EU questions independence of Ireland’s marine investigations bodyIreland referred to EU Court of Justice over failure to uphold EU law on impartialityFri Jul 20 2018 - 21:29
No policing reduction in west, Minister and acting Garda chief sayMinister for Justice opens new Garda regional headquarters in GalwayFri Jul 20 2018 - 21:01
Catching the wave: harnessing Ireland’s water powerOffshore wind is seen as the current ‘most immediate’ contributor to meeting Ireland’s 2030 renewable energy targetsThu Jul 19 2018 - 00:00
Life 'back to normal' for Thai cave rescuer who lives in ClareJim Warny: Knowing lives of boys of similar age to his son were at stake made differenceWed Jul 18 2018 - 01:00
Items discovered believed to belong to the Rescue 116 crewGardaí seek confirmation that helmet and lifejacket found at sea belong to Paul OrmsbyMon Jul 16 2018 - 15:37
Big birds and Australian acrobats in store for Galway Arts FestivalEyre Square to be transformed into a ‘festival garden’ with series of events lined up for citySun Jul 15 2018 - 21:23
Galway singer with cervical cancer seeks access to clinical trialÁine Morgan believes immunotherapy drug Pembrolizumab can offer her a lifelineSun Jul 15 2018 - 19:53
Arsenic levels in seaweed have ‘negligible’ impact on human health, study findsNUI Galway scientist leading joint study recommends further research on kelpSun Jul 15 2018 - 17:07
Taoiseach says no EU ‘pot of money’ for transport projectsVaradkar and Ministers present €1bn rural regeneration plan during visit to Co MayoFri Jul 13 2018 - 17:25
Pope should say sorry during visit, laity tells priestsNeed to atone for Magdalene laundries and mother and baby homes, Tuam meeting hearsThu Jul 12 2018 - 19:16
Connemara seafood plant says it has been ‘squeezed out’ over fish quotasState policy on protecting coastal communities at odds with reality, manager saysWed Jul 11 2018 - 21:56
Independents seek support for a challenger to Michael D HigginsOireachtas members begin co-ordinated efforts to field a rival presidential candidateWed Jul 11 2018 - 01:00
Irish-based cave-diver helps rescue stranded boys from Thai caveJim Warny, who lives and works in Ennis, helped set new Irish-British record for cavingTue Jul 10 2018 - 20:32
Public support, Brexit among Higgins’s reasons for seeking second termPresident says he has energy for job and there will be no reason for campaign to be 'dirty'Tue Jul 10 2018 - 19:35
Galway 2020 cultural capital hires in British consultant to advise itMove, after resignation of event’s creative director, questioned by leading arts managerTue Jul 10 2018 - 01:22
Fast food chain Supermac’s to ditch non-recycable cupsMinister welcomes move as plastic straws to be replaced by paper ‘immediately’Thu Jul 05 2018 - 17:07
Canadian-owned seaweed firm to resubmit applications for licenceRevised application to harvest seaweed on west coast may take ‘over a year’Thu Jul 05 2018 - 03:00
Donegal man to attempt K2 to honour first Irishman to summit mountainJason Black has placed plaque at base camp in memory of Ger McDonnell who died on K2Thu Jul 05 2018 - 01:02
State regulation of mackerel fishery under audit by European CommissionInvestigation also to focus on tuna caught by commercial and recreational vesselsSun Jul 01 2018 - 20:40
An Appreciation: Tony O’CallaghanA journalist and PR man who once became the storySun Jul 01 2018 - 18:08
Tiger founder turns a Lutheran church into a livingroom away from homeAn Irishwoman’s Diary: The businessman put 10 million Danish kroner on the table when the Danish culture minister decided to close six churches in CopenhagenSun Jul 01 2018 - 18:06
Controversial Galway cinema on shortlist for architecture awardPálás cinema is selected in two categories for World Architecture Festival AwardsSun Jul 01 2018 - 07:08
Galway Capital of Culture: first the euphoria, now the questionsFirst Galway 2020’s creative director quit; now funding questions are being askedSat Jun 30 2018 - 06:30
Balmy conditions, spring tides may increase risk of jellyfish stingsRapid rise recorded in temperature of the sea and river ShannonFri Jun 29 2018 - 21:34
Connemara farmers shear hill sheep early in continuing heat‘Unprecedented’ period of dry weather not yet a crisis, Minister for Agriculture saysFri Jun 29 2018 - 06:00
Fastnet lighthouse beam to reduce from next week in spite of appealsUnesco world heritage status may be applied for amid west Cork tourism fearsThu Jun 28 2018 - 19:49
Mary Robinson ‘saddened’ by Taoiseach’s remarks on Irish climate changeIreland ‘has to go a lot further’ former president tells Galway ocean wealth conferenceThu Jun 28 2018 - 19:09
Trump bid to cut research budgets ‘sends wrong signal’Astronaut and oceanographer Dr Kathryn Sullivan to speak at SeaFest in GalwayWed Jun 27 2018 - 06:32
Difficulties of exporting to Britain post-Brexit being ignored, says expertWest-east trade including landbridge to Europe critical for agrifood and seafood sectorsTue Jun 26 2018 - 05:59
Stinging Lion’s mane jellyfish in Irish waters is larger this yearSeveral swimmers in the west have received hospital treatment for Lion’s mane stingsTue Jun 26 2018 - 05:00
Seaweed harvesting to proceed in west Cork despite legal challengeDepartment say no legal obstacle to plan to use extracted kelp in place of pig antibioticsSun Jun 24 2018 - 11:18
Galway hospice to seek permission for building close to biodiverse woodlandCommunity group says it is disappointed hospice not seeking alternative locationThu Jun 21 2018 - 21:25
Galway 2020 to appoint replacement creative directorBritish theatre director Chris Baldwin left post last month by ‘mutual agreement’Wed Jun 20 2018 - 07:14
Scientists explore deep sea landscape off the west of IrelandSponge gardens and skate egg nursery at almost 2,000m recorded by expeditionFri Jun 08 2018 - 10:47
Aer Arann to quit contract for Aran Islands two years ahead of timeGaeltacht minister Joe McHugh to meet islanders next week over latest transport rowWed Jun 06 2018 - 15:07
Joey Murrin: ‘utterly fearless’ and a ‘born communicator’Fishing industry leader’s contribution recalled at his funeral in south DonegalTue Jun 05 2018 - 21:19
Galway to devise a ‘public realm’ strategy for city centreCity’s hiring of urban planners mirrors similar Dublin strategy in 2008Tue Jun 05 2018 - 17:00
Drone filming on Skellig Michael poses risk to puffins, warns An TaisceDepartment of Culture says wildlife documentary work will be ‘strictly supervised’Mon Jun 04 2018 - 17:02
Leading fishing industry figure Joey Murrin (81) diesMurrin came to prominence during Ireland’s EU accession and served with a number of sector organisationsMon Jun 04 2018 - 12:42
Referendum outcome lingers in Ó Cuív countryFianna Fáil TD reflects: ‘It is not the first time that Cornamona didn’t share my view’Sat Jun 02 2018 - 01:00
Emerging adoption scandal could extend to Tuam home – Corless‘There is the possibility that death certificates were falsified’, says Galway historianThu May 31 2018 - 01:00
Creed claims Opposition ‘reckless’ over fishing penalty pointsStatutory instrument on points for serious fishing offences annulled in Dáil voteWed May 30 2018 - 18:39
Galway 2020 loses its creative director amid ‘confidence crisis’Chris Baldwin leaves European Capital of Culture organising body ‘by mutual agreement’Wed May 30 2018 - 16:20
‘Confidence crisis’ for Galway 2020 City of Culture, ex-mayor saysQuestions raised about creative director position amid reports of resignationWed May 30 2018 - 06:00
6km section of Connemara greenway opens to cyclistsThe 76km cycle route between Galway and Clifden has been held up by land access issuesMon May 28 2018 - 13:35
Street performers hold ‘busk-in’ in Galway to protest against bylawsGalway Buskers’ Community opposes law to prohibit amplification in city before 6pmSun May 27 2018 - 21:08
Students call on Government to address east-west ‘economic apartheid’Pupils from St Nathy’s College in Co Roscommon to address Oireachtas membersSun May 27 2018 - 18:59
Indian community in Galway welcomes referendum resultSavita Halappanavar’s friend says result reflects a resounding trust in womenSun May 27 2018 - 18:23
Galway West result: 65.9% vote for repeal, including four islandsGalway Together for Yes spokeswoman says ‘prejudices about rural areas don’t stand up’Sat May 26 2018 - 14:39
Climbers to mark 25th anniversary of first Irish ascent of EverestIrish Nepalese Educational Trust and Barretstown charity to benefit from eventsFri May 25 2018 - 20:10
