Galway hotel fire ‘pulled our community together to help other newcomers’, says professor
Cancer specialist recalls 2023 incident as he launches foundation to help refugees and asylum seekers access education
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Ireland’s niche tour guides: Holidays for foodies, newlyweds and baby-boomers
From elopements to college reunions, a growing number of firms cater for smaller groups in search of particular experiences
Ireland needs to ditch empty promises and economic fairy tales and start confronting reality
Official documents seem to exist in some kind of parallel universe, with no expectation that targets can be met
Benedictine monastery at Kylemore Abbey voted Ireland’s favourite building at RIAI awards
Axo Architects’ ‘context-sensitive design’ scoops first prize while Dún Laoghaire Baths comes in fourth
Irish pubs with a view: 14 of the best seaside bars for a sunny day
Fourteen go-to spots for the finest outdoor pints - nothing beats old-school pubs perched in stunning coastal areas
Serve: My Lost Years at the Heart of Ireland’s Opus Dei: ‘Catholicism on cocaine’
Anne Marie Allen’s strikingly angry memoir recalls the years she spent working as an unpaid skivvy for the Catholic Church institution
How Tuam, synonymous with a dark side of Irish history, can finally ‘do the right thing’
Two very different playgrounds exist in Co Galway town
‘I regret spending money on cars. It always feels like a financial black hole’
Me & My Money: Bastien Peyraud, general manager, G Hotel and Spa, Galway
Catherine Corless: ‘I was told more often than not that I was giving Tuam a bad name’
Catherine Corless says the 796 children kept her going during ‘painful’ fight for justice
Bookish breaks: Get inspired with these literary destinations, from Castletownshend to the French Riviera
To celebrate Bloomsday on June 16th, we explore spots that inspired famous writers to create their classics
One in four single people seeking emergency accommodation are from direct provision, say homeless agencies
Meeting of high-level committee advising Government also hears of increase in number of people over 60 falling into homelessness
Coastal homes: ‘Buyers like the idea of slowing down. It’s the combination of green and blue for wellness and lifestyle’
Homes with direct access to the water are the Holy Grail, selling agents say
Naval base for Galway could form part of Ireland’s first maritime security strategy
Tánaiste announces four-week public consultation for strategy due by year end
Healthcare data giant inks deal for offices at Galway’s Bonham Quay
Datavant to create 125 jobs by end of 2027 with new global research and design centre
Catherine Corless ‘so relieved’ excavation of Tuam mother and baby home will finally begin on Monday
The Bon Secours-run institution has admitted it did not treat the bodies of dead children properly
Former death row inmate Sunny Jacobs never let tragedies define her, funeral hears
Anti-death penalty advocate and her 31-year-old carer died last week in a house fire at her isolated Connemara cottage
Galway school offers €2,000 to new pupils to prevent loss of second teacher
Scoil Naomh Pádraig is set to lose three of its seven pupils next September
Man who sold ‘extraordinarily rare’ Seamus Heaney books has stolen property charge dismissed
Alan Ladak (70) said he bought the books, valued at €2,000, for €40 each at bric-a-brac stall in Galway city centre
Storm surges of up to five metres are looming for some of Ireland’s cities
Cork is ‘very, very vulnerable’, but Dublin, Galway, the east coast and areas along the Shannon are also at high risk
Carer who died in Connemara house fire with Sunny Jacobs remembered as ‘free spirit’
Kevin Kelly loved ‘tranquil life of and beauty of Connemara’, funeral hears
The story of Sunny Jacobs was never as straightforward as the media suggested
We should be wary of narratives that present women – especially those accused of crimes – as either the evil witch or Snow White
Event guide: Pulp, Beyond the Pale, Cork Midsummer and other best things to do in Ireland this week
Ireland event guide for the week June 7th–13th, 2025: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way
President Higgins criticises £1.5bn UK arms investment announced by Keir Starmer
Michael D Higgins calls on UN to use ‘exceptional powers’ to ensure aid flows to Gaza
The life and tragic death of Sunny Jacobs: how a US death row survivor ended up in Connemara
A house fire in Co Galway this week claimed the life of the anti-death penalty campaigner who spent five years on death row
Classic Hits owner acquires Galway Bay FM for ‘seven-figure sum’
Outgoing shareholders said there had been ‘several interested parties’ vying for control of radio station
Who was Sunny Jacobs? A remarkable life from Florida’s death row to Connemara
In the News podcast: US national was sentenced to death for the murder of two US policemen in 1976
Let Me Go Mad In My Own Way by Elaine Feeney: An ambitious, thoughtful, nicely layered book
A novel written in transparent, unshowy prose, enabling the narrative to maintain its focus on the protagonist
Death row survivor Sonia ‘Sunny’ Jacobs found ‘tranquility’ in Connemara before death in house fire
Jacobs spent five years on death row in Florida for murder she did not commit
A casual bite: Irish bistros, cafes and wine bars for a laid-back meal
Key ingredients of a popular place to eat? Passion, quality and a twist of originality
Woman who died in Connemara house fire named as former US death row inmate Sunny Jacobs
US citizen, who had conviction overturned after almost 17 years in prison, died along with man in his 30s
What will €475,000 buy in Galway city and Co Kildare?
Two homes, one price: A three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Galway city or a detached four-bedroom house on an acre outside Athy?
Elaine Feeney on her new novel: ‘I was pushing a sort of Chekhov dinner party in the west of Ireland’
The author of Let Me Go Mad in My Own Way on her ‘first Irish family saga’, why she left teaching, and the politics of the domestic space
Picture story: Druid Theatre prepares to mark 50 years with Shakespeare and Synge
Riders to the Sea and Macbeth come to the Mick Lally Theatre as part of Galway International Arts Festival
The ultimate guide to the Irish summer: 50 great things to do come rain or shine
Our hot tips for Irish summer fun, from walks and swimming spots to stargazing and crab fishing, and from foodie tours to 99s
Summer 2025: 100 great restaurants, cafes and places to eat around Ireland
Some of the best restaurants in Dublin, Cork, Galway and around Ireland from brand new places to classic favourites
‘It’s gone absolutely loony’: As Ireland’s campervan culture explodes, problems arise
Amid a record boom in campervan ownership since Covid, complaints include a lack of infrastructure, ‘backlash’ from some councils and poor behaviour from a minority
Cost of traffic congestion in Galway will be equivalent of almost €1,000 a year for each inhabitant
Galway stands out due to the expectation that its congestion problems will be more spread across the day, more than doubling at lunchtime
Galway arts worker charged with criminal damages to aircraft at Shannon refused permission to travel
Nell Buckley (29) of Ballyburke, Galway barred from entering any airport and must return passport
Dublin and Galway student accommodation portfolio hits the market at €115m
Portfolio of 724 student bed spaces in Dublin and Galway hit the market
Escape from the city to a rural refuge in the magical, mystical Burren
Aoibheann McNamara has transformed a 1930s Land Commission cottage on a high plateau in the Burren into a 21st century self-catering retreat
Average monthly rent exceeds €2,000 for the first time
Daft.ie report says rents nationally rose an average 3.4% to €2,053 per month in first quarter of year
Oireachtas health committee must hear from HSE on Portiuncula maternity services, says Opposition
‘Questions need to be asked now about what exactly is going on here,’ says Labour health spokesperson as 10 reviews ongoing
Blue flags: Record number of Irish beaches and marinas win award for 2025
Kerry has most blue flags with 15, while Cork has most green coast awards with 14
Popular Connemara food truck Misunderstood Heron avoids closure with relocation to Mayo tourist spot
Award-winning food truck forced to shut down in Leenane will reopen in P Dan’s Pub near Louisburgh
Dorothy Cross: ‘I don’t think art is about talent really. It’s about a route you take’
Irish artist says: ‘I think there’s a freedom here that comes from being postcolonial’
Dublin landlord hit with largest-ever RTB fine over failure to register tenancies
Sweet Home Accommodation Ltd issued €22,000 fine for breach of rental laws at six city centre properties
Tenants win €3,000 from landlord who told them he was selling house, but re-let it
An advertisement showed the vacated property available for a period of three years at a monthly rent of €2,200, the tribunal heard
Jess Murphy: ‘Everybody’s equal in my kitchen – whether you wash dishes or cook on an open fire grill’
The Kai restaurant chef-proprietor says appreciation of food is the easiest way to overcome cultural barriers
Darkness into Light in pictures: Thousands take part in predawn walk to raise funds for Pieta
Walks took place at several locations across the country where participants walked 5km as the sun rose
Sonia O’Sullivan: Sometimes you need to go off the beaten track to find that timeless run of your life
Inis Meáin’s school hosts annual fundraising race that now attracts 500 participants
The Pullman review: Is this restaurant on a train carriage travelling towards a Michelin star?
On a beautifully restored train carriage at the Glenlo Abbey Hotel in Galway, the food has purpose and ambition, with some flaws
‘I didn’t expect to find an exciting life in Dublin’
Guilherme Parisi moved from Brazil to Dublin in October 2024 to take up a job at a German multinational company who he worked for since 2019
‘I thank God every day it was me he attacked’: Army chaplain forgives boy who stabbed him
Fr Paul Murphy says ‘everything was blessed’ on the night in question
Adam Loughnane asked for help at a Galway hospital. Three hours later he was dead
A family is bereaved by suicide every day in Ireland even though most who take their lives have sought help. This is one young man’s story
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Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
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