Protesters to try to end Corrib gas deadlockNorth Mayo's Shell to Sea campaign is due to announce an initiative today aimed at breaking the deadlock over the Corrib gas …Mon Nov 06 2006 - 00:00
HSE Irish/English handbook to help Gaeltacht patientsMedical staff whose command of Irish may be limited to "aon phian" in your "bolg" (stomach pain) will now be able to draw on …Mon Nov 06 2006 - 00:00
Son gives funeral oration for fleet ownerThe late skipper and fleet owner Kevin McHugh (60) was an "inspiring boss" with a "magnetic personality", his son Karl told hundreds…Sat Nov 04 2006 - 00:00
Call for anglers to pay €23 salmon levyA former chairman of the Government's advisory body on wild salmon has said that the State still faces "hard management decisions…Fri Nov 03 2006 - 00:00
Angling groups welcome ban but commercial sector 'devastated'Reaction: The Icelandic businessman who has campaigned for an end to drift-netting for salmon in Ireland has given a cautious…Thu Nov 02 2006 - 00:00
Fishing industry mourns 'pioneer'Tributes have been paid to Kevin McHugh (60), the prominent fisherman and owner of the Atlantic Dawn supertrawler, who died of…Thu Nov 02 2006 - 00:00
Weather hinders sea search for Polish anglerAn extensive sea search for a missing Polish sea angler had to be scaled back off the Co Clare coastline near Kilkee yesterday…Tue Oct 31 2006 - 00:00
Poll shows support for FF Galway TDsFianna Fáil's two sitting TDs in Galway West have increased their first preference voting share in an opinion poll published …Mon Oct 30 2006 - 00:00
Salmon catchers seek voluntary buyoutCommercial salmon catchers have urged the Government to opt for a voluntary rather than compulsory buyout of the drift-net fishery…Mon Oct 30 2006 - 00:00
An Irishwoman's DiaryHere's a story which illustrates the impact that a controversial project is having on a close-knit communitySat Oct 28 2006 - 01:00
Call for action on school places in GalwayA Fine Gael councillor has called on Minister for Education Mary Hanafin to back a new second-level educational curriculum for…Sat Oct 28 2006 - 01:00
'No case' for alternative Corrib gas siteMinister for the Marine Noel Dempsey said there is "no case" for looking at alternative sites for the Corrib gas terminal in …Fri Oct 27 2006 - 01:00
Salmon fishing report criticisedOpposing sides in the wild salmon management debate reached a temporary consensus yesterday in a general criticism of the Government…Thu Oct 26 2006 - 01:00
Gardaí continue to question man over Gort armed stand-offGardaí were still questioning a man in Co Clare last night in relation to an armed stand-off at a house in Gort earlier this …Thu Oct 26 2006 - 01:00
Drift-netting: what it is and how it worksDrift-nets comprise a sheet of netting suspended from a floating head rope to a weighted foot rope which "drifts" with the tide…Thu Oct 26 2006 - 01:00
Greens approve call for new report on Corrib terminal siteA compromise solution to the Corrib gas dispute which might involve relocating the gas terminal has been endorsed by Green Party…Wed Oct 25 2006 - 01:00
Corrib protesters want 'all options' discussedThe Shell to Sea campaign has said it has always been willing to enter into discussions with Shell E&P Ireland on the Corrib…Tue Oct 24 2006 - 01:00
Honorary NUIG degree for 'Connacht Tribune' editorNUI Galway has conferred an honorary masters degree on Connacht Tribune editor John Cunningham for his contribution to civic …Tue Oct 24 2006 - 01:00
Questions raised about value of refloating dolphinsThe Irish Whale and Dolphin Group (IWDG) has questioned the value of refloating dolphins after another mass stranding on the …Sat Oct 21 2006 - 01:00
Intervention urged in Corrib gas rowMayo TD Dr Jerry Cowley (Ind) has called on the Government to intervene in the Corrib gas dispute before someone is seriously…Sat Oct 21 2006 - 01:00
Gardaí may reduce Corrib presenceGardaí in Mayo say they intend to stand down some extra personnel in the Erris area if protests at the Corrib Shell terminal …Fri Oct 20 2006 - 01:00
Two held over alleged intimidation at Corrib siteGardaí in north Mayo were last night detaining two people for questioning in relation to alleged intimidation over the Corrib…Thu Oct 19 2006 - 01:00
Mood is 'akin to the Civil War'Community impact: Just over a year after much of Mayo united to support the release of the Rossport Five from jail, the atmosphere…Thu Oct 19 2006 - 01:00
Going to work in Mayo with a Garda convoyThe Workers: The alarm clocks sound early and the Corrib gas terminal workers rise in the dark, knowing there will be no "good…Thu Oct 19 2006 - 01:00
Galway couple leave home to universityCartographers and publishers Tim and Maireád Robinson have bequeathed their seafront home in Roundstone, Co Galway, to NUI Galway…Wed Oct 18 2006 - 01:00
RESCUE MISSION: dolphins returned to seaA pod of up to 20 dolphins was successfully returned to sea after a near-stranding in Belmullet, Co Mayo, yesterday morning.Tue Oct 17 2006 - 01:00
Shell officials alleged to have offered €15,000Businessman says Shell tried to buy his support for Corrib gas project with offer to his adventure centreTue Oct 17 2006 - 01:00
Nuns criticised over move to close schoolThe Mercy Order has been strongly criticised for its decision to close Seamount College secondary school in Kinvara, Co Galway…Mon Oct 16 2006 - 01:00
Nally returns to his farm in Mayo over weekendMayo farmer Pádraig Nally returned home at the weekend, following the quashing of his jail sentence for manslaughter by the Court…Mon Oct 16 2006 - 01:00
Corrib protesters detained as unrest continuesTwo people detained in Belmullet, Co Mayo, yesterday in relation to a complaint about intimidation over the Shell Corrib gas …Sat Oct 14 2006 - 01:00
'Shock' at planned closure of girls' college in GalwayThe Mercy Order is to pull out of secondary education in south Galway with the closure of Seamount College in Kinvara in three…Fri Oct 13 2006 - 01:00
Engineers call for study to find best site for Corrib gas terminalTwo chartered engineers have called on Minister for the Marine Noel Dempsey to commission a report on the "optimum location" …Thu Oct 12 2006 - 01:00
Fishermen angered by Garda role at Corrib protestNorth Mayo fishermen have criticised the decision to deploy gardaí to "facilitate" Shell E&P Ireland after about 100 people…Wed Oct 11 2006 - 01:00
Galway man remains critical after shootingThe south Galway man injured in a shoot-out outside his home in Gort on Monday was described as still "critical but stable" at…Wed Oct 11 2006 - 01:00
All quiet on western front as school places crisis loomsGalway is the fastest- growing city of its size in EuropeTue Oct 10 2006 - 01:00
Schools to get circus skills grantClowning around may no longer be frowned upon in primary schools, provided it is exclusively through the medium of spoken Irish…Thu Oct 05 2006 - 01:00
Fishing groups unhappy over plans to penalise mackerel boatsFishing industry organisations have expressed disappointment at the method by which Minister of State for the Marine John Browne…Wed Oct 04 2006 - 01:00
EU urged to halt 'trials' by Spanish vesselsThe Department of the Marine has asked the European Commission to halt "scientific trials" which the Spanish government has licensed…Wed Oct 04 2006 - 01:00
Gardaí to escort Shell workers again todayA large Garda contingent is expected to be on duty in north Mayo again today to escort Shell staff and contractors into the Corrib…Wed Oct 04 2006 - 01:00
Plan for cross-Border medical schoolA cross-Border medical school is to be established by NUI Galway and the University of Ulster with the backing from some of the…Tue Oct 03 2006 - 01:00
Ballinasloe horse fair gets off to a gallopHorses of all types, size, colour and description clicked hooves and rubbed noses in east Galway's Ballinasloe yesterday for …Mon Oct 02 2006 - 01:00
Ports capacity adequate - reportA new study of Irish seaports has found there is "significant available capacity" for lo-lo (load on, load off) traffic, and …Sat Sept 30 2006 - 01:00
Shell trying to drop Corrib gas legal actionShell E&P Ireland will make a bid in the High Court today to drop its legal action against landowners objecting to the Corrib…Thu Sept 28 2006 - 01:00
Cullen defends railway timeframeMinister for Transport Martin Cullen has defended the timetable for developing the western rail corridor and said that the Government…Wed Sept 27 2006 - 01:00
Shell vows to restart gas project despite protestShell E&P Ireland has said it is its "firm intention" to return to work at the Corrib gas terminal at Bellanaboy, Co Mayo…Wed Sept 27 2006 - 01:00
Shell rules out offshore platform in AtlanticShell E&P Ireland has firmly ruled out an offshore platform for the Corrib gas project, comparing any such structure to an…Mon Sept 25 2006 - 01:00
Decision to hire Udaras ex-chief defendedÚdarás na Gaeltachta and NUI Galway have defended a decision to employ a former Údarás chief executive to raise funds for the…Sat Sept 23 2006 - 01:00
Shell rules out offshore platform in AtlanticShell E&P Ireland has firmly ruled out an offshore platform for the Corrib gas project, comparing any such structure to an…Fri Sept 22 2006 - 01:00
Board is asked to help find school placesThe National Educational Welfare Board (NEWB), the agency set up to ensure regular school attendance, has been called in to try…Wed Sept 20 2006 - 01:00
Man (75) attacked, robbed at homeGardaí in Roscommon have appealed for witnesses in relation to an attack on a 75-year-old man in which a "substantial" amount…Wed Sept 20 2006 - 01:00
