Cruise ships calling to Irish ports face tighter inspectionsCRUISE VESSELS calling to Irish ports will be subject to “tighter” inspections as a result of the Costa Concordia sinking off…Mon Jul 02 2012 - 01:00
Crowds row in as yachts head for GalwayTHE VOLVO Ocean Race fleet is due to round “Ireland’s teardrop”, the Fastnet rock off west Cork, this morning on a brisk sprint…Mon Jul 02 2012 - 01:00
Stem-cell research leaders to meet in NUIGWORLD leaders in stem-cell technology are due to exchange knowledge of potential treatments at a conference opening in NUI Galway…Mon Jul 02 2012 - 01:00
Burton to stress 'stimulus' effects of welfare in budget talksMINISTER FOR Social Protection Joan Burton has said “no detailed discussion” has taken place between the Coalition parties on…Sat Jun 30 2012 - 01:00
Artistic endeavourNot a boat in sight is the mischievous title of a new exhibition by artists Tess Higgins, Betty Quinlan and Gia Griffiths Howard…Sat Jun 30 2012 - 01:00
Galway and Derry make waves as yachts race to portsTWO ATLANTIC ports have transformed their waterfronts for the next nine days, as both Galway and Derry host separate round-world…Sat Jun 30 2012 - 01:00
NUIG degrees for Maureen Dowd and Sebastian BarryPLAYWRIGHT AND novelist Sebastian Barry, Canadian finance minister James Flaherty and New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd have…Sat Jun 30 2012 - 01:00
University team develops test that can identify TB bacteriaA NEW test for tuberculosis that can identify the exact bacteria causing the illness has been developed by a team at NUI Galway…Fri Jun 29 2012 - 01:00
Tributes paid to Howth man retiring after 44 years in lifeboat volunteer serviceThe RNLI Howth lifeboat station, local fishermen and Howth Yacht Club have paid tribute to George Duffy, who has retired after…Fri Jun 29 2012 - 01:00
Mid-term debt plan needed, says NoonanMINISTER FOR Finance Michael Noonan has said the Van Rompuy “road map” for Europe could have been a solution 12 months ago, but…Fri Jun 29 2012 - 01:00
German yacht first home in Round Rockall raceIn the build-up to the Volvo round-the-world yacht race festival, Galway yesterday welcomed the first boat home in a new round…Fri Jun 29 2012 - 01:00
Sanctions may follow deal on mackerelIceland and the Faroe Islands may face EU sanctions over disputed mackerel fishing this autumn following a “trialogue” agreement…Thu Jun 28 2012 - 01:00
An unforgettable plateauTHE DUBLIN tennis coach who reached the summit of Mount Everest last month has raised €20,000 in support of lung transplants …Tue Jun 26 2012 - 01:00
Clinton is a warm bath, Obama a cold shower - Maureen DowdFORMER US president Bill Clinton is like a “warm bath”, Barack Obama is like a “cold shower” and George Bush snr is one of the…Tue Jun 26 2012 - 01:00
Cities don't have a monopoly on creativityWHEN JONATHAN Raban warned that the West was “in the middle of a furious conflict between the city and the country, in part a…Mon Jun 25 2012 - 01:00
Free meals in memory of past kindnessesA GALWAY man who has opened a “soup kitchen” in the city says his only motive is to return favours paid to him when he was down…Sat Jun 23 2012 - 01:00
'A loveable-hateable class of a yoke'Lola Leech’s boat, a Shannon One Design that is now 90, was her teammate when she became the first woman to sail in Ireland’s…Sat Jun 23 2012 - 01:00
City of Tribes all set for fringe festivalITALIAN COMPOSER, pianist and world music specialist Antoni O’Breschi will play at Galway’s first official “fringe”, which is…Sat Jun 23 2012 - 01:00
Maritime cluster project receives national awardThe new concept of an Irish Maritime and Energy Resource Cluster in Cork has received a public service excellence award by Taoiseach…Fri Jun 22 2012 - 01:00
Bog issue will arise again, says councillorA FORMER Fine Gael mayor has called on Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht Jimmy Deenihan to return to the European…Fri Jun 22 2012 - 01:00
Galway turf-cutter protest endsA resolution has been agreed in the 24 hour standoff between turf-cutters, the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) and…Thu Jun 21 2012 - 01:00
Accident inquiry as State air ambulance hits power lines two weeks into serviceTHE AIR Accident Investigation Unit has begun an investigation into a “heavy landing” by an Air Corps Eurocopter in Co Tipperary…Wed Jun 20 2012 - 01:00
Naval Service trailed ship linked to Syrian armsA RUSSIAN ship suspected of carrying helicopters and arms to Syria was monitored by the Naval Service and Irish Coast Guard over…Wed Jun 20 2012 - 01:00
Norwegians unaware of role of Statoil, says economistA Scandinavian economist and fisherman has said that Norwegian people have “no idea of what’s being done in their name” in Ireland…Tue Jun 19 2012 - 01:00
Call for culture of 'assisted citizenship'President Michael D Higgins has said that he has been “horrified” to witness the “great struggles for the extension of democracy…Tue Jun 19 2012 - 01:00
Councillor queries HSE West's rental billA FORMER city mayor has questioned why the HSE West is spending almost half its entire annual rent budget for Galway, of over…Tue Jun 19 2012 - 01:00
Helicopter makes 'heavy landing'The State’s new emergency air ambulance has been grounded after an Air Corps Eurocopter assigned to the service hit wires in …Tue Jun 19 2012 - 01:00
Senator calls on Galway to raise €100,000 for festivalWith less than a fortnight to the opening of the Volvo Ocean Race festival in Galway, Fine Gael Senator Fidelma Healy-Eames has…Tue Jun 19 2012 - 01:00
Buoy to tweet yacht race detailsWITH a 15-day countdown to the Volvo Ocean Race final, a “smart” buoy laid off Galway’s Mutton Island will “tweet” the round-…Fri Jun 15 2012 - 01:00
EU compromise deal on dumping of fish criticisedEU FISHERIES ministers have been criticised both by fishing and environmental interests for their latest attempt to eradicate…Thu Jun 14 2012 - 01:00
National campaign group targets wind turbinesA NATIONAL movement to highlight concerns about wind farms says it has the support of some 15 community groups along the Atlantic…Tue Jun 12 2012 - 01:00
Albino monkfish and box crab caught off west coastTwo unusual marine species have been landed into south Connemara.Mon Jun 11 2012 - 01:00
Strict safety measures for oil and gas explorationPotential hydraulic fracturing or “fracking” and refining of gas drawn from the Kinsale and Corrib gas fields will be monitored…Sat Jun 09 2012 - 01:00
Beached minke whale frees itselfIt’s not quite Free Willy, but here’s a tale with a happy outcomeSat Jun 09 2012 - 01:00
Gardaí seek witnesses after elderly brothers tied up in house robberyGARDAÍ IN north Galway are appealing for witnesses as part of their investigation into an aggravated burglary in which two elderly…Sat Jun 09 2012 - 01:00
Mayo's 'Free Willy' heads back to seaIt's not quite Free Willy, it wasn’t an orca killer whale, but here’s a tale with a happy outcome.Fri Jun 08 2012 - 01:00
Survey shows tremor struck closer to Providence territory than CorribThe epicentre for Wednesday’s earthquake off Mayo was closer to an area licensed to Providence Resources than to the Corrib gas…Fri Jun 08 2012 - 01:00
Mayo earthquake surprises geologistsA LEADING seismologist has said yesterday’s earthquake off the west coast was “unexpected” and poses “very interesting questions…Thu Jun 07 2012 - 01:00
Ship's exotic cargo may be pirates' haulA LEADING marine archaeologist has described as “absolutely incredible” some of the initial exotic findings on a shipwreck recently…Tue Jun 05 2012 - 01:00
Hoteliers defend festival rates in GalwayTHE IRISH Hotels Federation has defended accommodation prices in Galway during next month’s festival season.Tue Jun 05 2012 - 01:00
Tourism body says Volvo race matching sponsorship weakFÁILTE IRELAND has confirmed that matching sponsorship for its €4 million investment in the Volvo Ocean Race final in Galway …Tue Jun 05 2012 - 01:00
Noise complaint follows Corrib pipeline workRESIDENTS LIVING close to the Corrib gas pipeline’s land valve in Glengad, Co Mayo, say they were subjected to a continuous high…Tue Jun 05 2012 - 01:00
American and Mayo native become priests in TuamA US native with Connemara links and a Mayo manufacturing engineering graduate have been ordained to the Catholic priesthood …Mon Jun 04 2012 - 01:00
Students make DVD about same-sex parentsTWO STUDENTS at Sligo Institute of Technology who have made an educational video for small children about same-sex parents hope…Mon Jun 04 2012 - 01:00
An Irishwoman's DiaryCHEWED cables. Ravaged ring-binders. Satanic scratches on doorsMon Jun 04 2012 - 01:00
Ó Cuív stands by his referendum positionREACTION: FORMER FIANNA Fáil deputy leader Éamon Ó Cuív says he has no regrets about his stance on the fiscal treaty referendum…Sat Jun 02 2012 - 01:00
Irish Sea level to rise 47cm by end of centuryTHE IRISH Sea’s level will rise by almost half a metre by the end of the century, according to new research published by NUI …Sat Jun 02 2012 - 01:00
Devil's in the detail at Druid rehearsals‘BUT I SEE them, a herd of innocents, starved and diseased, thrown up on a foreign shore, the sacrificial offerings of a modern…Thu May 31 2012 - 01:00
Sea survey may breach EU directive, says whale lobbyTHE IRISH Whale and Dolphin Group has said the Department of Energy is in potential breach of the EU habitats directive for licensing…Thu May 31 2012 - 01:00
