Irish Lives: Two young brothers who sailed around IrelandNathaniel and Fergus Ogden set off in June in a boat not much bigger than a dinghySat Aug 01 2015 - 01:00
Tributes to marine industry professional who died after dock fallGalway Maritime Ltd director Steve Ackland described as a ‘highly regarded chandler’Sat Aug 01 2015 - 01:00
Flurry of feathers and fascinators at Galway Races Ladies’ DayQuick Jack takes the Hurdle as Alex Butler claims the honours off the trackThu Jul 30 2015 - 21:41
NUI Galway fails to secure gender equality accreditationCampaign named after Micheline Sheehy Skeffington says decision ‘vindicates’ effortsThu Jul 30 2015 - 21:37
Giving voice to the short story in ‘a sad, twisted melancholy sort of night’Anne Enright champions short-story writers at Galway International Arts FestivalThu Jul 30 2015 - 04:00
Aran islands could be carbon neutral by 2022Pilot project may provide national template for self-sufficiency, says Minister Alex WhiteThu Jul 30 2015 - 01:00
No ministerial role in Galway bypass route selection, says departmentIndependent Senator Fidelma Healy Eames says preferred route too close to cityWed Jul 29 2015 - 01:00
Irish navy rescues 453 and finds 14 bodies in boat from LibyaThose who died in Mediterranean may have been crushed below deck of trafficking bargeWed Jul 29 2015 - 01:00
Brothers surviving wind, waves and each other on voyage around IrelandNathaniel and Fergus Ogden nearing end of trip in 5m boat to raise funds for RNLITue Jul 28 2015 - 21:31
LÉ Niamh recovers 14 bodies during Mediterranean rescueOvercrowding and exhaustion may have lead to fatalities onboard barge from LibyaTue Jul 28 2015 - 11:26
Pilgrims persevere in Croagh Patrick climb despite weather alertMasses on Reek are cancelled for first time in living memory as weather takes untimely tollMon Jul 27 2015 - 01:00
Survey finds Bray has ‘worst pollution eyesore’ on coastCoastwatch Ireland project finds North’s coast is cleaner than that of RepublicMon Jul 27 2015 - 01:00
Anti-apartheid priest supports Corrib gas project communityFr Michael Lapsley addresses community at public talk and workshop in Co MayoMon Jul 27 2015 - 01:00
Hundreds ignore warnings and attempt Croagh Patrick climbAnnual Reek Sunday pilgrimage cancelled for first time due to treacherous conditionsSun Jul 26 2015 - 14:44
Perspective needed on ‘killer seagulls’ debate, says expertEx-fisheries officer claims birds face a food crisis that may bring more of them inlandSat Jul 25 2015 - 01:00
Direct provision is ‘a generation in a type of cage’‘Blessings’ Moyo, who lives in Salthill, on asylum process and taking part in Exhibit BSat Jul 25 2015 - 01:00
More than 350 migrants rescued by LE ‘Niamh’ in Mediterranean14 children among group picked up from wooden barge off Libyan coastFri Jul 24 2015 - 21:11
Plan for all-island tall ship to replace ‘Asgard II’ unveiledThree-masted ‘Spirit of New Zealand’ offers best model, says Atlantic Youth TrustTue Jul 21 2015 - 01:00
LE Niamh rescues over 360 migrants in MediterraneanNaval Service patrol ship has taken over humanitarian duties from LE EithneMon Jul 20 2015 - 19:09
Vote for industrial action at University Hospital GalwayPhysiotherapists and social workers protest over clinic space used to ease A&E pressureMon Jul 20 2015 - 18:02
Skywhale takes off at Galway Arts FestivalWind hampers cetacean’s show but event sees record footfall at visual arts exhibitionsMon Jul 20 2015 - 08:50
Lesser Spotted Ireland: I get by with a little kelp from my friendsA series in which Irish Times writers go off the beaten track. This week: a seaweed foraging workshop in Kerry is a feast for mind, body and taste buds, and the day ends with a unique 10-course banquetMon Jul 20 2015 - 06:00
No surprise in Sligo about new documentation over WB Yeats’s burial‘Nothing will change for Drumcliffe’ according to former Yeats Society chief executiveMon Jul 20 2015 - 01:00
Drumcliffe still ‘hallowed’ Yeats ground, says EnrightIf there is ‘even a leg bone ... belonging to Yeats, that’s fine by me’ says society presidentSat Jul 18 2015 - 17:42
Physiotherapists to ballot on industrial action in GalwayClinic use to ease trolley crisis will ‘create another crisis’, staff warnFri Jul 17 2015 - 01:02
LÉ Eithne returns after Mediterranean search-and-rescuePatrol vessel LÉ Niamh takes over humanitarian operation to save migrantsThu Jul 16 2015 - 18:08
‘Politics of national egoism’ must not define EU, says GauckGerman president Joachim Gauck receives honorary degree at NUI GalwayWed Jul 15 2015 - 22:22
Low turnout at Dáil anti-water protestStrong garda presence mounted for Dublin ‘flashpoint water charge protest’Wed Jul 15 2015 - 22:06
Galway water protesters maintain vigil at estate entranceRockfield Park residents object to paying for service they believe will be privatised ‘in time’Wed Jul 15 2015 - 20:39
Galway International Arts Festival opens for publicThis year’s series brings theatre, music and an eye-catching hot air balloon to the cityMon Jul 13 2015 - 01:00
Swimming restrictions lifted at two Galway beachesRe-sampling results indicate Salthill bacteria levels ‘within safe standards’Sun Jul 12 2015 - 10:55
Lost at sea: the floating jacket that sparked a Mediterranean rescue missionSeeing a jacket from a sunken migrant boat spurred Chris and Regina Catrambone to spend more than $7.5m setting up the Migrant Offshore Aid StationSat Jul 11 2015 - 01:00
Rescued from the Med: the migrants’ journeyThe LÉ ‘Eithne’ has picked up thousands of refugees from the waters around Malta. Will Europe offer any future to its new boat people?Sat Jul 11 2015 - 01:00
We need greater ‘ocean literacy’ says son of Jacques CousteauIreland ‘not alone in suffering from sea blindness’, national marine conference hearsFri Jul 10 2015 - 20:48
LÉ Niamh to join migrant rescue mission in MediterraneanNaval Service vessel will set sail to replace LÉ Eithne in humanitarian efforts in regionFri Jul 10 2015 - 01:00
More to people than one single identity, UN official saysUnesco photographic exhibition opens as part of summer school in GalwayFri Jul 10 2015 - 01:00
Bacteria in sea prompts ‘do not swim’ warning in SalthillInvestigations into cause of contamination being carried out by Galway County CouncilThu Jul 09 2015 - 19:36
RNLI releases videos for new drowning prevention campaignAn average of 59 people die accidentally in Irish waters annually, RNLI figures showsThu Jul 09 2015 - 01:00
‘Military service makes you think about your aims, and helps you to develop self-discipline’Daithí Ó Cearbhalláin is a member of the Irish Coast Guard rescue helicopter senior crew In conversation with Lorna SigginsWed Jul 08 2015 - 05:00
Ministers pay tribute to ‘heroic work’ of LÉ Eithne crewNaval Service ship has rescued 3,376 people since May deployment in MediterraneanTue Jul 07 2015 - 08:00
Three Ministers visit LÉ Eithne patrol ship in MaltaNavy vessel has rescued more than 3,300 migrants in Mediterranean missionTue Jul 07 2015 - 01:00
Call for Coveney to halt State-licensed destruction of habitatsCoastwatch urges Minister to take ‘leadership’ role in managing fragile marine habitatsMon Jul 06 2015 - 01:00
RCSI calls for action on medical students’ intern positionsInternational students unable to complete training due to high demand for ‘internships’Mon Jul 06 2015 - 01:00
EPA turns down oral hearing request on Corrib gas project licenceRevised atmospheric and marine emissions licence one of final authorisationsFri Jul 03 2015 - 18:54
‘Harry Potter’ creator’s charity to fund research at NUI GalwayJK Rowling committed to ending institutionalised care of childrenThu Jul 02 2015 - 01:00
Coastlines ‘hazardous’ during full moon and high tidesIrish Water Safety warns swells, surges and rip tides, not ‘freak waves’, pose dangerWed Jul 01 2015 - 13:18
The Corrib legacy: what the protests achievedA rerouting of the pipeline and greater public awareness of how Ireland treats its natural resources were among the positive outcomes of the Shell to Sea, campaigners sayMon Jun 29 2015 - 01:00
