Sailors with disabilities set out to circumnavigate Ireland44 mixed-ability skippers and crew aim to highlight equality on waterSat Jun 27 2015 - 01:02
The Corrib impact: pipelines, protests and prosperityA decade ago the Rossport Five were jailed over their opposition to a pipeline linking the offshore Corrib gas field to Shell’s inland refinery. With that plant complete, what were the project’s effects on north Mayo’s people, economy and environment?Sat Jun 27 2015 - 01:00
Gay Byrne and Harry Crosbie’s path to freedom on the Great South WallThe pair have hatched a plan to make the Great South Wall in Dublin safer as a walkway, after a friend fell and broke her nose thereThu Jun 25 2015 - 12:00
Call for Simon Coveney to ensure EU fish stocks plans are metPreparations for next year’s EU quotas are already under way, says Birdwatch IrelandThu Jun 25 2015 - 01:00
Irish scientists discover new coral habitat off Kerry coastUCC-led marine researchers confirm coldwater reef on edge of Porcupine Bank canyonWed Jun 24 2015 - 01:01
Galway postmistress to stand in general electionSeona O’Fegan of Barna pledges to fight for communities threatened by ‘privatisation’Tue Jun 23 2015 - 14:50
Galway Bay fish farm plan in doubt under new guidelinesBord Iascaigh Mhara awaiting ‘guidance’ from licensing body on project applicationMon Jun 22 2015 - 01:00
Beyond organic: growing in Galway by the phases of the moonKerry woman Cáit Curran certified in biodynamic farmingSat Jun 20 2015 - 01:01
Council delays decision on Apple data centre in GalwayGroup of locals oppose planned location of new €850 million complex near AthenryThu Jun 18 2015 - 17:47
Spanish Armada cannons retrieved from Sligo seabedUnderwater archaeology unit recovers material at Streedagh which dates back to 1588Wed Jun 17 2015 - 18:34
Star Wars given free use of Defence Forces resourcesDisney Lucasfilm utilised Naval Service and Air Corps during Skellig Michael filmingMon Jun 15 2015 - 01:00
Referendum an ‘extraordinary event’ - Garry HynesDruid Theatre director also criticises lack of ‘civic morality’ in society in NUIG speechSat Jun 13 2015 - 01:00
Physiotherapists at University Hospital Galway may be displaced for extra bedsImpact warns hospital the move would risk breaching Hiqa standardsFri Jun 12 2015 - 01:00
State’s research ship completes Atlantic Ocean surveyIceberg footprints and underwater mountain among findings by MV Celtic ExplorerTue Jun 09 2015 - 17:23
‘Maybe we will have 150 years ahead of unimagined excellence in film’Editor and sound designer Walter Murch, who worked on Apocalypse Now, The Godfather Part II and the upcoming Tomorrowland, thinks the digital revolution has militated against reflection – but could also lead to a golden ageTue Jun 09 2015 - 01:00
Star Wars filming may return to Skellig MichaelIrish Film Board refuses to deny discussions on use of Unesco world heritage site in filmTue Jun 09 2015 - 01:00
The eviction and death of Bríd CumminsJulie Grace has written a book about what she believes was an abuse of power by Galway City Council in their move to evict a vulnerable woman in 2004Mon Jun 08 2015 - 10:00
Lavatory litter louts pose threat to birds and marine lifeCotton buds, cigarettes, plasters and condoms the most common ‘high risk’ itemsMon Jun 08 2015 - 01:00
NUI Galway leads stem-cell research on diabetic kidney diseaseEU-funded project will involve clinical trials next year in three countriesMon Jun 08 2015 - 01:00
Denis O’Brien’s cornerman: ‘He must have been a boxer in his former life’Former journalist James Morrissey has taken a combative approach to his role representing Denis O’Brien in the mediaSat Jun 06 2015 - 01:00
Safety of Drascombe Lugger boat questioned in drowning reportMarine Casualty Investigation Board look into death of sailor in west CorkFri Jun 05 2015 - 19:16
US academic bequeaths music to adopted Galway homeFree classical music concert to be held to thank people of OughterardFri Jun 05 2015 - 18:06
Major fire at south Mayo agricultural machinery plantFire units from Mayo and Galway manage to contain blaze with no casualties reportedTue Jun 02 2015 - 22:58
Maud Gonne autobiography fetches €5,200 in Yeats auctionFunds to be used for WB Yeats’s old summer home at Thoor Ballylee in south GalwayTue Jun 02 2015 - 16:41
Ireland needs to be ‘far more generous’ to refugeesEU resettlement quota too low, says Irish Centre for Human Rights directorTue Jun 02 2015 - 16:39
Irish vessel deployed to map seabed off NewfoundlandSurvey will focus on area where first trans-Atlantic cable laid in 1857Tue Jun 02 2015 - 13:35
Post mortem on woman found dead in Mayo inconclusiveToxicology tests expected to determine cause of death of Ann Murphy (49)Tue Jun 02 2015 - 01:00
Postmortem due on body of woman found in Co MayoRemains of woman in her forties found at house near Glencorrib on SundayMon Jun 01 2015 - 12:32
Accidental Irish athlete selected to represent AustraliaNovice contender: Erris native Sinéad Diver took up competitive running four years agoSun May 31 2015 - 23:01
Irish Lives: Inishbofin and the lure of that Inish FestivalPeadar King’s love of Inishbofin is clear from the weekend’s schedule of stimulating eventsSat May 30 2015 - 01:00
Monument unveiled to soldier who went missing in LebanonPte Caomhán Seoighe from Inis Óirr disappeared in April 1981 while on UN missionFri May 29 2015 - 22:23
Grand plans for WB Yeats’s ‘invincible tower’ at GortThe 15th-century Norman tower Thoor Ballylee was home to the poet and his family for 12 years. An auction is planned to raise funds to turn it into a cultural centreFri May 29 2015 - 06:00
Inis Óirr and Inishturk secure permanent nursing coverAran island post will depend on air service with ‘uncertain future’, says co-op managerThu May 28 2015 - 18:23
Blue Flag awards: is your local beach on the list?Six beaches conferred with ‘dual’ Blue Flag and Green Coast statusThu May 28 2015 - 13:44
Coveney to unveil memorial to Aran soldier killed in LebanonBody of UN peacekeeper Caomhán Seoighe from Inis Oírr was never foundThu May 28 2015 - 01:00
Authorities investigate dumping of dead fish off Spiddal beachGalway Bay may be ‘infected’ by farmed salmon carcasses found in the areaTue May 26 2015 - 18:55
Galway heaves with happiness at referendum resultEcstatic cheers in Blue Note bar for former Fianna Fáil justice minister Máire Geoghegan-QuinnTue May 26 2015 - 10:05
An Irishwoman’s Diary on Martin von Hildebrand, a hero of the AmazonChampioning an environmental corridor from the Andes to the Atlantic OceanTue May 26 2015 - 01:01
President Higgins calls for protection of public spaceHe says State has moved away from supporting public parks and librariesMon May 25 2015 - 01:00
Islanders among the first to vote on marriage equalityFlights to the three Aran islands off Galway were disrupted by weatherThu May 21 2015 - 20:37
Prince Charles completes ‘a pilgrimage of the heart’Relatives of victims of the August 1979 Mullaghmore and Warrenpoint bombings attend ecumenical service with royal couple in Drumcliffe church in Co SligoThu May 21 2015 - 01:00
Lighthouses to offer Atlantic coast accommodationTwelve working lights from Down to Cork refurbished under European Union-funded initiativeWed May 20 2015 - 18:00
‘We all have regrets’, says Prince Charles in SligoMullaghmore tragedy helped him understand the widespread suffering, he saysWed May 20 2015 - 15:21
Prince Charles in Galway: ‘You raise our spirits in so many ways’Peace and reconcilation comprises abiding theme on the first day of royal couple’s visitWed May 20 2015 - 01:00
Prince Charles and Gerry Adams share handshake in GalwayPrince agrees to meeting after a request by Sinn Féin presidentTue May 19 2015 - 20:47
Prince Charles to meet Gerry Adams, Martin McGuinnessPrivate meeting scheduled to take place in Galway on TuesdayTue May 19 2015 - 06:37
Chinese premier signs bilateral deals on farming and visasSecurity is tight as Li Keqiang visits dairy farm and attends Irish music performanceSun May 17 2015 - 23:26
Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles to begin Irish visitThe British royal couple will visit the grave of poet WB Yeats, NUIG, and the BurrenSun May 17 2015 - 13:02
Irish flagship LE ‘Eithne’ to provide aid in MediterraneanLE ‘Eithne’ leaves Cork today equipped to rescue up to 400 people at a timeSat May 16 2015 - 10:06
Expert declines ‘mudflap’ role on gender equality taskforceUL’s Prof Pat O’Connor airs ‘serious reservations’ on make-up of NUIG committeeFri May 15 2015 - 22:32
