Timothy McCarthy Polar Medal sold for £65,000 at auctionShackleton museum in Kildare fails to match bid for award to Irish Antarctic adventurerSat Jul 23 2016 - 01:01
Work on €180m biomass plant suspendedMayo Renewable Power project in Killala halted due to financing difficultiesSat Jul 23 2016 - 01:00
Kildare museum to bid for medal awarded for Antarctic rescueTim McCarthy survived Shackleton journey but died off southwest coast in first World WarFri Jul 22 2016 - 11:09
Galway builders adapt to new construction environmentNew housing regulations a ‘shock to anyone who stopped building in 2007’Thu Jul 21 2016 - 01:01
Galway council takes legal advice over tree-fellingFive trees were cut down without permission in Salthill Park over the weekendWed Jul 20 2016 - 17:15
Apartments run by Clúid to provide template for new schemesMan saved from brink of homelessness: ‘It feels like the world is giving you a big hug’Wed Jul 20 2016 - 01:00
Victims of all conflicts remembered at Galway Nice vigilDepartment of Foreign affairs says Irishman initially feared injured actually safe and wellSat Jul 16 2016 - 15:17
Green diesel found in 15 vehicles on Aran IslandRevenue’s routine inspection on Inis Mór yields unusually high number of illicit fuel findsSat Jul 16 2016 - 01:00
Galway celebrates European Capital of Culture successDelight at announcement of 2020 title tempered with sympathy for victims of Nice attackFri Jul 15 2016 - 18:35
Census 2016: Sociologist says population fall in west ‘sad’EU policy is to ‘gentrify’ rather than develop the west, says Dr Micheál Mac GréilThu Jul 14 2016 - 22:00
Galway pub transforms into the Bastille for two daysBar marks historic links between Galway and France as artist proves art is rubbishThu Jul 14 2016 - 21:24
Dead dolphins in Kerry lead to call for EU actionExpert wants observers on large fishing ships after the discovery of three bodies in a weekThu Jul 14 2016 - 17:26
‘The ocean is more political than it ever has been’A senior American marine expert is alarmed by misinformation about climate change and by weak leadership, but he refuses to give in to pessimismThu Jul 14 2016 - 06:00
NASA selects Irish doctor to monitor aquanautsAstronauts, engineers and scientists will spend three weeks undersea off FloridaThu Jul 14 2016 - 01:01
Druid Theatre announces rural tour of ‘Waiting for Godot’Company selects three ‘bleak but beautiful’ locations to showcase Samuel Beckett’s textTue Jul 12 2016 - 18:04
West expresses weariness over emergency services plansLeaked report calls for closure of A&E department in Portiuncula HospitalTue Jul 12 2016 - 01:02
Giant insects take to Galway streets for arts festival openingArts minister approves additional funding for city’s arthouse cinemaMon Jul 11 2016 - 01:00
Galway community group pledges to protect city woodlandsCouncillors vote to allow new hospice construction within Merlin WoodsSat Jul 09 2016 - 01:00
Enda Walsh: Brexit result reflects British ‘inferiority complex’Playwright says world has ‘become a lot more polarised and a lot scarier, politically’Fri Jul 08 2016 - 21:28
Talks on Aran Islands flights deadlocked, says Seán KyneDeadline for contract talks extended after ‘stumbling blocks’ relating to airport identifiedFri Jul 08 2016 - 01:00
EPA is prosecuting Shell over Corrib gas flaring incidentEnergy giant is accused of breaching its emissions license at refinery in north MayoWed Jul 06 2016 - 01:00
Divers to challenge Dublin Bay dumpingConcerns about impact on special area of conservationWed Jul 06 2016 - 01:00
Most farmers suffer respiratory issues, according to surveyResearcher found that 89 per cent of participants were overweightTue Jul 05 2016 - 13:44
Religious congregations may gift properties to StateList of properties nationwide to be drawn up for Minister for Housing Simon CoveneyTue Jul 05 2016 - 01:00
Breathing seaweed fumes good for health, research showsTwo-decade study finds iodine deficiency much lower in seaweed-rich coastal areasMon Jul 04 2016 - 01:00
Watch: German artist sets sail in a paper boat on Galway BayFrank Bôlter worked with locals to build an 'unfolding' ten-metre vessel from large sheets of paperSun Jul 03 2016 - 13:03
Coveney says developers will be offered incentives for more social housingNew housing strategy will also ensure planning decisions ‘within six months’Fri Jul 01 2016 - 21:09
Fishing industry ‘will not lose out’ to farmers in Brexit talksMichael Creed says department are listening to fishing industry at Galway SeaFestFri Jul 01 2016 - 18:17
Wallace’s abortion Bill ‘raising false expectations’, says CoveneyIntervention comes as Minister of State calls for free vote on ‘issue of conscience’Fri Jul 01 2016 - 16:47
Seafood sector not reaching full potential, says reportUS agribusiness specialist stresses virtue of marketing scarce supply as high value at BIM conferenceThu Jun 30 2016 - 22:00
Brexit: Uncertain outlook for EU ‘fish pond’ as sea boundaries are redrawnOblivious to Brexit, fish know no boundaries - but fishermen will be held to account, conference toldThu Jun 30 2016 - 16:47
Public consultation extended for renewable energy site in GalwayConcerns over handling of plans to test wave, tidal and wind turbine devices off An SpidealTue Jun 28 2016 - 11:22
One in five admit ‘alcohol-related harms’ in Galway surveySome 44% find it acceptable to allow 16- and 17-year-olds to consume alcohol at homeMon Jun 27 2016 - 18:33
Eircode’s use of English causes high number of complaintsIrish language commissioner gets over 70 complaints about postal code roll-outMon Jun 27 2016 - 01:00
Mary Robinson: Brexit could have domino effectFormer president appeals to EU to remember its core valuesSun Jun 26 2016 - 22:01
Fishing industry warns against EU negotiations ‘sell-out’Leaders fear Irish access to 40 stocks shared with Britain could be reduced after BrexitSun Jun 26 2016 - 21:52
‘Divided Kingdom’ exposed by result of UK referendumEnglish living in Ireland disappointed with David Cameron and Jeremy CorbynSat Jun 25 2016 - 01:00
Mudslide closes main Galway to Clifden roadN59 expected to closed for part of Friday after hundreds of tonnes of peat slide to close roadFri Jun 24 2016 - 11:03
Young man’s body recovered from blowhole in Co Mayo20-year-old man’s name not being released until relatives informedThu Jun 23 2016 - 20:28
US vice president Joe Biden takes in golf and some apple pie in west of IrelandTaoiseach Enda Kenny basks in glory as he shows VP around his MayoThu Jun 23 2016 - 17:13
History of LÉ Aisling recalled as patrol ship decommissionedShip aided Air India recovery and capture of IRA gun-runner over 36 years of serviceThu Jun 23 2016 - 08:22
Bidens embrace extended Irish family in Co MayoKenny compares visit by Bidens to pilgrimage to Ireland undertaken by Kennedy clanWed Jun 22 2016 - 21:35
Dublin Port dumping plan attracts record number of objectionsUnderwater Council warns contaminants could damage special area of conservationTue Jun 21 2016 - 01:00
Major fish kill investigated on north Galway riverInland Fisheries Ireland says pollution of Yellow river caused by silage effluentMon Jun 20 2016 - 22:15
1916 Rising: Photographic reconstruction past and presentFuture presidents and Proclamation signatories among Gaelic League Oireachtas 1913Mon Jun 20 2016 - 01:00
Sea change in the west: deal divides seaweed harvestersThe decision to sell a local firm to a Canadian company has shocked some in the industrySat Jun 18 2016 - 12:00
Ship of rumours – An Irishwoman’s Diary on the ‘Indian Empire’ grounding that inspired James JoyceFri Jun 17 2016 - 01:01
Government will last ‘a year to 18 months’, says Eamon GilmoreFormer Labour leader receives honorary doctorate at NUI GalwaySat Jun 11 2016 - 01:00
Corrib companies charged over gas tunnel deathTwo construction firms face trial over fatal workplace incident at Co Mayo projectWed Jun 08 2016 - 20:37
