Galway hooker for transatlantic voyageA Chicago shed isn't a likely location for a Galway hooker, but Connemara native Steven Mulkerrins has been involved in a labour…Fri Dec 27 2002 - 00:00
Ahern to meet industry on fisheries issuesThe Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, Mr Ahern, has agreed to meet angry fishing industry representatives…Fri Dec 27 2002 - 00:00
Fall in number of ships arrested by Naval ServiceThe Naval Service has recorded a dramatic fall in fishery detentions within Irish waters over the past year.Fri Dec 27 2002 - 00:00
Osborne painting to be movedA Dun Laoghaire yacht club has handed over a work by the Irish artist Walter Osborne to the National Gallery for security reasons…Tue Dec 24 2002 - 00:00
Ahern trying to meet Spanish marine ministerAs anger mounts around the coast over the outcome of last week's EU fisheries council, Irish officials are trying to arrange …Tue Dec 24 2002 - 00:00
Legionnaires' disease case confirmedThe Western Health Board has confirmed a second case of legionnaires' disease in Galway.Mon Dec 23 2002 - 00:00
Ahern defends compromise dealThe Government has sought to defend the compromise deal on the fishing industry.Mon Dec 23 2002 - 00:00
Fishing industry reacts with anger to EU planA disappointed Irish fishing industry has warned that Spanish vessels will begin "cleaning out" the Irish Box from January 1st…Mon Dec 23 2002 - 00:00
Government may appeal to EU court on fisheries issueThe Government has said it will appeal to the European Court of Justice if no resolution is found to protect the Irish Box, the…Mon Dec 23 2002 - 00:00
Gardai may act on claims of nuclear softwareGardaí in Galway are considering whether to investigate a complaint about the activities of the computer multinational, Hewlett…Thu Dec 19 2002 - 00:00
Allowable catch for wild salmon not reachedThe commercial catch of wild salmon fell by 11 per cent this year compared to 2001, according to the Central Fisheries Board.Thu Dec 19 2002 - 00:00
Galway drops plans to house Special Olympics athletes with familiesA plan to accommodate British Special Olympics team members with families around Galway has been dropped after team managers …Thu Dec 19 2002 - 00:00
Fluency in Irish is proposed for Connemara planning permissionThe "cúpla focal" may not pass any more for prospective residents in the Connemara GaeltachtWed Dec 18 2002 - 00:00
Shipping to pay tax on tonnage as new regime gets EU nodThe European Commission has approved a special "tonnage tax" incentive for Irish shipping which was proposed over a year ago …Wed Dec 18 2002 - 00:00
Gardai investigate Galway hotel blazeGardai in Galway are investigating the circumstances surrounding a fire at a hotel in Eyre Square in the city centre yesterday…Wed Dec 18 2002 - 00:00
O Cuiv denies backing plan to scrap west bodyThe Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Mr Ó Cuiv, has denied he supports the proposed abolition of the Western…Tue Dec 17 2002 - 00:00
Businessman complains of high telecoms costsQuality telecommunications infrastructure and service are as crucial to regional development today as rural electrification was…Tue Dec 17 2002 - 00:00
Study of dolphins gives researchers some reassuranceA recent study of the effects of pollution on the bottlenose dolphin population in the Shannon estuary has shown that levels …Mon Dec 16 2002 - 00:00
Minister accuses EU of backing Spain on Irish BoxThe Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, Mr Ahern, has accused the European Commission of being "determined…Mon Dec 16 2002 - 00:00
A rare shrimp which packs punch of TysonA rare shrimp which can "pack a bigger punch than Tyson" has been caught by a Galway fisherman and given to the city's aquarium…Mon Dec 16 2002 - 00:00
Galway man runs rings around the world for charityAfter ice, snow, scorching heat and humidity and blinding winds in sub-zero temperatures, a little bit of soft Irish rain wasn…Mon Dec 16 2002 - 00:00
O Cuiv vows to back fishing industryThe Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Mr Ó Cuiv, pledged full Government support for the fishing industry'…Sat Dec 14 2002 - 00:00
Future of €70m clinic now in doubtThe future of the €70 million "Blackrock Clinic" for Galway has been placed in doubt, following suspension of construction work…Sat Dec 14 2002 - 00:00
Fishing communities to protest today at EU reform plansFishing communities are due to stage a "day of action" today in protest at proposed reforms of the EU Common Fisheries Policy…Fri Dec 13 2002 - 00:00
TDs censure proposed abolition of commissionTwo Independent TDs have said the proposed abolition of the Western Development Commission reflects the "negative attitude of…Thu Dec 12 2002 - 00:00
Fishermen back French protestersIrish fishing industry organisations supported French colleagues in the port of Boulogne yesterday as part of European-wide demonstrations…Thu Dec 12 2002 - 00:00
Fishermen plan day of action for FridayFishing communities are to stage a "day of action" on Friday in protest at the proposed reform of the EU Common Fisheries Policy…Wed Dec 11 2002 - 00:00
US firm to invest €1m in GalwayThe US-owned American Power Conversion (APC) will invest more than €1 million in a European research and development centre in…Wed Dec 11 2002 - 00:00
Fishermen react angrily to closure order on four whitefish speciesFishermen around the coast have reacted angrily to the issuing of a Ministerial closure order on four key whitefish species.Wed Dec 11 2002 - 00:00
Taoiseach urged to raise issue of Irish BoxThe Fianna Fáil MEP for Connacht-Ulster, Mr Seán Ó Neachtáin, has called on the Taoiseach to raise the Irish Box issue at this…Mon Dec 09 2002 - 00:00
Martin criticised over breast checksThe Independent TD for Mayo, Dr Jerry Cowley, has criticised the Government's system of "health apartheid" in relation to screening…Sat Dec 07 2002 - 00:00
Fishermen seek backing over EUSouth and east coast fishermen have called for the "full backing of the Irish people" in the Government's battle to save the …Thu Dec 05 2002 - 00:00
New alliance to seek higher tax on oil, gas fieldsA new alliance is to call today for a review of Ireland's "flawed and outdated" tax regime for oil and gas exploration.Tue Dec 03 2002 - 00:00
Naval Service 'able to handle new pressures'If the Government loses its battle to retain the Irish Box, the Naval Service will cope with the increased pressure on fishery…Mon Dec 02 2002 - 00:00
Family of murdered woman believe gardai talking to the wrong manFive years after the murder of Galway taxi-driver Eileen Costello- O'Shaughnessy, her family believes that the Garda has the "…Sat Nov 30 2002 - 00:00
Department refutes claims over its role in projectThe Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources says it "absolutely refutes" the allegation that "huge pressure…Sat Nov 30 2002 - 00:00
Salmon growers warn on stifling rulesThe Government is "suffocating" the fish farming industry with irrelevant regulations and monitoring, salmon growers said in …Fri Nov 29 2002 - 00:00
TD criticises Westport's exclusion from NSSThe Fine Gael TD for Mayo, Mr Michael Ring, has criticised Westport's exclusion from the National Spatial Strategy.Fri Nov 29 2002 - 00:00
Galway's Eyre Square revamp gets approvalAn Bord Pleanála has given approval to Galway City Council's plans to redevelop Eyre Square in the heart of Galway.Wed Nov 27 2002 - 00:00
Alarm over Spanish ship fishing without licenceFishermen in the south-west have expressed alarm at the Naval Service detention of a Spanish flagship without a licence in Irish…Mon Nov 25 2002 - 00:00
Six treated in hospital after gas alert at clubGardaí are investigating an incident at a Galway city nightclub early yesterday in which six people had to be taken to hospital…Mon Nov 25 2002 - 00:00
Tanaiste praises Molloy's career in politicsThe former minister Mr Bobby Molloy was to Galway what Fianna Fáil's Mr Jack Lynch was to Cork and the PDs' Mr Des O'Malley was…Mon Nov 25 2002 - 00:00
State should not 'negotiate away' environmentIreland should not "negotiate away" its environment in north-west Mayo for the promise of a few jobs with the Corrib gas field…Mon Nov 25 2002 - 00:00
Corrib gas terminal site to be defended at hearingTwo years after the first planning application was filed, Enterprise Energy Ireland (EEI) intends to defend the location of its…Mon Nov 25 2002 - 00:00
Identity fears said to foster hostility to foreignersFear of loss of identity and community is fostering inhospitable attitudes to newcomers and asylum-seekers, Mr Joe McDonagh, …Sat Nov 23 2002 - 00:00
Research vessel will have anti-pollution capacityThe State's new €32 million marine research vessel has been equipped for limited anti-pollution activities, according to the …Fri Nov 22 2002 - 00:00
Rural dwellers' association says EU policies are forcing population clearancesEU policies are forcing large-scale population clearances from rural Ireland and contributing to over-population on the east …Thu Nov 21 2002 - 00:00
Western Commission condemns funding cutThe Western Development Commission has criticised the Minister for Finance's decision to cut its venture capital funding budget…Thu Nov 21 2002 - 00:00
Fears of population crisis in north-west Co MayoMayo is being divided in two, with the north-west in "crisis" due to a declining population, according to archaeologist Prof …Wed Nov 20 2002 - 00:00
Racism against Travellers 'actively fostered' in 1920sRacism against the Travelling community is not recent and was an integral part of the ethos and practice of the State from the…Wed Nov 20 2002 - 00:00
