Galway Talks - with John Morley

Community Matters: Cornamona

 Today on Community Matters: Cornamona- 

9am-10am

• We’ll hear locals favourite stories of Cornamona throughout the years  

• Current affairs with Tony Coyne and Aisling Breathnach 

• Peadar Joyce talks us through his memories of the area  

10am-11am

• We’ll hear about a charity cycle taking place  

• Local organisations  

11am-12am

• Jam packed sport section  

• Live music  

• Tom Doc O’Sullivan and Mike O’ Keane help us round off the show  

Galway Talks with John Morley Thursday September 11th

Today on Galway Talks with John Morley 

9am-10am 

• Further livestock worrying in Oranmore after sheep killed in Renville  

• New University of Galway president joins us in studio  

• Galway Charity Shop Calls on Public to Celebrate Life With No Limits 

10am-11am

• Calls for Government to clarify if will push through a ban on petrol and diesel vehicles  

• City council tenant rents to rise in New Year  

• Connacht Tribune Headlines  

• Croí Night Run is back on Salthill Promenade  

11am-12pm

• Culture Corner  - Movie about the story of the potato comes to Portumna  

• We’ll speak to Ollie Turner from the IRFU Charitable Trust Golf Outing at Galway Bay Golf Course in Rinville 

• Sports Preview  

• Music mornings - DONNY joins us in studio  

Galway Talks with John Morley Wednesday September 10th

Today on Galway Talks with John Morley 

9am-10am 

• Council to consider scrapping city parking machines in favour of app 

• Minister for Special Education & Inclusion, Michael Moynihan TD joins us  

• Vigil in Galway to mark World Suicide Prevention Day 

10am-11am

• The Palestinian Ambassador visited Galway yesterday – We caught up with her at city hall   

• Planning application due to be lodged for Shancloon Windfarm  

• City council tenant rents to rise in New Year 

• Ireland’s only blackberry festival, Féile na bPuiteachaí, returns to Inis Meáin 

11am-12pm

• Financial advice with Dave McCarthy

• Ask the Dentist 

• BRAVO to bring Come Away With Me to the stage tonight  

• History Talks - University of Galway launches digital archive of Long Kesh journals 

Galway Talks with John Morley Tuesday September 9th

Today on Galway Talks with John Morley: 

9am-10am 

• Disgust as hundreds of bottles and cans removed from Galway city canal   

• The new CEO of Galway Simon Community joins us as child homelessness reaches record high  

• Ballymacward woman with dyspraxia speaks about managing her condition  

10am-11am

• Parents in Furbo say progress on safe routes to school doesn’t go far enough   

• Caution urged as High Tide Warning in place this week  

• As fundraising continues for a pupil of Tirellan NS who suffered a catastrophic brain bleed in February we speak to his father  

• Fianna Fail cllrs in Loughrea put colours to the mast for the underdog candidate as the nomination process for President is finalised later  

11am-12pm

• Cartoon Fest kicks off today in Galway City and Inis Oirr  

• We hear about a defence forces adventure challenge for silver gaisce award  

• Music Mornings - Finghin Collins joins us live in studio 

Galway Talks with John Morley Monday September 8th

Today on Galway Talks with John Morley

9am-10am

• Relief locally as Fine Gael councillors instructed to block nomination of independents  

• Good Friday Agreement could have reference to ECHR removed – according to Reform UK’s Nigel Farage  

• We hear about how Galwegians can access healthcare in Northern Ireland

 10am-11am

• Tributes paid as retired Galway Bay fm journalist Ken Kelly passes away after a short illness  

• Commercial Bus Operators Call for Full Inclusion in New Free Travel Scheme for Children Under 9  

• Galway Hospice to Host Palliative Care Conference 

11am-12pm

• Galway Great - Jarlath McDonagh  

• Sports review 

Community Matters: Kilnadeema Leitrim

Today on Community Matters: Kilnadeema Leitrim

9am-10am

• We’ll hear locals favourite stories of the locality in times gone by  

• Current affairs with Micheal Geraghty  

• History with Pat O Looney 

10am-11am

• We’ll hear all about finerty mills and bloom  

• Local Man To Climb Mount Kilimanjaro For Cuan Mhuire  

• We’ll talk all about the IFA with John Donnelly and Barry Donnelly  

11am-12pm

• Jam packed sport section  

• Live music from Michael fahy, margaret mcdonnell and vinnie kenny  

• Pake Niland and John Geraghty help us round off the show  

Morley's Mouthfuls - This week on Galway Talks

Morley's Mouthfuls:

The ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza has yet again dominated much of the political discourse this week. The calls for Israeli war bonds to be moved from the Irish Central Bank seemed to have been heard by Israel, as they moved authorisation to another country in the EU, namely Luxembourg.

However, this act is a drop in the ocean compared to what needs to happen at a political level according to many campaigners, activists and human rights experts. One Galway woman who has very much throw herself into Palestinian solidarity and aid efforts is Salthill poet Sarah Clancy.

The flotilla aims to deliver aid to the population in Gaza, something which has not been allowed to happen on several occasions and is against international law.

We followed this story up later in the week with the Galway Palestine Solidarity Campaign who will hold The West’s Awake Rally for the cause this weekend. They want to see action and pressure brought to bear on Israel so that vital humanitarian aid can be delivered and a prevention of further loss of lives.

One Palestinian shared his horror story of escaping the war torn region, his gratitude to make it safely to Ireland for medical treatment of his family and the personal losses he has experienced along the way. It remains to be seen what if anything will trigger a dialogue between Israel and Hamas.

Meanwhile, while we are all used to complaining about the traffic in and around Galway City, one contributor to the show had a nightmare ordeal in a taxi. Maggie Regan and her friend got into a taxi, only for the driver to first go the wrong way and then verbally abuse them.

She recalled the night on Galway Talks to a huge reaction and former taxi man and Fine Gael Cllr. Frank Fahy gave some advice on best practice to prevent and or deal with a situation like this in the future. While Frank contested that incidents like these were rare we did get an avalanche of texts in venting similar bad experiences.

Cllr. Fahy also pointed out the fact that some taxi drivers are the subject to both verbal and physical abuse and that there are serious responsibilities and dangers with the profession, particularly those who drive night shifts.

Galway GAA announced that Padraic Joyce will get a two year extension as manager of the senior football team, meaning the Killererin man will be at the helm until the end of the 2028 season.

John Divilly has stepped away from the fray meaning there will be gaps to fill in the backroom team over the off season. With many high profile names in the mix it will be interesting to see will someone come through the ranks locally or will an outside name like Kieran Donaghy link in with the tribes.

Ultimately, that will be a decision for Padraic Joyce.

The housing situation was under the microscope again this week. Following on from the fact that homelessness figures reached another record high last week, we had the compounding effect of Galway being among the worst areas when it comes to dereliction and vacancy.

Cllr Niall McNeilis of the Labour Party said that while Government had committed funding to tackle vacant homes, it is a drop in the ocean compared to the investment needed.

We had a great day out in Kilnadeema Leitrim for our Community Matters programme from Finnerty’s Mills. Next up is Corr Na Mona next Friday. Join us again for Galway Talks on Monday where our Galway Great after 11am is Jarlath McDonagh of Turloughmore.

Galway Talks with John Morley Thursday September 4th

Today on Galway Talks with John Morley 

9am-10am 

• Government launches five-year national strategy to improve disability rights in Ireland  

• We speak to Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment Peter Burke as he visits Galway  

10am-11am

• Lack of engagement from employers in regards to auto enrolement 
• We hear about The West’s Awake – a Rally for Palestine taking place this weekend 

• Several events taking place in Galway for National Services Day  

11am-12pm

• Culture Corner - The man, the myth, the legend, Joe Sherry joins us to talk about Clarinbridge Market Day  

• Pet Corner  

• Sports Preview  

• Music Mornings - 12th Annual Féile Cheoil Larry Reynolds Festival in Ballinasloe

Galway Talks with John Morley Wednesday September 3rd

Today on Galway Talks with John Morley:

9am-10am 

• Galway based Tik Toker recants hellish taxi scenario when trying to return to Clonboo from the city at night   

• EU Commission to push for ratification of Mercosur deal 

• BioBank Ireland working to create “snapshot” of the health of people of Ireland 

10am-11am

• Major changes to Galway International Oyster & Maritime Festival 

• Calls to End Discrimination in Inheritance Tax for Childless Citizens  

• 4,000 HGV drivers needed over the next 5 years or Ireland will grind to a halt as early as this Christmas 

11am-12pm

• Financial advice with Dave McCarthy
• We hear about Trad Fest taking place this weekend  

• History Talks - Launch of 'A Magdalene Rose' 

Galway Talks with John Morley (Tuesday, 2nd September 2025)

Today on Galway Talks with John Morley (Tuesday, 2nd September 2025)

9am-10am 

• Padraic Joyce to remain as Galway football manager until 2028 
• Sharp Rise in AI Chatbot Use Among 8–15 year olds – CyberSafeKids Warns of Unchecked Risks 
• Baboro programme available online ahead of this year’s festival  

10am-11am

• Israel moves bond approval from Ireland to Luxembourg 
• Call for Galway people who have completed cancer treatment to take part in the Upcoming Survive & Thrive Programme 
• GARDA REPORT 
• Galway trio raise thousands to join charity project building classrooms in Kenya 

11am-12pm

• Niall Breslin brings new album The Place That Has Never Been Wounded to Galway 
• EVERGREEN with Helen Mannion  
• Galway Choir Seeks 100 Individuals To Find Their Voice for Town Hall Performance