Dana could win Galway West seat, survey showsThe Independent Connacht/Ulster MEP, Ms Dana Rosemary Scallon, could take a fifth seat in the Galway West constituency if she…Tue Nov 14 2000 - 00:00
Cupla focal on Irish language declineThe new Gaeltacht Commission gets cracking today on its initiative to halt the decline of the Irish languageMon Nov 13 2000 - 00:00
Treacy hosts `fun day' at Galway's new aquariumGalway did its bit for Science Week Ireland yesterday when the Minister of State for Science and Technology, Mr Noel Treacy, …Mon Nov 13 2000 - 00:00
Dolphin strandings may be due to global warmingThe Irish Whale and Dolphin Group (IWDG) has reported a significant increase in strandings of a tropical dolphin species off …Sat Nov 11 2000 - 00:00
In their own wordsOn June 22nd, 1985, Air India flight 182 departed from Toronto in Canada, bound for New Delhi in India with 329 passengers on…Sat Nov 11 2000 - 00:00
Study finds smolt rearing has few adverse effectsA 10-year scientific study of a lake on the Connemara bog complex has found no significant environmental changes as a result …Thu Nov 09 2000 - 00:00
Call to combat racism in workplaceGalway city marked Anti-Racist Workplace Week yesterday with a call to employers to monitor negative attitudes when recruiting…Thu Nov 09 2000 - 00:00
What's in a name? Contest lets students float it and seeLong Eireannach (LE) Maud Gonne, LE Anna Parnell, LE Mary (as in Harney or O'Rourke or GeogheganQuinn)...Tue Nov 07 2000 - 00:00
Irish, British rescue services come to aid of Spanish ships south of FastnetIrish and British rescue services assisted two Spanish fishing vessels which got into difficulty in storm force winds off the…Tue Nov 07 2000 - 00:00
Buyout of drift-net rights `not workable'A proposed £100 million buyout of the drift-net salmon fishing rights along the Atlantic seaboard has no Government backing and…Mon Nov 06 2000 - 00:00
Report calls for coastal limits to be extended to 24 milesIreland's exclusive coastal limits should be extended to 24 miles, according to a Government review-group report.Fri Nov 03 2000 - 00:00
Breandan O hEithir biography launchedThe late Breandan O hEithir (1930-1990) was probably the most accomplished bilingual Irish writer and broadcaster of the last…Fri Nov 03 2000 - 00:00
Minister asked to stop hospital closureThe people of Tuam, Co Galway, have appealed to the Minister for Health, Mr Martin, to avert the closure of a private hospital…Mon Oct 30 2000 - 00:00
Minister queries plan for bypassJunior Minister Mr Eamon O Cuiv has expressed "deep reservations" about the proposed route of a new £113 million Galway city …Sat Oct 28 2000 - 01:00
Key issues ignored in gas battle, says expertThe battle between the Council for the West and the Government over gas supplies to Connacht from the Corrib Field is "fragmenting…Sat Oct 28 2000 - 01:00
Students invited to name new shipThe Minister for Defence, Mr Smith, has invited the State's 350,000 secondary school students to name a new Naval Service vessel…Sat Oct 28 2000 - 01:00
Ireland is `open to abuse of sea rights'Ireland has left itself open to abuse of its maritime rights for military purposes, according to a author of new book on maritime…Fri Oct 27 2000 - 01:00
Airport near Clifden would be an `act of vandalism'Development of an airstrip with State support near Clifden in Co Galway would be an act of vandalism, an oral hearing has heard…Thu Oct 26 2000 - 01:00
Firm promises 60 jobs for GalwayA French manufacturing company will create 60 jobs over the next five years in a £7 million (€8Wed Oct 25 2000 - 01:00
Fahey to press for gas supplies to north-westThe Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources has reiterated that towns in the west will benefit from the Corrib field gas…Tue Oct 24 2000 - 01:00
8,000 vacancies to be filledWanted: over 8,000 people to fill job vacancies in the westMon Oct 23 2000 - 01:00
Bogman's Ball is back due to popular demand"BIG men, small men, some not too tall / All wanted urgently for the Bogman's Ball..."Sat Oct 21 2000 - 01:00
Harbour company acts in marina rowThe Dun Laoghaire Harbour Company has moved to quell the row over the £18 marina project by issuing a guarantee that the Coal…Tue Oct 17 2000 - 01:00
Expert criticises failure to ratify courtIreland may have won temporary membership of the United Nations Security Council, but its failure so far to ratify establishment…Mon Oct 16 2000 - 01:00
An Irishwoman's DiaryHe has been a lobbyist, a street protester and the bane of Ministers' lives; and few of those who know him believe he is cut …Mon Oct 16 2000 - 01:00
Sticky-tape engineers challengedThe west's budding young aeronautical engineers have been invited to run test flights this week as part of the Galway Science…Mon Oct 16 2000 - 01:00
Olympians converge on Loughrea for rematchMartin Collins couldn't believe his good fortuneMon Oct 16 2000 - 01:00
Dead fish in Connemara lake are linked to salmon hatcheryThe Western Regional Fisheries Board said yesterday that "substantial" numbers of dead fish had been found in Derryclare Lake…Sat Oct 14 2000 - 01:00
Fahey commissions study to examine port privatisationsThe Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources has commissioned a study to examine privatising the State's main ports and …Sat Oct 14 2000 - 01:00
Victorian garden reopened in westA Victorian walled garden at the foot of Connemara's Doughruagh mountain has been reopened by the Minister for Tourism, Sport…Sat Oct 14 2000 - 01:00
Air Corps safety `of highest order'The Minister for Defence, Mr Smith, has said he had received an assurance that safety standards and procedures in the Air Corps…Thu Oct 12 2000 - 01:00
Concern for 170 Donegal jobs if fish farm not permitted to expandDonegal fish farm employees are concerned at the future of 170 jobs on the Fanad peninsula if their company, Hydro Seafood Fanad…Tue Oct 10 2000 - 01:00
Local role in marine defence advisedA Government review group has recommended that stakeholders on the Atlantic seaboard should be permitted to become "custodians…Mon Oct 09 2000 - 01:00
Inquiries initiated into fishing boat tragediesThe British and French governments, in co-operation with the Irish authorities, have begun inquiries into two fishing tragedies…Thu Oct 05 2000 - 01:00
Search for crew of Spanish fishing vessel to continueThe search is expected to resume this morning for crew members of the British-registered Spanish fishing vessel which ran on …Wed Oct 04 2000 - 01:00
`Yes, it is a whole new environment'`One BIG holiday" is how Ronan Kelly from Letterkenny, Co Donegal, described freshers' week at NUI Galway last Friday, as he …Tue Oct 03 2000 - 01:00
Search continues for eight fishermenThe search continued until dark last night for the bodies of eight fishermen, including one Irishman, who are believed to have…Tue Oct 03 2000 - 01:00
Conference fixes sights on mobile technologyThe west is hosting a "mobile communications international summit" this weekMon Oct 02 2000 - 01:00
Eight feared dead after French fishing vessel sinksEight fishermen, including one Irishman, are feared drowned after a French fishing vessel sank in heavy seas off the Clare coast…Mon Oct 02 2000 - 01:00
Tramore report an indictment of Air Corps and Department, Labour saysThe Labour Party has described the report of the official investigation into the Air Corps Dauphin helicopter crash at Tramore…Sat Sept 30 2000 - 01:00
Poor support for Air Corps crew in fatal crashThe Government's investigation into the deaths of four airmen in a search-and-rescue helicopter crash in Co Waterford 14 months…Fri Sept 29 2000 - 01:00
Families and Air Corps welcome reportThe General Officer Commanding the Air Corps, Brig Gen Patrick Cranfield, said he was "not certain" why there was no licensed…Fri Sept 29 2000 - 01:00
Helicopter crash report queries preparation of baseThe official investigation into the death of four Air Corps crew in a Dauphin helicopter crash at Tramore, Co Waterford, last…Thu Sept 28 2000 - 01:00
Linguist claims economic success hastens decline in use of IrishThis State's current economic "success" is expediting the decline of the Irish language, an English linguistic expert has said…Thu Sept 28 2000 - 01:00
Government to address fuel crisis in fishing sectorThe Government intends to tackle the fuel crisis in the fishing industry through several initiatives in the forthcoming Budget…Wed Sept 27 2000 - 01:00
Fahey to be asked to intervene in Dun Laoghaire marina disputeThe Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources, Mr Fahey, is to be asked to intervene in the continuing row over the £18 million…Mon Sept 25 2000 - 01:00
No homes for women fleeing violenceGalway's Rape Crisis Centre has had to pay for women to stay in tourist hostels or bed and breakfasts after reported assaults…Mon Sept 25 2000 - 01:00
Broadband for regions is e-commerce package aimThe Government's e-commerce package will result in £700 million worth of broadband capacity being "rolled out to the regions", …Sat Sept 23 2000 - 01:00
E-commerce scheme to boost regions' broadband capacityThe Government's e-commerce package will result in £700 million (€888Sat Sept 23 2000 - 01:00
