Further warnings on frozen waterGarda and rescue agencies have reiterated warnings to parents of children who are off school over the next three days about the…Mon Jan 11 2010 - 00:00
Achill Coast Guard in 'shed' premisesTHE DEPARTMENT of Transport says it is hopeful that a legal dispute over Irish Coast Guard use of a new €2 million base on Achill…Mon Jan 11 2010 - 00:00
Risk of frozen lakes highlightedIrish Water Safety (IWS) has reiterated its warning about the dangers of walking or skating on lakes, following reports of such…Thu Jan 07 2010 - 00:00
Conditions remain hazardous in westContinued harsh weather conditions have forced the closure of a large number of schools in the west, as travel remains hazardous…Thu Jan 07 2010 - 00:00
Retired garda defends force's handling of Corrib protestsTHE SENIOR garda responsible for policing the Corrib gas project in north Mayo says he believes the force has handled the situation…Tue Jan 05 2010 - 00:00
Women need 'wake-up' call over cardiac riskAS THE new year begins with many good resolutions, a consultant cardiologist has called for a dedicated national campaign to …Tue Jan 05 2010 - 00:00
Retired garda defends force's handling of Corrib protestsTHE SENIOR garda responsible for policing the Corrib gas project in north Mayo says he believes the force has handled the situation…Tue Jan 05 2010 - 00:00
Women need 'wake-up' call over cardiac riskAS THE new year begins with many good resolutions, a consultant cardiologist has called for a dedicated national campaign to …Tue Jan 05 2010 - 00:00
The mother of necessityNEW LIFE: Having devised a scheduling board for her son Stephen, Avril Webster began working on books for schools and then for…Tue Dec 29 2009 - 00:00
TD warns of policing crisis for MayoFINE GAEL TD John O’Mahony has warned of a “major crisis building up” for policing in Co Mayo.Tue Dec 29 2009 - 00:00
Caring sector could provide opportunity for jobs growthTHE CARING sector is a “future growth area” for employment on the Atlantic seaboard, according to the Western Development Commission…Tue Dec 29 2009 - 00:00
Priest criticises archbishop's stancePROMINENT REDEMPTORIST Fr Tony Flannery has criticised Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin for failing to discuss matters raised…Mon Dec 28 2009 - 00:00
Bishop of Galway stands firmBishop of Galway Dr Martin Drennan “does not intend to resign”, according to his diocesan communications manager Fr Seán McHugh…Sun Dec 27 2009 - 00:00
Hillwalkers warned over dangers of 'excess zeal'SAFETY: THE IRISH Mountain Rescue Association has warned seasonal hillwalkers not to “succumb to an excess of zeal” over the…Tue Dec 22 2009 - 00:00
Naval Service patrolling to get 200-day cutNAVAL SERVICE patrolling at sea is to be cut by 200 days, the Department of Defence has confirmed.Mon Dec 21 2009 - 00:00
Survival courses urged for sailorsLEISURE SAILORS should undertake survival courses and become familiar with different types of lifejackets, the Marine Casualty…Sat Dec 19 2009 - 00:00
'Republic now two hours wide'THE REPUBLIC is now just “two hours wide” with completion of the first “inter-urban” M6 corridor between Galway and Dublin…Sat Dec 19 2009 - 00:00
NUIG to invest €130m in constructionNUI GALWAY has unveiled a development strategy for the next five years that features a €130 million construction plan.Fri Dec 18 2009 - 00:00
Galway-Dublin motorway opensTwo of the State's cities are now linked by motorway for the first time, following today's opening of the final stretch of the…Fri Dec 18 2009 - 00:00
Fahey welcomes report on 'Lost at Sea' schemeFORMER minister for the marine and Galway West TD Frank Fahey has welcomed the Ombudsman’s publication of “all the facts” relating…Tue Dec 15 2009 - 00:00
Lost at sea scheme flawed - reportOmbudsman Emily O'Reilly, has presented a special report to the Houses of the Oireachtas, following rejection by a department…Mon Dec 14 2009 - 00:00
Event to mark trek made by ShackletonONE CENTURY after Sir Ernest Shackleton took to a Dublin stage to describe how he almost reached the South Pole, the event is…Thu Dec 10 2009 - 00:00
€5m in EU funds for wave energy projectIRISH OCEAN energy company Wavebob is leading a consortium which has been given just over €5 million in EU funds to test a full…Wed Dec 09 2009 - 00:00
Psychologist warns victims will feel 'very, very helpless'HUMAN IMPACT: AS FLOOD levels remain critical in parts of south and east Galway, HSE West’s principal psychologist says people…Mon Dec 07 2009 - 00:00
Community has its own emergency response plan for the 'field of miracles'LIKE A “thief in the night” is how Eddie Stones describes the river Shannon’s dramatic movement in southeast Galway over the …Mon Nov 30 2009 - 00:00
Galway boil water notice extendedAs extensive areas of east and south Galway remain flooded, Galway County Council has extended a boil water notice for the public…Mon Nov 30 2009 - 00:00
The WestAS FURTHER heavy rain was forecast in the west, the long, slow clear-up was continuing yesterday in areas where flood levels …Fri Nov 27 2009 - 00:00
Measles immunisation in west urgedHSE WEST has urged parents in the region to have young children immunised against measles, following confirmation of six suspected…Fri Nov 27 2009 - 00:00
Weather hampers Galway reliefContinuing flood relief efforts in the west and midwest have proved challenging this evening as bitter northerly winds and heavy…Fri Nov 27 2009 - 00:00
Flood alert remains high in westSouth Galway and parts of the north and east remained on flood alert today as water levels fell in parts and rose in other areas…Wed Nov 25 2009 - 00:00
Stormy winds forecast for westStorm force winds are forecast for the west tonight, as efforts continue to try and relieve hardship caused by flooding in large…Tue Nov 24 2009 - 00:00
Floods cause traffic chaos in westRiver levels receded slightly in Ballinasloe and Claregalway this morning but large parts of Co Galway to the north, east and…Mon Nov 23 2009 - 00:00
Mourners at funeral of car crash fatality told roads authority should 'do its duty'THE NATIONAL Roads Authority (NRA) should “do its duty” in relation to road safety, according to a priest officiating at one …Mon Nov 23 2009 - 00:00
'Places never flooded before covered in water'GALWAY: SOUTH Galway free range egg farmer Frank Commins says he has had many “Homer Simpson” moments over the last three days…Mon Nov 23 2009 - 00:00
University in shock over deaths of womenA FLAG flew at half-mast at NUI Galway and several hundred students sought solace in the university chapel as word of the deaths…Thu Nov 19 2009 - 00:00
Four women killed and one critically injured in crashFOUR WOMEN were killed and two people injured in a collision between a car and a pick-up truck on the Galway-Mayo border last…Wed Nov 18 2009 - 00:00
No defects found to aircraft in fatal crashA PRELIMINARY inquiry into the Air Corps crash that claimed the lives of two pilots in Connemara last month has found no technical…Wed Nov 18 2009 - 00:00
Community mourns 'noble gentleman'THE DEATH of a "noble gentleman and friend" has marked a "traumatic" week for the family of retired farmer Finbar Fahy and his…Wed Nov 18 2009 - 00:00
Funeral today of retired Galway farmerTHE FUNERAL of retired farmer Finbar Fahy (78), who was killed in his home last week, is to take place in south Galway today.Tue Nov 17 2009 - 00:00
'Confident advice' needed to ease fears over HRTWOMEN SHOULD be given “confident advice” which allows them to make an “informed choice” about using hormone replacement therapy…Tue Nov 17 2009 - 00:00
GPs face delays over locum paymentsGENERAL PRACTITIONERS in the west are facing delays in repayment of locum cover, due to HSE West’s non-replacement of staff on…Tue Nov 17 2009 - 00:00
GMIT signs deal with top Chinese universityGALWAY-MAYO INSTITUTE of Technology (GMIT) has signed a “strategic partnership” agreement with Nanchang University, ranked as…Tue Nov 17 2009 - 00:00
North Mayo residents say ruling vindicates their stanceNORTH Mayo residents have said that An Bord Pleanála’s ruling on the Corrib gas onshore pipeline is a “vindication” of their …Wed Nov 04 2009 - 00:00
Proposed route for Corrib pipeline unsafe, Shell toldAN BORD Pleanála has found that up to half of Shell’s proposed route for its controversial Corrib gas onshore pipeline in Co …Wed Nov 04 2009 - 00:00
Part of Corrib pipeline 'unsafe'Bord Pleanála says that up to half of the proposed nine kilometre onshore route for the Corrib gas pipeline is "unacceptable" …Tue Nov 03 2009 - 00:00
Debate puts shortages to bedThe controversial issue of bed capacity was hotly contested during the fifth of the series of Irish Times /Pfizer health debates…Tue Nov 03 2009 - 00:00
Mackerel talks fail to reach dealEU NEGOTIATIONS on the management of the mackerel stock shared with Norway and the Faroe Islands failed to reach agreement after…Mon Nov 02 2009 - 00:00
90 tech jobs to be created in GalwayNEW INVESTMENTS by two companies in Galway will create 90 jobs, details of which were announced yesterdaySat Oct 31 2009 - 00:00
State faces €3.8m EU fine over shellfish water qualityTHE EUROPEAN Commission has warned that Ireland will be fined over €3Sat Oct 31 2009 - 00:00
Ombudsman to discuss Corrib policing at forumTHE GARDA Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) will discuss policing issues relating to the Corrib gas project at the Government…Sat Oct 31 2009 - 00:00
