Passenger traffic on Limerick-Galway rail line up 57% in seven yearsReview of controversial route may result in extension of line beyond AthenryMon Sept 10 2018 - 17:58
Galway mayor ‘shocked’ as onlookers film his assault rather than helpCllr Niall McNelis says ‘ego is totally bruised’ after being punched in face by manMon Sept 10 2018 - 12:23
O Cuiv outlines reasons not to run for presidencyFianna Fáil TD says he would ‘not do anything’ that would force him to leave the partyFri Sept 07 2018 - 19:56
Department of Defence denies Naval Service involvement in NATO exerciseSpanish defence ministry tweets Nato hashtag during exercise between its frigate and LÉ James JoyceFri Sept 07 2018 - 19:02
Gemma O’Doherty clashes with councillors over collusion claimsPresidential hopeful asked about her claims of collusion in murder of Veronica GuerinFri Sept 07 2018 - 18:06
Nine potential presidential candidates made pitches to Galway City CouncilSean Gallagher says he is not seeking to ‘replace’ President Higgins but to ‘carry on with the great work he had undertaken’Thu Sept 06 2018 - 22:18
Meáin of few words? Taoiseach shows off more than cúpla focal on Aran visitHowever, Fine Gael doesn’t get too many votes on islands now, several residents recalledWed Sept 05 2018 - 21:25
Taoiseach ‘disappointed’ with Fianna Fáil response to confidence and supply proposalSpeaking on Aran Islands, Leo Varadkar says he intends to ‘keep asking’ for talks with FFWed Sept 05 2018 - 19:09
Naval Service detains vessel with tonne of shark fins on boardOwners of Spanish vessel held off southwest says Irish authorities misinterpreted EU rulesTue Sept 04 2018 - 00:04
Sea sponges found off Mayo coast sampled for new drug treatmentsMost valuable compounds can be synthesised in laboratoriesMon Sept 03 2018 - 09:58
Tuam survivors network accuses Zappone of ‘publicity stunt’Coroner is the responsible office-holder; Bon Secours order holds obligations – networkTue Aug 28 2018 - 19:59
Church should ‘willingly’ contribute to Tuam reparations, Zappone saysMinister asked Pope Francis to ‘demonstrate remorse’ for treatment of woman, children with swift actionMon Aug 27 2018 - 10:58
‘Hopefully the curse has been lifted’: Pope Francis signs Mayo football jerseyDelight among crowd of over 40,000 as pope tours Knock shrine and acknowledged ‘open wound’ of abuseSun Aug 26 2018 - 16:39
Minister Ross vows action over rescue agencies reviewIndependent report identifies ‘confusion’ in relation to oversight of air-sea search and rescueSat Aug 25 2018 - 05:00
Report into death of Caitríona Lucas finds no evidence of ‘effective management’‘Critical deficiencies’ with communication on coast guard boatSat Aug 25 2018 - 03:00
‘Caitríona Lucas could still be alive, if we had known what we should have known’Irish Coast Guard volunteer was a victim of a failure to learn lessons from the pastSat Aug 25 2018 - 03:00
Galway environmental group to appeal new hospice siteLocal authority originally advised alternative location before councillors altered city planSat Aug 25 2018 - 01:00
Ambulance sent from north Mayo to south Connemara for heart attack case, GP says‘If the equivalent was highlighted in Dublin, no TD would accept it’Wed Aug 22 2018 - 19:15
US yachtsman says RNLI saved him from ‘potentially tragic’ situationLocals in Inis Mór minding John Lubimir after mast on boat ‘Patriot’ snapped at seaTue Aug 21 2018 - 19:06
Remembering the sinking of the ‘Leinster’ and the bravery of a seaman‘It is thanks to Des Branigan’s pioneering work in maritime archaeology that the hull will become a national monument from October 10th’Mon Aug 20 2018 - 06:30
Maamtrasna murders: relatives call on Britain to dismiss caseMaolra Seoighe is pardoned 136 years after he was hanged for crimes he did not commitSun Aug 19 2018 - 13:57
Pope Francis: Knock shrine, bedecked in Vatican colours, remembers 1979There was little health and safety during previous visit, and no airportSat Aug 18 2018 - 01:23
All-Ireland final: Gerry the giant – Galway’s lucky charmHope and a handcart fuelling cycle to east by faithful fans from BallygarSat Aug 18 2018 - 01:00
Government reviewing extension for western rail corriderTwo Galway East TDs at odds over train link between Athenry and ClaremorrisFri Aug 17 2018 - 01:00
Images and music mark pioneering work of Irish marine biologist Maude DelapKerry music festival commemorates groundbreaking work on jellyfishThu Aug 16 2018 - 10:45
Tuam mother and baby home survivors to hold vigil during pope’s visitHistorian Catherine Corless calls on Pope Francis to make a public apologyThu Aug 16 2018 - 01:00
GMIT is ‘functioning as normal’ although president on sick leavePerceived differences over direction college taking said to be at heart of ‘dispute’Wed Aug 15 2018 - 00:38
Planning hitch forces renewables firm to pull Shannon projectDesignPro Renewables will now test turbine to generate energy from river and estuary flows in France or GermanyMon Aug 13 2018 - 17:19
Call for Galway City Council to cap number of AirbnbsOnly tourists can afford to rent in Galway city, housing debate hearsSun Aug 12 2018 - 21:59
Insecure adults use Facebook in ‘problematic ways’NUIG study finds adults with low self-esteem use social media to fulfil attachment needsFri Aug 10 2018 - 19:12
State urged to buy 4,000 acres of Luggala estate for public useMountaineering Ireland makes call ahead of scattering of Garech de Brún’s ashes at the siteFri Aug 10 2018 - 00:30
Vast deep-sea canyon 3,000m deep mapped off Kerry coastResearch expedition charts 1,800sq km of seabed using remote controlled submarineThu Aug 09 2018 - 17:04
Training to help take on cancerAmid growing evidence that exercise is beneficial during and after cancer treatment, Cancer Care West has opened a purpose-built gym in GalwayThu Aug 09 2018 - 17:01
National broadband plan still ‘on track’ - HumphreysMinister says Government is ‘absolutely committed’ to providing rural broadbandThu Aug 09 2018 - 14:14
Coral reefs date back to dinosaur age, 160m years ago, says study‘Partnership’ with algae has helped corals to survive previous global climate eventsThu Aug 09 2018 - 06:00
Third Galway councillor expresses support for Ó Cuív candidacy for ÁrasFianna Fáil TD declines to comment on presidential intentionsTue Aug 07 2018 - 22:28
Galway’s 2020 project subject of ‘serious concerns’Report urges city to integrate ‘Brexit and refugees’ in European Capital of Culture planTue Aug 07 2018 - 20:58
Most female students ‘face sexual hostility’, study findsNUI Galway research shows majority of students find sex education unsatisfactoryTue Aug 07 2018 - 07:14
Investigation finds IT upgrade responsible for Corrib gas release‘Deficiencies’ led to non-odourised gas emergency plan being put in place as a resultWed Aug 01 2018 - 11:00
Government €1 billion rural action plan hitting delaysAdministration of Leader programme cost €4.4m for first half of 2018, while just €2.7m was paid outMon Jul 30 2018 - 21:52
All hail the time lord – An Irishwoman’s Diary on Christopher Eccleston in ‘Macbeth’Mon Jul 30 2018 - 18:15
Ocean Energy Europe ‘disappointed’ at OpenHydro liquidationFrench parent of Irish tidal energy company employing 100 cites ‘deterioration’ in marketThu Jul 26 2018 - 19:48
Co Down bodyguard who reached K2 summit says he would ‘do it all again’Noel Hanna has climbed Everest eight times but ‘Slieve Donard never gets any easier’Thu Jul 26 2018 - 09:08
K2 climber Jason Black lost two colleagues on the world’s second highest mountainDonegal athlete one of first two Irish mountaineers to make safe descent of hazardous peakTue Jul 24 2018 - 20:50
Drones to monitor water quality in westGalway-Mayo IT will use unmanned devices in water project backed by EPATue Jul 24 2018 - 12:03
Video: Newly discovered rare deepwater coral identified off Irish coastA type of “black coral” identified may be an entirely new species, says Marine InstituteTue Jul 24 2018 - 11:34
Galway to commemorate America’s first ‘sports star’Boxing champion Tom Molineaux was buried 200 years ago in unmarked graveMon Jul 23 2018 - 05:00
Two Irish climbers make summit of world’s second-highest mountain, K2Noel Hanna and Jason Black make ascent 10 years after loss of first Irish K2 summiteer, Ger McDonnellSun Jul 22 2018 - 17:52
President Michael D Higgins says housing crisis must be debated‘How should construction be financed? What mix of housing tenure do we collectively believe is appropriate?’Sat Jul 21 2018 - 15:48
Archaeological revelations in Meath offer a historic opportunityBrú na Bóinne finds have captured public’s imagination, and raise questions for the StateSat Jul 21 2018 - 05:00
