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‘It is time for urgent action to enable the world to decarbonise and SSE wants to help Ireland meet its onshore and offshore wind targets’

Four further actions brought against GP Alex Michel over death of Brian Coyne (42) were also settled

Hurricane force 12 winds hit Mace Head and Malin Head on January 24th

Storm Éowyn caused ‘significant levels of damage’ to forest estate, Coillte says

Drone photographs of fallen trees in Newbridge, Co Galway, show scale of damage in some areas

On Tuesday more than 25,000 homes and businesses remained without power as ESB Networks and international crews worked to restore supply

‘I haven’t really been able to charge my power chair. I got it charged a few days ago but it was really difficult'

Officers responded to reports of shots fired at two residential properties at about 3.50am

Storm Éowyn aftermath: Rory Comer (28) has been receiving palliative care for brain cancer in Dunmore, Co Galway

Without doctor-led management of Irish maternity services, tragic outcomes will recur

Community efforts in rural Galway is key to surviving Storm Éowyn’s power outages

Our electricity grid is not robust enough to handle the storms that are coming our way

West of Ireland counting the cost of storm a week on with many in Galway still without power

Concerns about industrial gasses from battery manufacturer led to response

‘Our family is broken beyond repair,’ says sister of Tara Coyne (25) as University Hospital Galway and Saolta Group apologise

The destruction of Connacht GAA’s Air Dome in Bekan is a travesty for thousands of kids around the entire province

In Dunmore, Co Galway, Rory Comer (28), who has brain cancer, is receiving controlled drugs from a nurse by candlelight, according to his mother

New Innovator: Konree

Robin McDonagh has spent a quarter of his life in the Connemara Court Hotel as his mother’s home has no electricity, heat or water

Galway woman Elizabeth O’Reilly calls for explanation for pre-natal death of daughter Bláithín

HSE appoints management team to oversee and manage maternity services with immediate effect

West Galway recorded the highest wind speeds and the most damage, with some premises not expected to get electricity back until next week

From widespread destruction at Blacksod to a football stadium damaged in the midlands, no county was left undamaged as the storm moved across the country

Record-breaking winds at Mace Head may be down to a relatively rare meterological phenomenon

Galway sees record-breaking 183km/h wind recorded at Mace Head with previous record of 182km/h set in Limerick in 1945

The prize forms part of The Irish Times Business Awards, which are run in association with Bank of Ireland

With 20% of male escapees sexually mature and capable of breeding with wild Atlantic salmon, threat to wild stocks ‘is particularly concerning’

wo homes, one price: A classic semi-d near the harbour and a stone-cut countryside cottage

Galway-based pizzas are the real deal with 72 hours of ferment and 500 degrees of baked-in flavour

Scheme envisages 30 turbines over 304m high

HSE apologises for lengthy child assessment delays attributed to increased demand and staff vacancies

Founder John Power shrugs off suggestion of tariff threat from incoming US president

New campaign aims to tackle widespread ignorance about HIV, a treatable condition that, contrary to myths, cannot be spread by kissing or using the same utensils

Trees and support poles are taken from Merlin Woods community garden and dumped elsewhere along with religious objects

A stained glass lantern owned by WB Yeats which wound its way across the Atlantic has been lovingly brought back to Ireland after almost 100 years

Defence Forces drafted in as crews from ESB Networks and Uisce Éireann struggle to reach facilities due to conditions

€70m redevelopment increased platforms from two to five and makes provision for commuter services

From the Pogues to Coldplay, the Warwick and the Oasis were once pillars of the music scene. After years of dereliction, their sites still lie empty

Kombucha is probiotic and rich in antioxidants, with one Galway-based operation going from strength to strength

Galway city is also hosting a variety of free entertainment, beginning at 6pm on New Year’s Eve