Galway

Nine beach hotels across Ireland perfect for relaxing coastal walks

Whether you’re after a short walk on the sands or a leisurely ramble, these options from Donegal to Kerry should entice

Festivals: The best Irish events in August, from music and comedy to literature and science

There’s something for everybody in our guide to the many events being held around Ireland this month

Odds and Ends - Frank McNally on the vagaries of Galway Race Week

It was as if I’d asked if his house had a late bar, or a chauffeured limousine service

Galway city councillor resigns from Social Democrats

Eibhlín Seoighthe contested general election for party in Galway West last November

Bougie picnic: Up your al fresco game with quality bites and minimal fuss

Colourfully arrange platters in minutes mixing breads, crackers, cheeses, fruit and vegetables

Woman will ‘never trust again’ after being choked and raped by partner

He told her ‘there is nothing you can do about it’ before attacking her, court hears

Man (81) calls for family DNA samples for Tuam remains to extend to cousins

Under the Institutional Burials Act, cousins can not provide DNA for identification purposes at the Tuam Mother and Baby home excavation

Slowing pace of capital project delivery has knock-on effects for Irish society

High Court challenges can add three to five years to a project

‘Rooks can drive people mad,’ judge says as prosecution taken over tree felling

Three men are being prosecuted under the Wildlife Act in connection with allegedly injuring and disturbing rooks

Palestine’s only piano tuner arrives in Galway

Piano tuner

High Court blocks residents’ bid to challenge use of hotel for housing asylum seekers

They wanted permission to take case over Government’s decision to accommodate 98 people there

Death Cafes: ‘It’s a privilege to talk about death and dying with people, because you learn a lot about living’

A network of Death Cafes have sprung up around the country, offering people a place to talk about life and death over tea and cake

Tesco seeks High Court injunction to get horses off its Galway land

Couple said they would remove animals if they were ‘financially compensated’, court heard

Letters to the Editor, July 24th: On Gaza, the NDP, Repealer regret and wind farm demolition

Repeal replaced shame with dignity, silence with support, and risk with safety

Galway farmer granted permission to challenge Greenway purchase decision ‘splitting’ his farm

He claimed the Connemara Greenway Project cycleway construction would make his farm ‘unmanageable’

You might think a planning application for a windfarm is good news. You’d be wrong

Planned demolition of the €200 million Derrybrien windfarm will lead to destruction of potential green energy source for 30,000 homes

Galway, city of the traffic

Congestion is not just an inconvenience, it is choking economic and social potential

Owners surrender 60 XL Bullies to authorities after move to ban breed

TD warns of breeding practices where 8,000 pups registered annually but 25,000 for sale on dog website

We couldn’t afford Rome due to our ridiculous number of children. Galway it was

I still feel 25, never mind 25 years married, though my right hip begs to differ

Decision to remove Eamonn Casey’s remains came in response to furore over documentary last year

The explanation given for the action by Galway’s diocesan authorities was rather obscure

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