Objectors to Apple data centre plan consider appeal moveCommercial Court ruling allows first phase in US technology giant’s €850m projectFri Oct 13 2017 - 01:00
Delight as Apple decision heralds ‘Silicon Valley of west of Ireland’News flashed on smartphones to cheers in Athenry pub - and a run on apple bunsThu Oct 12 2017 - 19:29
Shackleton's sea-bedroom was little more than a glorified packing caseThe captain’s cabin, built during Ernest Shackleton’s fatal expedition in 1921, has been restoredFri Oct 06 2017 - 00:00
Brendan Behan letter among treasures in donated archiveConradh na Gaeilge is giving a 124-year-old collection to NUI GalwayTue Oct 03 2017 - 00:00
Rescue 116: helmet and lifejacket found belonged to Ciarán SmithItems discovered on Mayo beach at weekend belonged to winchman who is still missingMon Oct 02 2017 - 18:12
Galway Bay community aims to save the native oysterClarenbridge Oyster Festival to host workshop to discuss ways to stem declineMon Oct 02 2017 - 05:00
Irish mountain rescue volunteer dies in north WalesKevin Hallahan (43) loses his life in accident during training in SnowdoniaSun Oct 01 2017 - 17:13
Helmet and inflated lifejacket found in Mayo belong to one of missing crewIrish Coast Guard airmen are still missing after Rescue 116 crash in MarchSun Oct 01 2017 - 16:12
Architects take it to the edge in GalwayA festival in the west this weekend is a chance to see inside new buildingsSat Sept 30 2017 - 07:00
Full list of local property tax rate increases and decreases for 2018The tax automatically returns to the base rate each year of 0.18% of the house priceFri Sept 29 2017 - 14:47
Farewell N17 – hello M17 as motorway opens between Gort and TuamRoute costing €550m includes first ‘bat bridge’ for wildlife and opens five months earlyWed Sept 27 2017 - 20:35
Cork auctioneer to sell vessel detained in crew wages disputeAberdeen sale hoped to reimburse 12 Indian crew of Malaviya Seven owed £600,000Wed Sept 27 2017 - 18:25
Reasons for gas fault in Galway and Mayo ‘should be made public’Gas Networks Ireland says safe gas restored to all consumers in WestMon Sept 25 2017 - 09:44
Safe gas supply for Mayo and Galway restoredTwo State investigations initiated into how odourless gas was released into the systemSat Sept 23 2017 - 20:36
Castlebar restaurant told to ‘use own judgment’ on gas safetyInvestigation will examine manner in which safety concerns were communicatedSat Sept 23 2017 - 01:00
Two inquiries under way into release of odourless gas at Corrib€400,000 worth of gas burned off and safe supply restored to some customersFri Sept 22 2017 - 20:02
Mixed reaction to scaling back of €240m Grid West projectReduction in wind generation in north Connacht removes need for contentious schemeFri Sept 22 2017 - 19:36
Gas supplies for Galway and Mayo to be restored by SundaySupply switched off after technical fault led to odourless gas being pumped into systemFri Sept 22 2017 - 15:20
Odourless gas danger: homeowners in Mayo and Galway told to switch offGas Networks Ireland issues warning after pumping problem with Corrib supplyThu Sept 21 2017 - 22:37
Fishing bodies challenge claims of abuse of foreign crew members‘Penny dropping’ on protection of employment rights, WRC head tells Dáil committeeThu Sept 21 2017 - 21:45
Late photographer Walter Pfeiffer’s last collection is publishedArtistic interpretation of archaeological dig on Inishlyon also on Clifden festival programmeSun Sept 17 2017 - 19:29
Data monitoring buoys to be deployed in Dublin BayDevices to monitor impact of spoil dumping on marine mammals during Alexandra Basin redevelopmentFri Sept 15 2017 - 21:38
All-Ireland football final: ‘You never give up, you never give in’Chocolate, prayers, US vice-president wishes and a trip or two up Croagh Patrick for MayoFri Sept 15 2017 - 19:41
All-Ireland final: Master voices for Mayo on MidWest radioCongolese-Castlebar supporter Kany Kazadi gets her golden tickets as excitement in county growsThu Sept 14 2017 - 19:26
Why US college students are flocking to ConnemaraCommunity initiative seeks to build a €2.5m education centre to boost visitor numbersThu Sept 14 2017 - 10:10
Ireland still ‘values the imagination’, President tells festivalClifden Arts Festival also pays tribute to artist and writer Tim RobinsonWed Sept 13 2017 - 19:23
Ex-Sisters of Mercy orphanage to become ‘creative hub’Mixed reaction from politicians as Galway City Council to take ownership of buildingWed Sept 13 2017 - 10:36
Council buys Mary Robinson’s Ballina home under €5.1m planMayo council pays €510,000 for property, hailing ex-president’s work on climate change, women’s rightsTue Sept 12 2017 - 21:20
Joe Biden ‘honoured’ by Mayo hospice link to his late sonFormer US vice-president turns sod on Mayo Roscommon Hospice Foundation projectTue Sept 12 2017 - 20:32
Coast Guard delays publishing external review after volunteer’s death‘Much concern’ about the Irish Coast Guard’s management of its Kilkee unitMon Sept 11 2017 - 21:38
Irish crew killed by German mine in 1917 honoured in MayoTen men from Donegal, Derry and Antrim and Scotland died in attack on SS TuskarMon Sept 11 2017 - 17:54
Brexit expected to increase pressure on EU’s rich fishing stockThe good news is there is still a considerable resource left to protect, according to new research by Irish marine biologist Dr Peter TyndallMon Sept 11 2017 - 15:55
Swimming club ‘in turmoil’ over claims head coach breached suspensionPearse McGuigan suspended from ‘all activities’ at Galway club until end of OctoberSat Sept 09 2017 - 02:00
Bear-dodging and pedalling: Irish woman cycles across CanadaIrish sports psychologist Dr Karen Weekes talks about mental struggles of 6,400km cycleThu Sept 07 2017 - 01:00
Galway on a high as 45,000 turn out for hurlers’ homecomingMany renditions of The West’s Awake as a minor and senior double is celebratedMon Sept 04 2017 - 21:45
Number of missions by Coast Guard helicopter crews to be reducedSearch-and-rescue pilots on 24-hour duty will no longer have to do patient transfersMon Sept 04 2017 - 03:00
Exhibit A – An Irishwoman’s Diary on a museum of rare delights in Leitir MeallainMon Sept 04 2017 - 00:01
‘If you can’t join ’em, beat ’em’ – exiles in Eyre Square enjoy the partyGalway hurling fans without tickets and bemused visitors enjoyed the spectacle togetherSun Sept 03 2017 - 20:23
Some blue in a sea of maroon as Galway tries to temper expectations‘Nobody is filling the glasses yet,’ says ‘Horse’ ReganFri Sept 01 2017 - 21:43
Sheep, lambs stuck on cliff ledge for two months are rescued‘I went down on a rope about five metres, took up one at a time,’ says Connemara manFri Sept 01 2017 - 20:28
Giants, flags and mannequins gear up Galway for hurling finalBig screen for minor and senior matches in Eyre Square as ticket scramble continuesThu Aug 31 2017 - 19:01
Suspended coach to appeal Swim Ireland decisionTwo-month suspension imposed after it was claimed the coach loudly rebuked swimmerWed Aug 30 2017 - 04:00
Defence Forces chief argues in favour of greater diversityOrganisations must also allow for mistakes in order to learn, says chief of staff Mark MellettTue Aug 29 2017 - 20:30
Former Navy ship Aisling redesigned as ‘superyacht’Conversion could cost $10million and multiply value of ship sold for €110,000 by StateTue Aug 29 2017 - 15:55
Emotional concert in Co Cavan for victims of Rescue 116Helicopter dips its nose and circles the Cootehill fields amid applauseFri Aug 25 2017 - 22:15
University Hospital Galway defends response to patient collapseWitnesses claim it took several minutes to get resuscitation trolley after man’s head struck floor ‘with unmerciful smack’Thu Aug 24 2017 - 10:55
‘For wave and tidal potential, geography is definitely on our side’Prof Tony Lewis is optimistic about Ireland’s ocean power as a major source of energyThu Aug 24 2017 - 06:20
Connemara village writes its own positive obituaryLoch Con Aortha residents say they have given up hope of being saved as population plummetsWed Aug 23 2017 - 21:04
‘Floating’ accommodation for students being explored in GalwayTwo ‘high end’ barges available if mooring location and permission can be securedTue Aug 22 2017 - 20:23
Rescue 116: Britain’s Prince William pays special tribute to the four crewMemorial for the Irish Coast Guard air crew takes place in Co Cavan on FridayTue Aug 22 2017 - 19:25
