Dutch ship that grounded off Cork ‘should not have been at sea’Astrid was carrying 30 when it altered course for ‘The Gathering’ photo opportunityWed Feb 11 2015 - 20:18
Four men arrested for jewellery shop robbery in GalwayGardaí are investigating the armed robbery of shop on William StreetWed Feb 11 2015 - 14:19
Expert warns on cutbacks to crisis supports for womenEconomic effect trails in wake of social impact, says leading NUI Galway authorityWed Feb 11 2015 - 01:00
Brothers drowned off Waterford fishing outside ‘area of compliance’, report findsEmergency beacon’s failure to activate led to global recallTue Feb 10 2015 - 21:55
Shell E&P Ireland CEO says Irish planning system is ‘adversarial’Outgoing Michael Crothers also says Corrib gas project needed better ‘engagement’Tue Feb 10 2015 - 17:12
Runner Tony Mangan wins adventure sports ‘person of the year’Dubliner who ran around the world awarded along with kitesurfer Jade O’ConnorSun Feb 08 2015 - 12:35
Could Stena’s departure give Dún Laoghaire an edge in the cruise trade?The end of the ferry service could expedite a master plan for the harbour – although it will face stiff competition from Dublin PortSat Feb 07 2015 - 06:00
President calls for discourse between economics and human rightsRight to health the focus of President Higgin’s ethics initiative conference at NUIGFri Feb 06 2015 - 19:52
WB Yeats’s tower may become cultural centreThoor Ballylee group targets €1 million for projectFri Feb 06 2015 - 19:11
Ambassador thanks the west of Ireland for support after Paris attacksJean-Pierre Thébault in Galway to receive book of condolences for Charlie HebdoFri Feb 06 2015 - 01:01
Solo sailor who sheltered on Aran islands gets hero’s welcome in Turkey68-year-old was trapped in Northwest Passage and caught in Hurricane GonzaloWed Feb 04 2015 - 01:00
Spiddal pier works described as ‘environmental vandalism’Galway council’s storm-relief work criticised for ‘unsightly’ extension and restricting boatsTue Feb 03 2015 - 01:00
Transgender recognition Bill ‘flawed’, human rights lawyers sayDr Lydia Foy expresses concern over exclusion of young peopleTue Feb 03 2015 - 01:00
Treating healthcare as a human rightPresident’s ethical initiative inspires conferenceMon Feb 02 2015 - 16:00
LÉ Aoife decommissioned after 35 years of serviceNaval Service ship involved in recovering the Air India Flight 182 black box in 1985Sat Jan 31 2015 - 15:03
Taskforce on gender equality initiated by NUI GalwayDr Micheline Sheehy Skeffington says ‘concrete action’ requiredSat Jan 31 2015 - 11:09
Road ready: Timely plan to tackle Galway gridlockRising population and busy hinterland means the city is pondering a €750m projectSat Jan 31 2015 - 01:00
Irish Institute of Master Mariners elects first female presidentSinéad Reen has navigated world’s shipping routes at helm of supertankers and cruise shipsFri Jan 30 2015 - 01:00
Teachers’ group calls for equality review at NUI GalwayFemale academics have filed action against university over failure to be promotedThu Jan 29 2015 - 21:49
Rosmuc residents accuse Údarás na Gaeltachta of trying to ‘airbrush’ Pádraig PearseCriticism for proposed name of new centre close to Pearse’s Connemara cottageWed Jan 28 2015 - 16:25
Asylum centres should come under Ombudsman, say TDsDirect provision centres in Galway and Co Limerick visited by Oireachtas committeeTue Jan 27 2015 - 20:41
Smallest and most endangered sea turtle found in DonegalFoot-long marine turtle did not survive landing on rocks of Rossnowlagh beachMon Jan 26 2015 - 17:22
Call for inquiry into leaking of maternity unit report before all families contactedPoliticians express fears about attempt to close east Galway unitSat Jan 24 2015 - 10:42
Irish sail training “shipshape” in spite of Asgard II lossAnnual trainees awards due to be presented in Dublin todaySat Jan 24 2015 - 01:00
Saolta reported ‘progress’ while issues arose in PortiunculaCouncillor asks how hospital group reassured public while ‘serious situation’ developedFri Jan 23 2015 - 12:33
Galway Harbour proposals against State policy, hearing toldAn Bord Pleanála hears planned harbour expansion breaches national ports policyThu Jan 22 2015 - 20:36
Galway’s temporary dams in place for high tidesWater-filled tubes installed at Spanish Arch to prevent Corrib flooding in Spring tidesThu Jan 22 2015 - 13:39
Western Development Commission changes appointment systemSinn Fein TD Pádraig MacLochlainn says appointments “smack of cronyism”Thu Jan 22 2015 - 11:02
Aran Islands skipper describes crew’s rescue off Scottish coastHelicopter saves five men from fishing vessel ‘Iúda Naofa’ after it started taking waterWed Jan 21 2015 - 19:57
NUIG societies back campaign for equality for women lecturersNew movement endorsed by Dr Micheline Sheehy SkeffingtonTue Jan 20 2015 - 16:57
Five crew rescued after Aran island vessel sinks off ScotlandBritish Coastguard helicopter airlifts fishermen to safety in ‘great achievement’Tue Jan 20 2015 - 15:58
Archaeologist calls for State remedial unit after Storm Rachel coastal erosionMidden deposits in Roundstone among areas damagedMon Jan 19 2015 - 01:00
Research finds Irish Muslim teenagers face isolation and racismSociologist finds sport is sole means for some to meet people of different backgroundsSat Jan 17 2015 - 01:00
Boatbuilder sails into uncharted artistic watersPatrick Connolly teams up with an artist to build a ‘pavilion’ as a public art commissionSat Jan 17 2015 - 01:00
Surfer earns award nomination for catching Sligo waveAndrew Cotton describes ‘exceptional’ week of surf at MullaghmoreFri Jan 16 2015 - 01:00
Wildlife experts express concern over aspects of Galway port expansion planFlood and climate change factors accounted for, harbour company tells Bord PleanalaFri Jan 16 2015 - 01:00
Regional round-up: west coast worst affected by Storm RachelFlooding, school closures and power outages as status red warning remains in placeThu Jan 15 2015 - 09:53
Warning of more severe flooding in Galway if harbour expansion approvedHarbour company scientist says habitat at stake is not of ‘high intensity’ at second day of oral hearingThu Jan 15 2015 - 01:00
How to keep your heart happy and healthyCroí heart and stroke centre in Galway is the first of its type in the StateWed Jan 14 2015 - 08:00
Ireland ‘needs to learn lessons’ from France, Catherine McGuinness saysLobbying for illegal Irish in US contrasted with approach to immigrants here, retired judge saysTue Jan 13 2015 - 01:00
Bord Pleanála hearing into Galway harbour extension to openFirst phase of €126m plan offering compensation for loss of fragile environmentTue Jan 13 2015 - 01:00
Siptu calls for external audit of equality at NUI GalwayWomen passed over for promotion challenge college; one has already got back pay to 2009Thu Jan 08 2015 - 22:03
Galway hospital staff under ‘enormous pressure’, says patient’s sisterWoman waited 29 hours for bed in University Hospital GalwayWed Jan 07 2015 - 23:04
Ali Selim urges media not to republish Charlie Hebdo cartoonsLecturer says he may stand in election and would be interested in talking to Lucinda CreightonWed Jan 07 2015 - 21:37
Deportees to Nigeria treated in ‘inhumane and degrading’ wayAn attempt to transport people back to Nigeria abused their rights, it is claimedTue Jan 06 2015 - 01:00
Wheelchair user with just €60 in pocket taken to brink of deportationSomali refugee was taken to airport after day spent in hospital with husbandMon Jan 05 2015 - 01:00
Mummers mark new year with merriment in GalwayGerman supermarkets, family tensions and water charges among themes at New Inn festivalSun Jan 04 2015 - 21:31
Deported from Ireland, attacked and left to dieSomali asylum seeker Mohamed Sleyum Ali died within hours of his arrival in TanzaniaSat Jan 03 2015 - 01:00
Canadian First Nations fear their canoe may go back to GalwayWorld’s oldest birchbark canoe a ‘spiritual and cultural artefact’Mon Dec 29 2014 - 07:04
