UK agency examines Irish Coast Guard volunteer’s deathCaitríona Lucas died during a search and rescue operation off the Clare coast last yearMon Jan 30 2017 - 01:00
Man killed in Galway workplace accidentIrish Coast Guard flies second injured man to hospital after incident involving pontoonsSun Jan 29 2017 - 23:15
Creed takes on Donegal supertrawler fleet over multimillion euro mackerel fisheryMinister for the Marine intends to legislate for one-island inshore fishing rightsMon Jan 16 2017 - 18:23
Irish fishing sector fears choppier waters in Brexit’s wakeUncertainty on future causing jitters and highlighting existing concerns over fishing portsMon Jan 09 2017 - 01:00
Fishing rights: ‘Big corporations win out, because they have clout’Supertrawler Atlantic Dawn sold a decade ago but deal works against smaller operationsMon Jan 09 2017 - 01:00
Denis Naughten in hospital for tests after bike hit by carMinister transferred to Galway University Hospital for test but due for release on WednesdayTue Jan 03 2017 - 19:28
Denis Naughten spends night in ‘full capacity’ emergency departmentMinister for Communications taken to Portiuncula Hospital after being hit by a carTue Jan 03 2017 - 01:00
Sixth-generation Connemara poitín-maker no longer an outlaw‘Liquid dynamite’ distilled by Cearra family near Spiddal now a cocktail ingredientWed Dec 28 2016 - 01:00
Delayed ship prepares for a Dublin Bay ChristmasGibraltar-registered vessel has been in the bay since August due to ‘issues’ with cargoFri Dec 23 2016 - 20:53
Aran ferry dispute resolved as debt to Galway council written downIsland Ferries Teo had suspended services in row over unpaid passenger levy moniesThu Dec 22 2016 - 20:19
Coast Guard volunteer Caitríona Lucas to be remembered at RNLI ceremonyCaitríona Lucas (41) died during a search off the Clare coast in SeptemberThu Dec 22 2016 - 15:39
Newgrange sun trap may be only 50 years old, says archaeologistEvidence solstice monument was Iron Age ‘Hiberno-Roman cult site’ was ‘underplayed’Wed Dec 21 2016 - 21:10
Newgrange ‘renowned for all the wrong reasons’Archaeologist disputes theory accurate capturing of winter solstice was 5,000 years oldWed Dec 21 2016 - 01:00
Patchwork flag celebrates French inspiration for Irish TricolourFlag presented to three Irish men on visit to France 168 years ago sowed seeds of RepublicMon Dec 19 2016 - 21:09
Galway university project developing sensors for heart attack ‘triggers’NUIG earmarked €5m for cardiac research projectSun Dec 18 2016 - 18:39
Aran islanders welcome progress on air service contractNegotiations still continuing over winter ferry service to Inis MorSat Dec 17 2016 - 15:15
Irish fishermen ‘face wipe-out’ unless fishing rules changedAnalysis: Ireland should use Brexit as basis to to renegotiate EU fish policy, industry saysFri Dec 16 2016 - 15:06
Fishing groups concerned over opening of territorial waters‘Gentleman’s’ agreement allowing all Irish boats reciprocal rights may be formalisedFri Dec 16 2016 - 15:05
Charting a course for growth at Cork’s Mainport HoldingsTug and supply ship operator expands from Cork base into global marine businessFri Dec 16 2016 - 05:55
Minister urged to save key piece of Grand Canal basinWaterways and business groups want Georgian graving docks and lock gates keptThu Dec 15 2016 - 17:42
Undocumented Brazilians ‘living in fear and limbo’ in Galway‘These people are worse off than asylum seekers in direct provision,’ says doctorThu Dec 15 2016 - 01:00
Irish fishermen allocated a larger quota for next yearIndustry welcomes 233,500 tonnes quota, an increase of 6% on 2016, and worth €280mWed Dec 14 2016 - 11:01
Michael Creed warns on EU’s proposed fish quota cutsReducing quotas could cost Irish whitefish fleet €15 million next year, says MinisterTue Dec 13 2016 - 01:00
Galway pupil enlists entire school for homeless campaignRory Gavin (10) inspired by radio broadcast on Focus Ireland to ‘help make a difference’Mon Dec 12 2016 - 19:37
Arsenic detected in a small number of private wellsNUI Galway study finds ‘elevated’ levels of the element in sources for drinking waterMon Dec 12 2016 - 12:33
NUIG president backs divestment of university’s €3.4m fossil fuel sharesGalway move follows Trinity College Dublin commitmentWed Dec 07 2016 - 19:19
Plan for Galway includes distinctive ‘city quarter’ on Eyre Square’s east sideCouncil and developers in talks ahead of year as European Capital of Culture in 2020Wed Dec 07 2016 - 11:00
Storm Desmond a year on – little wind and rain forecastRTÉ journalist Teresa Mannion still laughing over her weather report from SalthillMon Dec 05 2016 - 17:42
NUIG study: Dublin pay levels no match for commuting costsResearch finds Galway employees also hit by high expense of travel to workMon Dec 05 2016 - 01:00
Double doctorates in archaeology for Sligo grandparentsRetired couple with combined age of 142 years say they embraced student lifeSun Dec 04 2016 - 16:46
Aran islanders relieved at resumption of ferry servicesSuspension of services would ‘never have happened if we had been listened to’Fri Dec 02 2016 - 18:57
Aran islanders face second day with no ferry serviceThree-way talks due in bid to resolve impasse over levy as islanders stage protestThu Dec 01 2016 - 20:49
Connacht Rugby ‘close to disbandment’ seven years agoFormer manager and journalist John Fallon’s book tracks highs and lows of provinceThu Dec 01 2016 - 20:08
Missing woman: Garda divers search lakes in resumed inquiryMother-of-seven Barbara Walsh (33) disappeared 31 years ago from Carna family homeThu Dec 01 2016 - 19:53
Aran islanders protest against cut to winter ferry serviceSeveral hundred protest suspension of ferry service between Inis Mór and ConnemaraThu Dec 01 2016 - 13:33
Inis Mór residents may be left with no ferry due to levy rowSinn Féin calls for Naval Service patrol ship to assist 900 living on largest Aran IslandThu Dec 01 2016 - 01:00
Fault in gas cooker likely cause of Galway Bay yacht explosionMarine investigators’ report says no gas alarm on vessel which sank with two men on-boardWed Nov 30 2016 - 18:48
Putting the marine life back into ocean sprawlAn eco-engineering project in Galway shows how fragile coastal habitats can be renewedWed Nov 30 2016 - 08:00
Inis Mór to be stripped of ferry service until March 2017Cutbacks to take effect for largest Aran island due to impasse over levies sought by councilTue Nov 29 2016 - 19:20
Mary Robinson abandons plans to store archive in Mayo family homeFormer president says she will not avail of €1.2m tax relief for donation which will be given to NUI GalwayMon Nov 28 2016 - 20:25
Galway tenants brace for pre-Christmas rent hikes‘I always thought homelessness was something you’d be singing carols for,’ says oneSat Nov 26 2016 - 01:00
Antarctica’s ocean colour scene now under international protectionA deal to conserve the Ross Sea sets a high standard for global water biodiversitySat Nov 26 2016 - 00:00
Ireland’s worst storm damage on record was in 2014Storm Darwin’s devastating impact may have been due to a ‘sting jet’, expert saysFri Nov 25 2016 - 20:57
Blue Teapot performance arts students graduate in GalwayGalway 2020 Capital of Culture participation in sight for artists with intellectual disabilityThu Nov 24 2016 - 16:35
Litter poses greater threat than pollution to coastline, audit finds‘Snapshot’ study on 3.5% of the Irish coastline regards erosion as greatest threat to shoreWed Nov 23 2016 - 15:42
Ireland can take role in urging tolerance, Kenny tells 1916 forumTaoiseach praises Pearse’s role as Irish language activist at opening of cultural centreThu Nov 10 2016 - 20:28
Inishturk, haven for Trump opponents, will welcome president-electResidents of Mayo island to light bonfire in honour of new American leaderThu Nov 10 2016 - 10:11
Egyptian fisherman dies on Irish vessel off southwest coastMarine Casualty Investigation Board launches inquiry after crewman’s deathWed Nov 09 2016 - 21:11
Rancid ‘balls of fat’ wash up on north Mayo coastlinePutrid smelling globules may be linked to pollution at sea, says Coastwatch EuropeWed Nov 09 2016 - 01:00
Government earmarks €2m for flood-risk homeowner relocationOnce-off targeted scheme to make contact with homeowners before end of yearTue Nov 08 2016 - 19:11
