Epic whaling voyage by Crawford Hartnell to be recreatedResearch trip by Irish Whale and Dolphin Group to identify endangered speciesMon Apr 15 2013 - 07:00
An island caught up in a salmon farm rowInis Oírr is divided over proposals for a huge salmon farm. Opponents are concerned about possible infestation and damage to angling and tourismSat Apr 13 2013 - 07:00
Irish wave-rider and photographer make surfing ‘Oscars’ shortlistCo Sligo roller competing against monster ‘tubes’ off Hawaii and Fiji for Billabong XXL awardSat Apr 13 2013 - 07:00
Tributes paid to ginger-haired boy immortalised in John Hinde postcardPaddy Lydon, who never left home but whose image went global, has died aged 65Fri Apr 12 2013 - 07:00
European court ruling on Galway bypass welcomed by An TaisceGovernment may seek overriding public interest exemptionFri Apr 12 2013 - 06:00
Irish woman windsurfs world-famous wave off HawaiiWave break known as ‘Jaws’ said to be as unpredictable as shark attackMon Apr 08 2013 - 06:00
Fatigue identified as main factor in fishing vessel sinkingInvestigation recommends watchkeeping alarm systems be made mandatoryFri Apr 05 2013 - 18:30
Firefighters warn of ‘tinder-box’ conditions in ConnemaraCrews working to contain gorse fires as housing threatened on several occasionsTue Apr 02 2013 - 18:26
European Commission questions State licensing of seismic surveysComplaint lodged by Irish Whale and Dolphin GroupTue Apr 02 2013 - 06:10
Irish adventurers trek 640km along Siberian frozen lakeLake Baikal trek one of a series of ice cap challengesTue Apr 02 2013 - 05:00
Spring tides and gales blamed for killing sea lifeLobster, starfish and octopus found dead along beaches from Antrim to DublinMon Apr 01 2013 - 11:55
Restricted quotas leave fishing industry all at seaImports account for 75 per cent of seafood sold here, yet Irish catches are being sent to overseas marketsMon Apr 01 2013 - 06:00
State agencies in talks to resolve dispute over Galway Bay fish farmGalway debate hears call to locate proposed €60m project onshoreSun Mar 31 2013 - 06:00
Connemara landowner donates to environmental trustBiodiversity corridor plan for Little KillaryFri Mar 29 2013 - 16:00
Wildlife service casts a cold eye on Gathering projectPlan to assemble 2,013 people at foot of Ben BulbenThu Mar 28 2013 - 21:00
Over €1m donated for marine and energy researchGalway university welcomes funds from Tony Ryan TrustMon Mar 25 2013 - 06:04
Ó Cuív claims Minister ‘compromised’ over fish farm planGalway West TD calls for withdrawal of applicationSat Mar 23 2013 - 06:03
Late medieval south Galway seaweed farm indicates advanced husbanding techniquesNetwork of Stone Age sites found along same coastlineSat Mar 23 2013 - 06:00
Irish researcher finds giant squid are just one big happy familyGalway scientist involved in global study of Kraken remainsTue Mar 19 2013 - 19:00
Global audience for children’s light showProject aims to challenges negative perceptions of north MayoTue Mar 19 2013 - 06:00
Looking for treasure on the Connemara coastAn Irishwoman’s Diary: Ambergris is one of the world’s most expensive substancesSat Mar 16 2013 - 06:00
McGeever released from Garda custodyMayo businessman who claimed he was abducted was questioned for 24 hoursFri Mar 15 2013 - 21:41
Businessman Kevin McGeever held for questioning in Co GalwayMan claimed he had been held captiveThu Mar 14 2013 - 22:02
Returned to senders: Mayo council declines cheques written in IrishBank denies policy change on use of GaeilgeThu Mar 14 2013 - 11:04
Poets Heaney and Longley read in GalwayCrime writing on Cúirt literary programmeWed Mar 13 2013 - 06:00
Expert highlights legislative vacuum faced by obstetriciansA leading US expert on treating high-risk pregnancies has said that the legislative vacuum in which Irish obstetricians have …Sat Mar 09 2013 - 00:00
Community wins award for constructing Galway 'galley'A Connemara community has received an international award for its construction of a Galway “galley”Fri Mar 08 2013 - 00:00
Shatter to respond to appeal to reopen inquiry into fatal Air Corps crashMinister for Defence Alan Shatter is expected to respond “in due course” to an appeal to reopen the State’s military inquiry …Fri Mar 08 2013 - 00:00
Giants of the ocean rise near 'Celtic Mist'THE AIR Corps has captured a rare sighting on camera – an encounter with two blue whales by the former Haughey-owned yacht Celtic…Sat Sept 15 2012 - 01:00
Shatter defers closure of Galway asylum-seeker centreMINISTER FOR Justice Alan Shatter has deferred closure of Galway’s largest asylum-seeker accommodation centre until he has reviewed…Thu Sept 13 2012 - 01:00
Rare sighting of blue whale pod off Cork coast by observer groupBlue whales, the earth’s largest mammals, have been sighted during the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group’s maiden research voyage…Wed Sept 12 2012 - 01:00
Galway to stage children's arts festivalGOTHIC THEATRE, Celtic “rathskallions”, silent disco dancing and a stand-up comedy gig for families are among highlights of this…Tue Sept 11 2012 - 01:00
Anti-racism body in appeal over closureRESIDENTS AGAINST Racism has appealed to Minister for Justice Alan Shatter to review the decision to close one of the west’s …Tue Sept 11 2012 - 01:00
'Westport will always be the best place to live . . . I love it'WRITER WILLIAM Makepeace Thackeray and Minister of State for Sport Michael Ring may appear to have little in common – but not…Mon Sept 10 2012 - 01:00
Closure of asylum seeker centre criticisedSEVERAL HUNDRED asylum seekers and their children in Galway face an uncertain future due to the sudden closure of their accommodation…Mon Sept 10 2012 - 01:00
Fishermen ask State to pay for DNA testing of human bonesThe Irish Fishermen’s Organisation has called on the Department of Justice to provide funding to ensure human bones found off…Fri Sept 07 2012 - 01:00
Conference to tackle downside of hillwalkingTAKING TO the hills has its downside, as Irish uplands are experiencing signs of “recreational erosion”.Fri Sept 07 2012 - 01:00
Clifden toasts link to Mexican War of 1846Clifden in Connemara is to celebrate its links with Mexican history over the next five days.Fri Sept 07 2012 - 01:00
'Friendship oysters' delivery to mark 20th Hillsborough eventGalway’s first native oysters are travelling northeast and across the Border by bicycle, following a presentation by Galway mayor…Fri Sept 07 2012 - 01:00
Cern hadron collider model hurtles to GalwayA MODEL of Europe’s most powerful atom-smasher is en route to Galway, just two months after the discovery of the so-called God…Tue Sept 04 2012 - 01:00
Tackling wasteful 'discard' practice vital to reform of EU fisheries policySEVERAL YEARS ago some well-known British chefs and food writers started campaigns to highlight one of the more wasteful practices…Thu Aug 30 2012 - 01:00
Kylemore Abbey considered for Bollywood film sceneWHEN TWO Indian princesses were sent to school at Connemara’s Kylemore Abbey, a local priest expressed his concern to the abbess…Fri Aug 24 2012 - 01:00
Floating campus crossing Atlantic for GalwayA FLOATING campus is en route across the Atlantic to Galway this week on the first leg of an international “semester at sea…Fri Aug 24 2012 - 01:00
Bathing remains restricted as tests of E.coli levels continueTHE QUALITY of water at a Galway city beach is due to be reviewed today following its closure earlier this week due to elevated…Fri Aug 24 2012 - 01:00
Council inquires into Tuam car park developmentGalway Galway County Council is investigating a “possible breach of planning legislation” related to a car park in Tuam, Co …Tue Aug 21 2012 - 01:00
Gardaí seeking to identify body of man on beachGalway Gardaí in Galway have contacted Interpol to try to establish the identity of the body of a man washed ashore on a south…Tue Aug 21 2012 - 01:00
A fáilte from far-off days: Walking tour in old GalwayA “THEATRICAL” walking tour through Galway’s medieval heartland involves Macnas street theatre founders who have been recruited…Tue Aug 21 2012 - 01:00
