Landfill breached conditionsThe Environmental Protection Agency has found that a Greenstar-owned landfill in east Galway breached the conditions of its waste…Thu Nov 15 2007 - 00:00
Shell, project partners welcome EPA's decisionShell E&P Ireland and its Corrib gas partners have welcomed the EPA's decision to approve an operating licence for the project…Wed Nov 14 2007 - 00:00
Licence to operate Corrib refinery grantedThe Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved an operating licence for the Corrib gas refinery in north Mayo.Wed Nov 14 2007 - 00:00
Work issues cited as obstacle for lone parentsThe lack of flexible employment in the workplace is still one of the main obstacles faced by independent or lone parents, according…Tue Nov 13 2007 - 00:00
Museum conditions 'unsuitable' for cloakGalway City Museum says it has notified the local authority of "issues" relating to the unsuitability of its environment for …Mon Nov 12 2007 - 00:00
Bench marks memory of Brownes"It is over now. His hands no longer reach out to mine as they did when, sitting by the turf fire in the evenings, we would listen…Mon Nov 12 2007 - 00:00
Aquarium pirate draws a crowdGalway events: Freebooting sounds far more exciting than fish counting, and fictitious pirate Capt Jack Sparrow wouldn't have…Mon Nov 12 2007 - 00:00
Unesco to inspect work at Skellig following complaintUnesco is sending an inspector to examine Ireland's world heritage site at Skellig Michael off the Kerry coast later this month…Fri Nov 09 2007 - 00:00
Boston to cut jobs in GalwayBoston Scientific has confirmed that it will be cutting its workforce in Galway, where it is the region's largest employer.Fri Nov 09 2007 - 00:00
Loan to museum withdrawnThe National Museum of Ireland has cancelled a loan to Galway's new city museum of a late 19th century Claddagh cloak because…Fri Nov 09 2007 - 00:00
Power and wealth harder to resist, says bishopCéifin Conference: Like all tigers, the Celtic specimen can be a "man-eater" in a society which worships possessions, prestige…Wed Nov 07 2007 - 00:00
Refugee system 'hampers rape counselling'The State system of direct provision for asylum seekers and refugees is hampering efforts to counsel those who have been raped…Tue Nov 06 2007 - 00:00
Habitat survives drilling - reportA report for Minister for the Environment John Gormley on unauthorised drilling by Shell consultants on a protected habitat in…Mon Nov 05 2007 - 00:00
New boil water notice for parts of GalwayGalway has been hit with a new drinking water contamination alert - this time in the south of the county.Mon Nov 05 2007 - 00:00
Raw sewage 'seriously polluting' Spiddal beachWater sampling commissioned by a Gaeltacht community group in Spiddal indicates that raw sewage running into Galway Bay from …Fri Nov 02 2007 - 00:00
Amnesty calls for closure of Guant ánamo BaySome 25 shackled and blindfolded "prisoners" were led by armed "guards" through the streets of Galway yesterday as part of an…Thu Nov 01 2007 - 00:00
Fishing vessels set to be salvagedSalvage of two fishing vessels which sank within five kilometres (three miles) of each other off the southeast coast may take…Thu Nov 01 2007 - 00:00
Dutch sea whale tracked to CorkIts song is believed to have inspired the Blasket island air Port na bPúcaí, and now a young humpback whale has made scientific…Wed Oct 31 2007 - 00:00
Report prepared on unauthorised drilling in MayoA report on the impact of unauthorised drilling in a special area of conservation by consultants for Shell E&P Ireland is…Tue Oct 30 2007 - 00:00
Gormley calls for EU protection of reefs in westMinister for the Environment John Gormley is hoping that EU member states will support a proposed fishing ban in several deep…Tue Oct 30 2007 - 00:00
New rescue craft for great western lakesThe death of a young jet-skier in Co Mayo earlier this year has prompted the purchase of a new craft for voluntary rescue on …Tue Oct 30 2007 - 00:00
Ó Cuív books board move attackedMinister for the Gaeltacht Éamon Ó Cuív has been criticised for the manner in which he abolished a State board late last week…Tue Oct 30 2007 - 00:00
Ceremony recalls 47 sea deaths off Mayo coastThey were 70 years apart, but both occurred off the Atlantic coast on the same late October weekendMon Oct 29 2007 - 00:00
Accused in Manuela murder case remanded once moreThe Galway man who was charged with the murder of 17-year-old Swiss student Manuela Riedo earlier this month has been further…Sat Oct 27 2007 - 01:00
Shell advisers had no consent to drillThe Department of the Environment is considering what action to take with the Corrib gas developers, following an admission by…Fri Oct 26 2007 - 01:00
McHughs retain 'Atlantic Dawn' quotaThe former owners of the Irish supertrawler Atlantic Dawn have secured government approval to retain the vessel's licence and…Fri Oct 26 2007 - 01:00
Harney faces call to retain west's cancer networkMinister for Health Mary Harney will be urged to retain a successful regional cancer network in the west at a protest march planned…Thu Oct 25 2007 - 01:00
Gardaí question two people over murder of Swiss studentGardaí in Galway were still questioning two people last night in relation to the murder of Swiss school student Manuela Riedo…Fri Oct 19 2007 - 01:00
CANDLELIT VIGIL: students remember murdered colleagueSeventeen candles for the 17 short years of Swiss student Manuela Riedo's life were borne by 17 international students in silence…Fri Oct 19 2007 - 01:00
Garda believe Swiss girl killed on way into cityGardaí investigating the murder of Swiss student Manuela Riedo in Galway last week believe she was assaulted and killed on her…Thu Oct 18 2007 - 01:00
Report highlights sex-trafficking hereMore than 70 women have been victims of sex-trafficking into Ireland in the past six years, according to a report to be published…Thu Oct 18 2007 - 01:00
Conversion of bishop's wife jointly welcomedThe conversion to Roman Catholicism by the wife of a Church of Ireland bishop has been welcomed as a "positive indicator" of …Wed Oct 17 2007 - 01:00
Locals oppose plan to relocate Turoe stone to Galway museumPlans by Minister for the Environment John Gormley to move the pre-Christian Turoe stone from its east Galway location have aroused…Wed Oct 17 2007 - 01:00
Mayor to attend Swiss teen's funeralGalway's mayor and city manager, and Garda liaison officers, are due to fly to Switzerland for the funeral of Swiss teenager …Wed Oct 17 2007 - 01:00
Baboro arts festival for children launchedBaby "raves", the tale of a 500lb man-chasing troll, and a Japanese garden are among activities promised for this year's Baboro…Tue Oct 16 2007 - 01:00
Wave energy model begins to generate powerA wave energy prototype has begun generating electricity during trials in Galway Bay.Tue Oct 16 2007 - 01:00
Connemara-born US soldier buriedDown by the shoreline of Eanach Mheáin in south Connemara, a small white sign for "reilig" points to one of the most tranquil…Mon Oct 15 2007 - 01:00
Refusal of Lebanese journalist's visa queried by anti-war groupsPeace groups have asked Minister for Justice Brian Lenihan to explain why his department declined to issue a visa to a Lebanese…Mon Oct 15 2007 - 01:00
Sex offender focus in search for Swiss girl's killerGardaí investigating last week's murder of Swiss student Manuela Riedo in Galway are examining profiles of recent sex offenders…Mon Oct 15 2007 - 01:00
Marconi celebrated in ClifdenThe "moby" phone generation may not quite appreciate him, and may barely know his nameSat Oct 13 2007 - 01:00
USI card campaign to reform grantsThousands of postcards are being distributed to college students by the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) as part of a campaign…Sat Oct 13 2007 - 01:00
Fifty gardaí hunt for Swiss student's killer"A four-foot box, a foot for every yearFri Oct 12 2007 - 01:00
Student's murder may be linked to sex attacksGardaí investigating the murder of a 17-year-old Swiss language student in Galway have not ruled out the possibility that it …Thu Oct 11 2007 - 01:00
Nortel Networks to announce 60 new research jobsCanadian communications equipment group Nortel Networks is to announce 60 new research posts at its Irish base in Galway.Wed Oct 10 2007 - 01:00
Appeal issued after woman's body foundGardaí in Galway were expected last night to initiate a murder inquiry into the death of a young female student whose body was…Wed Oct 10 2007 - 01:00
Coillte defends felling Lough Corrib woodCoillte has defended its decision to fell part of one of the last woodlands on the shores of Connemara's Lough CorribSat Oct 06 2007 - 01:00
Marine policy shortfalls flaggedMarine: Marine environmental policy is identified as a "problem" area in the introductory brief for Minister for Communications…Thu Oct 04 2007 - 01:00
Irish farmed fish increases in valueIrish farmed fish and shellfish rose in value by 13 per cent last year to €124Thu Oct 04 2007 - 01:00
Ó Cuív accused of 'double-speak'Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs Éamon Ó Cuív has been criticised by several politicians for his comments …Tue Oct 02 2007 - 01:00
