Tributes paid to teenagers who rescued a man from Galway’s river CorribBoat and lifesaving training come in handy as boys pilot a Rib in darkness to effect rescueTue Oct 30 2018 - 19:58
Haunting scenes in Galway as Macnas celebrates SamhainThere were otherworldly vibes in the city centre for the fifth Macnas Halloween paradeSun Oct 28 2018 - 20:30
Bertie Ahern, Donald Trump, Dustin the Turkey get votes in presidential election‘All useless’ and ‘no to abortion’ among comments on spoiled ballot papersSun Oct 28 2018 - 15:05
A national marine plan: Making the sea work for us, and us for itPublic consultation is under way on a marine plan for Ireland, and everyone agrees on one principleSat Oct 27 2018 - 06:00
Galway Travellers vote after Casey’s comments ‘ignite the community’‘Until Peter Casey did his Donald Trump, I wasn’t so interested, but I couldn’t rest after that’ – Annie McDonaghSat Oct 27 2018 - 00:57
Up to 450 property owners contacted about €600 million Galway ring roadFirst stages in planning application for ring road made to An Bord PleanálaFri Oct 26 2018 - 14:55
Mixed turnout as ballot boxes from 12 islands delivered to count centresFour Galway islands average 30% turnoutThu Oct 25 2018 - 21:14
Turnout on islands for presidential election and referendum has been lowThree of 63 registered voters in Inishboffin off Donegal had voted by time polling station closedThu Oct 25 2018 - 19:09
Polling stations open on 12 offshore islands on ThursdayFianna Fáil’s Éamon Ó Cuív hopes this week’s vote is the last time that islanders vote on a different day to the rest of the StateWed Oct 24 2018 - 19:05
‘New heart for old city’: Galway’s massive regeneration scheme‘Ceannt Quarter’ development to include hotel, residential, community and retailWed Oct 24 2018 - 01:45
Catherine Corless ‘pleasantly shocked’ by decision to excavate Tuam home siteGalway historian had been given no inkling of the decision when she met Taoiseach Leo Varadkar on Monday nightTue Oct 23 2018 - 20:37
‘I am delighted... I didn’t think the Government’s decision would be this one’Decision to excavate and exhume site of Tuam mother and baby home welcomedTue Oct 23 2018 - 20:21
‘Sounding like a missionary on climate change does not work’Explorer Arved Fuchs tries to engage people emotionally with what he has seenSat Oct 20 2018 - 06:00
Galway 2020: no sponsorship raised in six months and almost €130,000 spent on feesTwo Aosdána poets calling for artists to take over cultural capital project’s creative leadershipFri Oct 19 2018 - 21:49
Peter Casey denies mixing up Michael D Higgins and FF mayorPresidential candidate claimed President had objected to Traveller halting site in 1968Thu Oct 18 2018 - 20:43
Galway 2020: Poet Rita Ann Higgins compares it to Dante’s InfernoHiggins calls for team of local artists to be appointed to provide creative leadWed Oct 17 2018 - 20:37
Galway rough sleeper who died a ‘nice young lad who had gone astray’Preliminary postmortem results rule out any suspicious circumstances in death of Martin Carroll (29)Tue Oct 16 2018 - 20:30
Aran Islands air service may be based at Shannon AirportProposal emerges to maintain vital link if no deal in talks with existing service providerMon Oct 15 2018 - 01:00
Indemnity scheme for greater mountain access may be in place next yearScheme to protect farmers from claims by walkers with Attorney GeneralMon Oct 15 2018 - 01:00
Six rural towns to get up to €100k for plans to woo more residentsBallinrobe, Banagher, Boyle, Callan, Cappoquin, Castleblayney selected for pilot projectThu Oct 11 2018 - 17:43
Landlords ‘gorging’ like ‘some starved waif’ on increased rents - ombudsmanOmbudsman for Children Dr Niall Muldoon criticises State reliance on private rental sectorWed Oct 10 2018 - 19:46
Budget 2019: Funding promised for new marine research vesselShip expected to be commissioned next yearTue Oct 09 2018 - 21:21
Budget 2019: Landlords the ‘big winners’ says homelessness workerCope Galway’s figures shows homelessness increasing in western capitalTue Oct 09 2018 - 18:50
Arts producers in ‘constructive’ talks over Galway 2020‘We didn’t come out dancing, but we didn’t come out crying,’ says spokeswomanFri Oct 05 2018 - 22:33
Crewman (28) who drowned had drugs in system when boat sankInvestigatory body urges campaign about dangers of intoxication while at seaFri Oct 05 2018 - 17:45
Mountain habitats to benefit from new upland network State partnership‘Need for voice of the uplands to be heard’ says national co-ordinator Mary MulveyThu Oct 04 2018 - 21:26
Maire Geoghegan-Quinn resigns from Galway 2020 boardOrganisation said former EU Commissioner left due to unavailablity for board meetingsThu Oct 04 2018 - 16:42
Fundraising for heart disease was no plain sailingRichard Hayes circumnavigated Ireland solo in a tiny dinghy to raise funds for cardiology equipment in memory of his motherThu Oct 04 2018 - 07:01
Internet valium abuse a growing problem in Galway city, says mayorChildren as young as 13 buying drugs illegally online, says Niall McNelisWed Oct 03 2018 - 20:24
Galway 2020 loses key board member with resignation of arts festival chiefConfirmation of resignation of John Crumlish follows Druid’s withdrawal of flagship productionWed Oct 03 2018 - 20:10
New chief executive for Galway 2020 appointed after resignationConcern about capital of culture project mounts among artistsTue Oct 02 2018 - 16:07
Cabinet to run rule over €600m Galway ring roadProposed route advanced by planners includes 18km link between east and west of cityTue Oct 02 2018 - 00:17
Higgins is no dark horse amid fawning crowds in BallinasloeMen with stout sticks, women and children were spellbound as he spoke from the ‘gig rig’Sun Sept 30 2018 - 21:25
Sean Gallagher lists directorships of four companies in Sipo declarationBusinessman says presidency should be as ‘transparent as possible because it is taxpayer’s money’Sun Sept 30 2018 - 20:42
Galway 2020: The implosion of the capital of culture projectKey people have left, only half its budget is in place, and its vision is unclear. What went wrong?Sat Sept 29 2018 - 06:00
Patrick Honohan says banking crash cost Irish people €37bnFormer Central Bank governor warns on loss of tax revenue from US multinationalsFri Sept 28 2018 - 20:00
Four-year scholarship for research into motor neurone diseaseFunds come from unspent money raised for care of Andrew Lydon who died of conditionSun Sept 23 2018 - 17:11
Put Aviation Authority in charge of search and rescue - reportMinister for Transport Shane Ross says he ‘accepts in full’ all 12 recommendationsFri Sept 21 2018 - 13:36
Developer comes back from crash with plans for new Galway urban quarterProject Ceannt on CIÉ lands will be one of State’s biggest-ever urban regeneration schemesFri Sept 21 2018 - 01:00
Swiss authorities liaising with family of woman killed in stormElvira Ferraii was in a caravan when it was overturned and swept into the sea near ClifdenThu Sept 20 2018 - 20:57
Connemara locals shocked at Swiss woman’s death as caravan swept off coast in stormPresident Higgins expresses condolences over woman’s death in CladdaghduffWed Sept 19 2018 - 19:59
Storm Ali: Woman who died in caravan was visiting from EuropeStorm force 11 winds batter Ireland amid orange alertWed Sept 19 2018 - 14:31
West’s cancer patients fearful of any further delay for UHG radiation oncology unitHSE funding shortfall could delay projectWed Sept 19 2018 - 01:00
UHG cancer treatment centre delay ‘completely unacceptable’Lack of medical facilities in west highlighted amid fears funding shortage will hit projectsMon Sept 17 2018 - 18:25
New deep sea research project to monitor Ireland’s earthquake activityListening devices will monitor links between ocean wave activity, landslides and tsunamisMon Sept 17 2018 - 18:09
From upsetting the balance to setting the world on fireOffshore oil and gas extraction poses a huge threat to the health of marine ecosystemsMon Sept 17 2018 - 15:59
Galway arts centre director calls for resignation of Galway 2020 chairArts groups seeking meeting with city and county managers over debacleFri Sept 14 2018 - 20:18
Water charges failed due to a ‘too much too soon’ approach – economist‘How (not) to do public policy’ analysis to be debated at NUI Galway conferenceThu Sept 13 2018 - 07:00
English seeks solutions to Traveller accommodation crisisIrish Traveller Movement calls for dedicated housing agency to bypass local authoritiesWed Sept 12 2018 - 20:02
Galway 2020 project in turmoil as chief executive departsDeparture of Hannah Kiely comes just months after project lost creative directorMon Sept 10 2018 - 21:03
