Architecture festival under way in GalwayGALWAY’S OPEN House architectural festival this weekend will feature “talking tours” starting from the Spanish ArchFri Oct 14 2011 - 01:00
Aer Arann decision on Galway 'regrettable'THE MINISTER for Transport has described as “regrettable but inevitable” the decision by Aer Arann to suspend flights to and …Thu Oct 13 2011 - 01:00
Body of Aran islander to be flown home for burialTHE FUNERAL of the Aran islander who was shot dead in Boston, earlier this week is due to take place on Inis Meáin at the weekend…Thu Oct 13 2011 - 01:00
Man shot in US was in 'wrong place'POLICE IN Boston believe an Aran Islander who was shot dead early this week may have been an accidental victim of a failed robbery…Wed Oct 12 2011 - 01:00
Seabed images show ship sunk in 1917New high resolution images of a Guinness ship which was sunk by a German submarine off Dublin bay 94 years ago today have been…Wed Oct 12 2011 - 01:00
Galway hit by Aer Arann moveGalway Airport's future has been thrown into doubt by today's announcement by Aer Arann that it is withdrawing its flights for…Wed Oct 12 2011 - 01:00
Wreck bearing silver found off coastTHE US marine exploration company which recently located a British wartime shipwreck with £150 million (€172 million) worth of…Tue Oct 11 2011 - 01:00
Kenny hopeful of Obama-like fightbackCAMPAIGN: FINE GAEL’S presidential candidate Gay Mitchell can fight back from low poll figures just as Barack Obama went from…Tue Oct 11 2011 - 01:00
Turf cutters confront Mitchell over peat controlsPROTEST: FINE GAEL MEP Gay Mitchell was confronted by turf cutters yesterday when he and Taoiseach Enda Kenny were heckled in…Tue Oct 11 2011 - 01:00
Iranian human rights lawyer calls on Ireland to urge tougher EU line on IranTHE IRANIAN lawyer who was forced to find refuge in Norway last year after he publicised the case of the Iranian woman condemned…Mon Oct 10 2011 - 01:00
Higgins rejects turf-cutters' claimsLabour Party candidate Michael D Higgins has questioned why turf-cutters picketed a fundraiser for his presidential election …Mon Oct 10 2011 - 01:00
Priest harbours no 'bitterness' after RTÉ apology following defamationTHE PRIEST at the centre of false claims that he had raped a woman and fathered her child while a missionary in Kenya has said…Mon Oct 10 2011 - 01:00
Mitchell can still win, Kenny saysTaoiseach Enda Kenny has rejected claims that support for his party in recent opinion polls was not reflected in support for …Mon Oct 10 2011 - 01:00
Fishing boat sinks off Malin HeadThe Marine Casualty Investigation Board is expected to conduct an inquiry into the sinking of a fishing vessel off the north …Fri Oct 07 2011 - 01:00
Mental health 'a heavy title to bear'The attitude of those working in mental health is as crucial as funding, the Pfizer/’Irish Times’ health forum heardTue Oct 04 2011 - 01:00
Funeral held for Galway publicanThe funeral of Connemara schoolteacher John Kenny, who was found dead in his licensed premises in Oughterard, Co Galway, last…Sat Oct 01 2011 - 01:00
Funeral of Galway publican found dead to take place todayTHE FUNERAL of Connemara schoolteacher John Kenny, who was found dead in his licensed premises in Oughterard, Co Galway, last…Sat Oct 01 2011 - 01:00
Leading jazz musicians for festival“SKRATCH” music from old 12-inch vinyl records and experiments in “crackly drums, introspective lyricism and psychedelic improvisations…Sat Oct 01 2011 - 01:00
EU response on crisis too slow, says DukesANGLO IRISH bank chairman Alan Dukes says the EU has a fortnight to deal with Greek crisis or face greater difficulties in the…Fri Sept 30 2011 - 01:00
Turfcutters rally against peatland laws enforcementPOWERS TO enforce EU environmental directives signed by Minister for Heritage Jimmy Deenihan this week allow search warrants …Fri Sept 30 2011 - 01:00
Negative equity scheme is 'short term'A PLANNED incentive scheme for residential property is a “short term measure” and will not interfere with the market, National…Thu Sept 29 2011 - 01:00
'More resources' for mental healthIF IRISH society values care and support for people with mental health issues, it will have to commit to far greater resources…Thu Sept 29 2011 - 01:00
Treasure hunters say Irish waters have valuable wrecksTHE US marine exploration company which has located a British wartime shipwreck with £150 million worth of silver in the Atlantic…Wed Sept 28 2011 - 01:00
Gardaí appeal for witnesses over murder of publican found with hands tiedGARDAÍ IN Galway have appealed for public assistance in the continuing investigation into the murder of Connemara secondary schoolteacher…Wed Sept 28 2011 - 01:00
Irish language pack for schools stresses rightsSTUDENTS FROM Coláiste na Coiribe in Galway were told yesterday by the official Irish Language Commissioner that they were “guardians…Wed Sept 28 2011 - 01:00
Publican's death murder - gardaíGardaí in Galway have confirmed that they are treating the death of Connemara secondary school teacher and publican John Kenny…Tue Sept 27 2011 - 01:00
Gardaí treat death of Oughterard publican as murder after postmortemGARDAÍ IN Galway have confirmed that they are treating the death of Connemara secondary school teacher and publican John Kenny…Tue Sept 27 2011 - 01:00
Brazilian student (19) wins scholarship place in NUIGHEITOR GONZAGA considered himself very lucky when he got a job washing dishes in Ballyvaughan, Co Clare, after his Leaving Cert…Mon Sept 26 2011 - 01:00
Garda inquiry as body found in GalwayGARDAÍ IN Co Galway are investigating the death of a secondary schoolteacher whose body was found on his premises in Oughterard…Mon Sept 26 2011 - 01:00
Gardaí investigate Galway deathA postmortem is taking place this morning on the body of a schoolteacher and publican who was found dead on his premises in Oughterard…Mon Sept 26 2011 - 01:00
Ireland 'suffered' over fisheries policyEU MARITIME affairs commissioner Maria Damanaki has acknowledged that the Republic has suffered under the controversial EU Common…Sat Sept 24 2011 - 01:00
Healing ceremony for Achill mission colonyTHEY WERE known as “soupers”, and their converts were nicknamed “jumpers”, but Achill’s 19th century missionary colony now deserves…Sat Sept 24 2011 - 01:00
Night of bright sparks as science meets artGALWAY: ASTRONOMERS AND astrophysicists rubbed shoulders with artists and actors in Galway last night as the city combined Ireland…Sat Sept 24 2011 - 01:00
Drug derived from cannabis to treat MS may be approvedMINISTER FOR Health James Reilly has said his department is examining how “cannabis-based” medicinal products can be prescribed…Sat Sept 24 2011 - 01:00
Ó Cuív joins Ashford Castle protestFIANNA Fáil deputy leader Éamon Ó Cuív joined an estimated 150 people from the Cong area in a protest over a right of way through…Sat Sept 24 2011 - 01:00
Safeguards will protect Irish fleet, EU fisheries chief pledgesTHE EU maritime affairs commissioner has warned against “scaremongering” about the future of the new European Common Fisheries…Fri Sept 23 2011 - 01:00
Rollout of gas in northwest urgedTHE REPUBLIC’S northwest region could save €20 million annually in energy costs and reduce carbon emissions if the State extended…Thu Sept 22 2011 - 01:00
Basking shark a festival centrepieceIN Norwegian mythology, the “kraken” is a fearsome sea monster inhabiting the deepThu Sept 22 2011 - 01:00
10,000 sign home petitionA PETITION to save the only public nursing home in Galway city from closing has reached 10,000 signatures.Tue Sept 13 2011 - 01:00
State eyes base for planned European coast guard officeTHE STATE is bidding to have a proposed Europe-wide coast guard secretariat to be based permanently in Dublin.Tue Sept 13 2011 - 01:00
Book returns Wilde to his roots in the westWRITER OSCAR Wilde may be a “globalised” icon, but a new study returns him and his family to their west of Ireland roots, according…Mon Sept 12 2011 - 01:00
British rescue team recovers body of missing cave diverSIX DAYS after Polish cave diver Artur Kozlowski was reported missing in a south Galway cave, a British rescue team brought his…Mon Sept 12 2011 - 01:00
Diver's body unlikely to be recovered for some daysTHE BODY of Polish cave diver Artur Kozlowski (33), who died during a solo expedition in south Galway, is not expected to be …Sat Sept 10 2011 - 01:00
Muslim cleric welcomes Irish support for Libyan councilA LEADING west of Ireland Muslim cleric whose two brothers are pivotal to the formation of a new state in Libya has welcomed …Sat Sept 10 2011 - 01:00
Subterranean Ireland: the last frontierIreland’s caves present a daunting challenge to divers, but for Artur Kozlowski, who died in Co Galway this week, that was the…Sat Sept 10 2011 - 01:00
Slow progress in recovery of Polish diver's bodyA BRITISH international cave rescue team has begun the slow and very challenging recovery of the body of Polish cave diver Artur…Fri Sept 09 2011 - 01:00
Experts to help recover body in caveA BRITISH team of cave rescue experts is due to attempt a recovery of the body of Polish cave diver Artur Kozlowski (33) from…Thu Sept 08 2011 - 01:00
Fire razes large parts of hotel in GalwayFIREFIGHTERS were still trying to quench a substantial fire at a popular south Galway hotel last night.Thu Sept 08 2011 - 01:00
Experts to help recover body in caveA British team of cave rescue experts is due to attempt a recovery of the body of Polish cave diver Artur Kozlowski (33) from…Thu Sept 08 2011 - 01:00
Coast Guard delivers 900 bottles of water to Inis Oírr by airTHE IRISH Coast Guard has flown 900 bottles of water to the Aran island of Inis Oírr, where drinking supplies are severely contaminated…Thu Sept 08 2011 - 01:00
