder of the Psychosis Arts Collective.  Drawing on his lived experience, he is using his voice to drive change, challenge stigma, and show that recovery from psychosis is possible. He spoke to Galway Talks about the advice the psychiatrist gave him after his first episode.   It was a big week in the presidential election campaign as polling approaches on the 24th of October.  Both candidates were on the programme with us this week.  We started by interviewing independent candidate Catherine Connolly, discussing a number of issues from the campaign and some of key local issues here in Galway, including the likes of the mother and baby homes scandal the ring road in Galway and a question from one of our T.Y media week students.  We also spoke to the Fine Gael candidate and former minister, Heather Humphreys, asking questions on repeating the seal on the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes, her offices and more.  Make sure to exercise your democratic rights and get to the polling booth on Friday next. Also make sure to tune into our next Community Matters series programme in Mervue from the Credit Union.

Today on Community Matters: Leitir Móir 9am-10am We speak to some characters in the area We get the current affairs issues in the area We get the history of the area 10am-11am  We speak to some local communnity organisations John Beag O Flatharta talks about music and boats We hear about a commemorative walk taking place on saturday 11am-12pm GAA and soccer are the focus on sport We get music from the Sonny's We finsh off by speaking to three business people in the area Galway Talks Galway Talks with John Morley is the flagship show on Galway Bay FM and broadcasts Monday to Friday from 9am to 12pm and is the most popular talk show in the Galway region. The current affairs show features a mix of breaking news, human interest stories, sport, entertainment, history and live music. From local and national politics to community issues, voices from across the county and beyond discuss and debate the major events affecting Galway, the country and the world. There’s a lighter side too as we feature the stories of local characters, the talent of Galway’s arts scene and debate the county’s many sporting achievements. To listen back to previous shows see here.  Meanwhile. Galway Bay FM News provides trusted, comprehensive coverage and analysis of local, national, and international stories. Tune in every hour, Monday to Friday, 7am to 6pm, with breakfast updates at 7:30 and 8:30. Catch the multi-award-winning FYI Galway from 5pm for all your news and sport, along with traffic and business information. And if its sport you're after -Listen live to Galway Bay FM Sport on the hour from 7am to 6pm, Monday to Friday. For all your local, national and international sports commentaries, fixtures and results check out Over the Line on Fridays from 7pm to 10pm, Saturday and Sunday Sports from 1pm – 6pm and Mondays from 8pm to 10pm. Download the Galway Bay FM app to get the latest stories on the go and stay connected on Facebook, Instagram and X

Today on Galway Talks with John Morley (Thursday, 16th October 2025) 9am-10am Farmers have nothing to fear over the Mercosur Deal according to Phil Hogan Free physiotherapist led osteoporosis education session this Saturday at Bon Secours Hospital Galway  Presidential candidate CATHERINE CONNOLLY speaks to Galway Bay FM 10am-11am Presidential candidate HEATHER HUMPHREYS speaks to Galway Bay FM Connacht Tribune Headlines  Once a Year – new novel from best selling Irish author  11am-12pm Culture Corner - Kristen House is the founder of "A Novel Idea" (ANI), a writing program that helps young people write a full-length novel Pet Corner - Halloween Sports Preview with Ollie Turner Padraig Jack is due to play the Crane Lane on Friday 

Today on Galway Talks with John Morley (Wednesday, 15th October 2025) 9am-10am Public consultation launched on development of CAMHS standards  Mistake for Greens to back Connolly - former party Chair  Works begin at Connemara Ambulance base   New national supercomputer CASPIr to be operated by University of Galway   10am-11am No bus service for annaghdown/headford students suddenly  Call for national strategy on sudden unexplained death in epilepsy  Minister O’Donovan can put Prime Time support into action by letting Comedy Bill proceed to committee – Aengus Ó Snodaigh TD  Féileacáin Wave of Light 2025 - we speak to a bereaved parent   11am-12pm Making It Up As You Go Along: A Children’s Guide to Writing Stories  ASK THE DENTIST   Doireann Ní Ghlacáin Announces Debut Solo Tour Studies on the Cailleach

Today on Galway Talks with John Morley: 9am-10am Study finds early menopause is associated with increased risk of dementia   Unanimous concern over Galway flood response as no funding set aside in Connemara draft budget   Former RTÉ Western Editor Jim Fahy to be remembered at book launch   10am-11am Trump declares peace in Gaza  Quality of surface water continues to decline, says EPA   Galway hairstylist wins big in London Competition   11am-12pm We speak to Laureate na nog patricia forde about her new book   Evergreen slot   Music Morning - Irish harpist Úna Ní Fhlannagáin 

Today on Galway Talks with John Morley:  9am-10am  Families gather in Tuam calling for intervention to prevent their  childcare facility closing due to fire safety works costing €1.2m   City council in limbo over €60m loan to fit out new HQ, as councillors raise questions over purchase   Update after Maam Valley left with no coverage since July    10am-11am Over 100 Galway properties investigated as suspected illegal short-term lets since 2023   We speak to a Galway man about his journey living with psychosis  We learn  how parents can help Children Build Emotional Resilience Through Play and Storytelling  11am-12pm Galway Greats - Billy Comer   Sports Review 

All eyes are on the Middle East as a truce was reached between Israel and Palestine. Galway has a special connection to the conflict this week as Sarah Clancy, an activist in the Global Sumud Flotilla, returned home. She recounted the horrific ordeal she and other activists went through to us on Galway Talks. ​We also looked at electricity, phone connectivity, and internet coverage this week. The Maam Valley has had patchy connectivity over the past few weeks and months. We went out there and spoke to Regina Keane of Keane's shop and Bar in Maam, but also to some of the locals, some of whom are relying on cellar conectivity to get a kidney transplant and other medical appointments. They explained their frustration about the infrastructure in the Maam Valley and Connemara. ​The Budget was also a big topic this week, and the political parties went head-to-head as to whether it was a good budget or a bad budget. The government have said that this is a budget that will be good for the economy, while the opposition asks what is in it for middle-class, working people. We had many debates during the week, and one of those was with Senator Anne Rabbitte of Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin Deputy Mairead Farrell. They went through the pros and cons of Budget 2026. ​Now, Claddagh Watch have been hitting out this week at the loss of their flags. Nearly a month ago, they were taken from O'Brien's Bridge on Chilean Independence Day and have yet to be returned. It is a big cost to the organisation themselves, but also a serious issue for people who may be getting into difficulty on the waterways around Galway. Arthur Carr, their founder, described their frustration and called for people to return the flags to them. ​Parking was again a big issue in the city this week, and Councillor Niall McNelis has told us that from this week, they will be erecting better signage to tell people what people need to do to pay for parking in Galway City. ​Finally, a Mullagh woman will be climbing Mera Peak to raise much-needed funds for the Galway branch of Parkinson's Ireland. She recounted one amazing story whereby she saved one of her friend's lives on a hike.

Today on Galway Talks with John Morley:  9am-10am  Maam Valley locals without broadband and phone coverage since July   10am-11am President Higgins unveils new commemorative benches in Eyre Square  Huge funding to be announced for Gort   11am-12pm Galway Thoughts panel   Sports preview 

Galway resident and Salthill poet Sarah Clancy was among the Global Sumud Flotilla activists who returned from an Israeli detention camp this week.  In an exclusive interview with Galway Talks she shares how she and her crewmates were treated following their apprehension.

Today on Galway Talks with John Morley:  9am-10am  We speak to Salthill poet Sarah Clancy on returning home after Israeli detention   Claddagh Watch flags go missing from O’Brien’s Bridge   10am-11am Half of Galway parents indifferent to teen drinking  Galway property prices rise by €30,000 in one year  Connacht Tribune Headlines   Living with Loss information night to take place in Galway City   11am-12pm Culture Corner - Baboro  Pet corner  Music Mornings - Orla Ní Fhinneadha appointed University of Galway Sean-Nós Singer-in-Residence 

Today on Galway Talks with John Morley:  9am-10am We talk all things budget   Motorists to pay 2.5 cents more per litre because of higher carbon tax   Health budget increase will not meet the needs of a growing population and this budget fails to invest in our future   Introduction of new minimum wage will lead to many business closures   10am-11am Calls to stop plans for construction eight industrial-scale wind turbines in the Killimordaly area  Galway City Council stalls on parking payment fix but promises new signage   Motoring slot  We speak to the author of The Bailout Babies  11am-12pm Financial advice with Dave McCarthy We hear about a charity trek in aid of Parkinson's Ireland  History Talks - we hear about a lecture on insights from Ó Cellaig Country in eastern Connacht

Today on Galway Talks with John Morley  9am-10am  MEP calls on minister to act as draft report on EU housing crisis published  Petition demanding the establishment of Mental Health A&Es achieves landmark support  Ambulance for Recess delayed yet again 10am-11am We talk all things budget  Political correspondent Sean Defoe joins us   We hear what people on the streets of Galway want from the budget   And all about a VAT cut for hospitality industry from next July   Meanwhile there will be a VAT cut for new build apartments  And Irish Hauliers say they are being strangled by excessive taxation  11am-12pm  Two Galway ladies footballers join us to chat about an upcoming fundraiser   Galway Girl Crowned Miss Universe Ireland 2025  Music Mornings - Joe Reichbenbachh 

Today on Galway Talks with John Morley:  9am-10am Fianna Fáil's Jim Gavin withdraws from Presidential Election  Galway farmers facing significant costs after flooding   Storm Amy worsens existing flooding problem in Kylemore   Video of Clonbur GAA grounds goes viral as pitch ‘turns into a lake’   Calls for Government to help local businesses that assist communities during storms   Galway RNLI looking for former crew as they celebrate 30 years   10am-11am Warning as €10,000 drained from Clarinbridge man’s Revolut account in security breach    Football rules changes passed overwhelmingly at Special Congress  We hear all about Voices of the New Tribes of Galway  11am-12pm Galway Greats - Brendan Holland   Sports Review 

Morley's Mouthfuls Traffic was again a big issue this week on Galway Talks, but it was traffic safety, not congestion, that dominated. I went out to Kinvara early on this week and spoke to some of the locals about some of the traffic safety measures they want to see in the village. They want urgently to have two pedestrian crossings, as well as, a number of other knock-on safety measures. It follows two accidents in the village over recent weeks, and they're calling on Galway County Council, TII, and all the relevant stakeholders to get safety measures in place as a matter of urgency. The Global Sumud Flotilla was boarded by Israeli forces this week as they tried to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza. A number of the people who are on the boats, including Salthill poet Sarah Clancy, have been taken as captives and will be deported to their countries in due course, according to Israeli forces. ​Now, they maintain that they are trying to deliver humanitarian aid and are allowed to so by international law, making what Israel did a war crime. Israel says these people are going into their waters and that they need to make sure that there is no weaponry in this aid before it makes its way on to Gaza. ​There is increasing pressure on governments across the world from citizens to put pressure to bear on Israel to end the genocide. Insurance was again a topic of discussion this week. There have been recent hikes by three of the main four providera in the last week, seeing some premiums increase by as much as €600. This follows other increases throughout the course of this year by the majority of the four players in the market, with Level Health increasing theirs back in April. ​We had Dermot Goode, of Health Insurance Ireland on the show. He explained some of the reasons given for this increase in health insurance, including more people going to seek assistance in private health hospitals. ​He also gave some advice to our listeners as to what is best practice to find the best premium out there and the best deal for a given individual and family. He set out the pros and cons to having and not having private health insurance in this country. In a week where local Fianna Fáil Deputy Albert Dolan has brought out a tracker to allow the public to see the breakdown of tenders in the public procurement process, wastage of monies at a national level was very much to the fore again. It centered in and around the €100,000 tender for the bike shelter at the National Maternity Hospital. ​Now, Sinn Féin have called for this to be scrapped outright, while the government parties have said there is a tender process and to wait and see if someone can bring in a tender at an affordable rate. ​We discussed this on the program earlier on this week with Fianna Fáil Deputy John Connolly and Sinn Féin TD Mairéad Farrell. School transport came to the fore yet again this week after nearly a month since schools returned for the new academic year. We spoke to the grandmother of two children with language disorders who had to move to Loughrea to avail of a nearby school at the loss of the services they badly needed in Ballinasloe. ​We discussed this on the program with the grandmother of the children in question, Josephine Clarke. She was joined on the program by local Fianna Fáil representative in the Loughrea area, Michael Regan. ​She is calling for the Department of Education and the School Transport Office to get their school bus route back for her grandchildren so that they can fulfill their education to the full potential. Staying on the topic of schools, two schools in East Galway are still waiting on the go-ahead for much-needed expansions. ​For over 20 years, that's been the case for Carrabane National School in the Loughrea hinterland, but also for Scoil an Chroí Naofa in the Ballinasloe area, but that particular projects stretches out to nearly 30 years. ​We discussed what can be done to expedite the process and give final approval to both projects with Sinn Féin Deputy Clare Kerrane and Fianna Fáil Senator Shane Curley.  

Today on Galway Talks with John Morley:  9am-10am  'Severe and damaging gusts' to come as Storm Amy hits Galway   Closures and event cancellations across the city after rain warning overnight  Flooding across the county with Moycullen and Connemara badly affected  Fears Government’s proposed short-term rental legislation could devastate family-run businesses across rural Ireland  10am-11am We speak to Eamon O’Cuiv after Catherine Connolly was criticized by the Taoiseach over hiring a woman convicted of firearms offences  Concern at new influx to UHG maternity unit  We hear about a new project involving the compositions of a Columban missionary priest who lived in Woodford  11am-12pm Galway Thoughts panel - Albert Dolan and Mairead Farrell  Sports Preview 

Today on Galway Talks with John Morley:  9am-10am Urgent Call for Road Safety Measures in Kinvara Village   Irish Refugee Council call on Department of Justice to halt voluntary return campaign   We look at events taking place for World Stoma Day this Saturday   10am-11am Protest takes place in Galway City as Israel stops 13 Gaza aid boats carrying 500 activists – including Galway poet   Connacht Tribune Headlines   Health cover hikes to hit families for up to €600 as premiums rise again  First named storm of the season To hit Galway with Yellow rain warning in place   11am-12pm CULTURE CORNER - Eastside Arts Festival  Podiatry conference takes place in Galway  Music Mornings - Opacas