BTSB chief says people who refuse donated blood may dieTHE controversy over blood supply has "gone beyond reasonable debate" and runs the risk that people in urgent need of blood may…Mon Mar 24 1997 - 00:00
Advertising ban urged after tobacco firm admissionIRISH anti-smoking groups were jubilant yesterday following the admission by the US cigarette-maker, the Liggett Group, that …Sat Mar 22 1997 - 00:00
Coillte warned crucial EU grants may be lost over poor forest careTHE State owned forestry company may lose crucial EU grant aid because of poor forest maintenance, it was claimed yesterday.Fri Mar 21 1997 - 00:00
Dispute prevents investigation of food complaintsCOMPLAINTS by the public about food outlets are not being investigated by the country's 280 environmental health officers following…Thu Mar 20 1997 - 00:00
New research gives scientists better data to predict Atlantic stormsAN international team of 70 meteorologists and research scientists working in Shannon has gathered an unprecedented amount of…Thu Mar 20 1997 - 00:00
Significant pesticide level found on Irish food said to be inside safety limitsSIGNIFICANT pesticide contamination of fruit and vegetables is occurring here, figures released yesterday by the Department of…Thu Mar 20 1997 - 00:00
EPA demands clear labelling of genetically modified foodsTHE Environmental Protection Agency has called for adequate labelling of food products to ensure that consumers know if they …Mon Mar 17 1997 - 00:00
Tiny rodents may hold clue to cattle deaths mysteryRESEARCH work on small mammals in West Limerick may, after several inconclusive studies, lead to a definitive explanation of …Mon Mar 17 1997 - 00:00
"Pollution taxes" urgedTHE introduction of "pollution taxes" on products that pollute the environment has been called for in a report issued by a Dail…Thu Mar 13 1997 - 00:00
Warning on genetic cropsIRELAND may be about to allow the production of genetically-modified crops without sufficient scientific investigation of the…Wed Mar 12 1997 - 00:00
Government accused of "compromising" health of publicTHE health of the public is being compromised to an unacceptable extent because of the Government's failure to resolve a 14 month…Tue Mar 11 1997 - 00:00
Whey forward for the Irish sausageTHE nation's healthy eaters will soon be able to partake of the traditional Irish sausage and beefburger without fears of the…Fri Mar 07 1997 - 00:00
Scottish drinks alert a minimal threat to Irish consumersTHE risk to Irish consumers from Scottish drinks products which may have been contaminated by radioactive carbon dioxide was …Thu Mar 06 1997 - 00:00
Report says BSE not transmitted via milkBSE cannot be transmitted via milk, according to a study by the EU's Scientific Veterinary CommitteeWed Mar 05 1997 - 00:00
EPA query on genetically engineered beetTHE Environmental Protection Agency has sought more information from the US multinational chemical company planning to conduct…Wed Mar 05 1997 - 00:00
Lean gene puts fat in the metabolic fireTHE notion of no pain, no gain may be a thing of the pastWed Mar 05 1997 - 00:00
Group fears Bill will ease fish farm controls and licensingTHE control and licensing of fish farms is to be eased substantially by new legislation, according to a group of 16 prominent…Mon Feb 10 1997 - 00:00
Board denies major outbreak of salmonellaTHE Western Health Board has denied there has been a major, outbreak of salmonella food poisoning at the University College Hospital…Fri Jan 31 1997 - 00:00
Farah to close Galway factory with 70 jobsTHE 70 workers at the Farah clothing manufacturing plant in Galway, who were laid-off without pay following a fire three weeks…Wed Jan 29 1997 - 00:00
School `ritual' investigatedGARDAI in Galway have started an investigation into a "ritual" among pupils that went badly wrong at a secondary school in the…Wed Jan 22 1997 - 00:00
VHI agrees to pay bills in dispute on hospital bed chargesA DISPUTE over the billing of patients and the classification of beds between the Voluntary Health Insurance Board and the west…Fri Jan 10 1997 - 00:00
Action sought to save Corrib fisheryLOUGH Corrib is in danger of losing its status as a first class location for brown trout and salmon, according to a report to…Fri Jan 10 1997 - 00:00
Children to be withdrawn in Galway school protestPARENTS at a vermin infested national school in Co Galway are to withdraw their children from class today because they have little…Tue Jan 07 1997 - 00:00
Galway group's appeal on centre for alcoholic women is rejectedAN Bord Pleanala has rejected an appeal by a Galway residents' group to the siting of a treatment centre for alcoholic women …Sat Dec 14 1996 - 00:00
Psychologist says scare tactics on drug abuse failTHE most successful programmes for tackling drug abuse among young people are based on developing social skills and entail more…Fri Nov 29 1996 - 00:00
Islanders get second chance to vote after confusion over bail poll dateTHE political exhortation to "vote early and vote often" takes on a new significance today as voting in the bail referendum on…Thu Nov 28 1996 - 00:00
Tanaiste says Irish per capita income to exceed Britain'sIRELAND is set to out perform Britain for the first time in terms of per capita income, the Tanaiste said at the weekendMon Nov 25 1996 - 00:00
Spring says time for SF to make leap for peaceTHE peace process "remains tantalisingly close to the restoration of a full peace", but also "dangerously close to a total breakdown…Mon Nov 25 1996 - 00:00
Councillors vote in favour of Mutton Island siteGALWAY Corporation is to press ahead with its decision to locate a proposed sewage treatment plant at Mutton Island, after 11…Wed Nov 13 1996 - 00:00
Oyster farming becomes a class act in ConnemaraSCHOOL children in Connemara are being introduced simultaneously to the world of enterprise, the sea and community development…Tue Oct 22 1996 - 01:00
Corporation demands details over sewage plant decisionGALWAY Corporation is demanding fuller details from the Minister for the Environment, Mr Howlin, on the basis for his decision…Wed Oct 09 1996 - 01:00
Rugby player died celebrating his tryAN ENGLISH rugby player who collapsed after scoring a try during a friendly match in Galway died from a combination of the effects…Fri Oct 04 1996 - 01:00
School chairman defends exclusion of four travellersTHE chairman of Killimor National School in Co Galway has issued a statement defending the exclusion of four traveller children…Sat Sept 28 1996 - 01:00
Bias denied by Galway school that excluded traveller childrenMANAGEMENT at a Co Galway national school has rejected any suggestion that a decision to exclude children from a traveller family…Fri Sept 27 1996 - 01:00
UCG naval course setDEGREE courses at UCG are included in a new training scheme for Naval Service officers, which has been approved by the Minister…Wed Sept 11 1996 - 01:00
£30m Corrib river project gets go aheadONE of the largest and most contentious developments ever proposed for Galway city centre is set to proceedMon Sept 09 1996 - 01:00
Concern at fund raising report by child hospice groupCONCERN has been expressed at indications that the All Ireland Children's Hospice (AICH) may resume fund raising shortlyFri Sept 06 1996 - 01:00
Details of alternative sewage plan soughtGALWAY Corporation officials are to seek a meeting with a Belgian engineering company which has refused to give them details …Wed Sept 04 1996 - 01:00
Shutters come down in GalwayDAY TWO of the Dunnes Stores, strike was marked in Galway by the shutters coming down on outlets in the city and apologies to…Wed Sept 04 1996 - 01:00
Galway firm talks of doubling workforceTHE US-owned C.R. Bard plant in Galway, which makes advanced healthcare equipment, is set to double its workforce of 650 people…Sat Aug 31 1996 - 01:00
Archaeological finds "allowed disintegrate"SIGNIFICANT archaeological finds dating back to 2000 BC, which were discovered some years ago on a small island off the Connemara…Sat Aug 24 1996 - 01:00
Action urged to save rivers, lakesTHE serious reservations about the level of phosphorous occurring in west of Ireland freshwater coincides with a call from Greenpeace…Fri Aug 09 1996 - 01:00
Group says £700m plan not protecting waterTHE European Union's £700 million scheme to promote environmentally friendly farming here is not strict enough to protect Ireland…Fri Aug 09 1996 - 01:00
Educating farmers seen as solutionTEAGASC research officer, Dr Noel Culleton, who is a soils specialist, agrees with some of the concerns expressed by the Mayo…Fri Aug 09 1996 - 01:00
FF insiders cash in on phantom outsiderTHE roar in the Fianna Fail tent when outsider Mystical City won the Galway Guinness Hurdle yesterday suggested that enough money…Fri Aug 02 1996 - 01:00
SYMBOLS of the SOULIT may be a start stop summer as far as sunny weather is concerned, but a heatwave is persisting in a small pocket of the Connemara…Wed Jul 31 1996 - 01:00
Another round of gift offers for family of Irish boxing star Francis BarrettOLYMPIC boxing success for Galway traveller Francis Barrett has brought its benefits in the form of gifts and offers to fly his…Sat Jul 27 1996 - 01:00
Stoppage at Galway hospital disrupts servicesSERVICES at the main hospital serving Galway were severely disrupted yesterday as 350 catering and support staff, who are members…Sat Jul 27 1996 - 01:00
Group criticises £1m Galway sewage planTHE Save Galway Bay group has expressed surprise at Galway Corporation's decision to seek £1 million to extend the city's main…Sat Jul 27 1996 - 01:00
