Excavation of Tuam Mother and Baby home site welcomed locally, Councillor Cillian Keane elected as Cathaoirleach of the Athenry-Oranmore district and Music Mornings with Keith Donald

9am-10am:

• Excavation of Tuam Mother and Baby home site welcomed locally 
• Government defeats bill to block sale of Israeli war bonds 
• We hear from a Galway academic about the LA Riots as residents say deployment of military is 'making things worse' 
• Campaign group in Portumna hits out at planned tourist accommodation for local forest park  

10am-11am:

• Councillor Cillian Keane has been elected as the new Cathaoirleach of the Athenry-Oranmore district
• There has been a significant drop in people buying health insurance
• We hear about a research project that focuses on the interaction between hen harrier and wind farms

11am-12pm:

• Galway Hosts it’s First-Ever Green Clubs Event 
• Almost a quarter of parents in Connacht let their children ‘dictate’ their holiday destination - according to a major new survey
•  Keith Donald launches his new memoir ‘Music & Mayhem: Passion, Addiction and Redemption in the Golden Age of Irish Music’ in Galway this evening