Galway pupils honour trials faced by Mediterranean migrantsAfri event also marks publication of mini-plays on global justice themesMon May 11 2015 - 01:00
Prince Charles to visit Mullaghmore during west of Ireland tripGreat-uncle Lord Mountbatten died in IRA bombing off Co Sligo harbour in 1979Fri May 08 2015 - 19:26
Over 40 homes face demolition in planned Galway city bypassRacecourse, university and residents disappointed at €500m ‘preferred route corridor’Fri May 08 2015 - 01:00
New bridge and two tunnels in Galway bypass planResidents affected by €500 million project say they are devastated by chosen routeThu May 07 2015 - 16:33
Cillian Murphy criticises ‘negative use’ of children in referendum campaignSame-sex marriage vote relates to a human right for adults, actor and NUIG professor sayThu May 07 2015 - 08:30
Survey of tower house on Galway estate ‘authorised’16th century structure on Ballynahinch Castle Hotel estate owned by Denis O’BrienThu May 07 2015 - 08:20
Galway bypass option would involve Corrib bridgeCity transport team’s ‘preferred route’ may also require demolition of 50 housesTue May 05 2015 - 20:55
Asylum seekers, students and swimmers volunteer for clean coasts weekAn Taisce project backed by surfer Easkey BrittonTue May 05 2015 - 01:02
Unions criticise NUIG research contracts and creche changesUniversity confirms 239 staff on indefinite contracts, while parents say they were not consulted over new creche managementTue May 05 2015 - 01:00
Dubliner who survived Everest avalanche set on return to NepalAdventurer home after breaking pelvis, ribs and hand in snow-fall that claimed 17 livesTue May 05 2015 - 01:00
NUIG president says university is committed to gender equalityJim Browne maintains many changes effected since acknowledged low point of 2009Tue May 05 2015 - 01:00
Desperation among smiling people in Nepal, says Irish climberNepal-Ireland Society president who witnessed earthquake appeals for supportMon May 04 2015 - 16:07
NUIG students discover church linked to St Columbanus in ItalyArchaeology students find remains of medieval church beneath basilica in BobbioMon May 04 2015 - 01:00
No smoking guns: the 100-year controversy about what the ‘Lusitania’ was carryingGermany claimed that a cargo of munitions made the Cunard liner a legitimate target for its U-boats, but the wreck’s owner, Gregg Bemis, says there’s no certain proofSat May 02 2015 - 01:00
Ireland sends first airlift of supplies to NepalTwo Irish citizens believed to be in region still not accounted forFri May 01 2015 - 01:00
Nepalese Sherpa with Irish trekking company fears for family in his villagePeople ‘coping far better than we westerners could’, says Irish mountaineerFri May 01 2015 - 01:00
Unions back female NUIG lecturers in court actions over promotionsNUI Galway lecturers lodge challenges over lack of promotions on two occasionsThu Apr 30 2015 - 09:21
Nepal earthquake: Four Irish citizens still missingGovernment makes contact with six in region as climber recounts Everest avalancheWed Apr 29 2015 - 16:02
Call for implementation of gender pay gap recommendationUniversity Teachers group seeks ‘clear and detailed public statement’ from Minister on NUIG gender issueTue Apr 28 2015 - 19:15
Galway student accepted for Cannes short film festivalGMIT student Luke Morgan’s short film is about ‘empty nest syndrome’Tue Apr 28 2015 - 12:39
Injured Irish climber flown to Kathmandu after earthquakeWriter and climber Dermot Somers says focus must be on people of NepalMon Apr 27 2015 - 21:38
Family of Air Corps cadet win right to amend military reportCadet David Jevens’s parents challenged inquiry into plane crash that killed their sonMon Apr 27 2015 - 21:17
Some 100 Irish known to be in region hit by Nepal earthquakeDublin climber Paul Greenan one of several climbers evacuated from Everest base campSun Apr 26 2015 - 18:04
Colombian ethnologist emphasises wide diversity of culturesClimate change is not just ‘a white man’s project’, Martin von Hildebrand tells Galway gatheringSat Apr 25 2015 - 01:00
Galway hospital psychiatric nurses back on dutyNurses experienced 36 assaults in acute psychiatric unit since January, says unionWed Apr 22 2015 - 22:57
Crubeens, creativity and commemorations at Cúirt literary festivalNew plaques celebrating Yeats, ‘The Kasbah’ and Ó Conaire to be unveiled in Galway cityWed Apr 22 2015 - 01:00
Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles to visit SligoTrip may include Mullaghmore where Lord Mountbatten died in an IRA bombing in 1979Tue Apr 21 2015 - 19:41
Aran islanders warn of impact of funding cut to air serviceGovernment treating subsidised transport as ‘charity’ rather than a ‘right’ , say islandersMon Apr 20 2015 - 16:35
Eagle that was about to lay eggs poisoned in ConnemaraToxicology tests confirm 13th such poisoning since the re-introduction in 2007Fri Apr 17 2015 - 14:20
Scientist who won equality case claims she is being ‘punished’Retired NUIG lecturer Dr Micheline Sheehy Skeffington asked to destroy personal data or have her email access removedTue Apr 14 2015 - 13:30
‘Self-bullying’ online a new phenomenon, safety expert saysTrend not yet identified as serious risk in IrelandMon Apr 13 2015 - 10:01
All water-based emergency calls to go to Irish Coast GuardReport on ‘Tit Bonhomme’ sinking leads to new ‘999’ response procedureSat Apr 11 2015 - 17:44
Impact members express solidarity with Dunnes workersMotions also call for recognition for female staff who experience miscarriageFri Apr 10 2015 - 20:48
Plan needed in case foreign direct investment withdrawnValue of a ‘social wage’ requires more public discourse, Impact education conference toldFri Apr 10 2015 - 20:12
JobBridge scheme ‘needs to be dissolved’, report recommendsLow Pay Commission needs to address ‘no pay’, NUI Maynooth academic saysThu Apr 09 2015 - 18:45
Minister urges NUI Galway to ensure ‘proper consultation’ over gender equalityTask force ‘needs to be effective’, says Jan O’SullivanThu Apr 09 2015 - 18:32
Migrant women a key focus in campaign against heart diseaseCroí targets ‘new Irish’ group due to increased risk of cardiovascular diseaseThu Apr 09 2015 - 16:55
Minister vows to address working conditions for special needs assistantsJan O’Sullivan says Coalition will act on low hours contracts if study finds it is necessaryThu Apr 09 2015 - 15:44
Impact education division says ‘whole country’ needs pay riseImpact chairwoman warns of need for ‘recovery of income for all workers’Thu Apr 09 2015 - 01:00
NUI Galway ‘out of step’ on gender equality, say internal reportsGreater transparency called for in appointing professorshipsMon Apr 06 2015 - 20:14
European beaver could help save wild salmon stocksDam-building, tree-felling skills improve river habitatsMon Apr 06 2015 - 19:49
Irish scientist explores effect of wave action on Arctic ice capTesting sensors for Norwegian-funded project designed and built at NUI GalwayMon Apr 06 2015 - 01:05
Mo Irwin: painter, printmaker, grandmother of tenRetrospective exhibition opens in Dublin on April 16thSat Apr 04 2015 - 06:00
Why Irish artists are on the breadlineJazz art band member Jojo Hynes says artists need to speak out about juggling jobsSat Apr 04 2015 - 01:01
Music and hula-hoops for Dunnes Stores strikers in GalwayPublic expresses sympathy at several city branchesThu Apr 02 2015 - 22:57
Investigations continue after Galway water contaminationIrish Water lifts ‘do not use’ notices lifted following kerosene contaminationWed Apr 01 2015 - 18:46
No final decision on yacht hub at Cork naval base, says CoveneyFianna Fáil raises concerns only one firm involved in plan for Haulbowline islandWed Apr 01 2015 - 01:00
NUI Galway examining possible data breachData is available on university website, says retired lecturerTue Mar 31 2015 - 00:02
Dutch supertrawler largest vessel arrested by Naval ServiceBoarding almost routine except vessel was seven times tonnage of fishery patrol shipSun Mar 29 2015 - 09:39
Seafood industry will be worth €1 billion by 2020, Minister saysSimon Coveney claims new investment programme will increase sector’s annual valueFri Mar 27 2015 - 16:53
