Festival crowds salute fleet's departureTide of emotion washes over crew as crowd cheer appearance of only Irish entry – the late taoiseach Charles Haughey’s ‘Celtic…Mon Jul 04 2011 - 01:00
Ex-drummer to manage ocean race eventsTHE VOLVO Ocean Race has invited former Saw Doctors drummer Johnny Donnelly to become its international event manager at all …Sat Jul 02 2011 - 01:00
US firm to create 100 jobs in GalwayA US healthcare company aims to create 100 new posts over four years in Galway at a new international business centre targeting…Sat Jul 02 2011 - 01:00
Reilly plans images for cigarette packagesMINISTER FOR Health James Reilly is to initiate new legislation which will compel tobacco companies to include combined text …Fri Jul 01 2011 - 01:00
Drowning inquiry prompts alcohol warningTHE MARINE casualty Investigation Board (MCIB) has warned that alcohol consumption increases risk on water.Thu Jun 30 2011 - 01:00
Fine Gael councillor elected mayor of Galway after pactFINE Gael councillor Hildegarde Naughton has become the seventh female mayor of Galway city, following a vote last night by Galway…Thu Jun 30 2011 - 01:00
Sanctions move on mackerel fishingIreland has gained significant support for EU trade sanctions against Iceland and the Faroe islands over “irresponsible and unacceptable…Wed Jun 29 2011 - 01:00
'No final decision' on future of AE in Roscommon, says HSETHE HEALTH Service Executive has said “no final decision” has been made on the future of Roscommon County Hospital’s emergency…Wed Jun 29 2011 - 01:00
Mayo fishermen halt co-operation with ShellNORTH MAYO fishermen say there has been a “serious breakdown in trust” between them and Shell EP Ireland over the handling of…Wed Jun 29 2011 - 01:00
NUI volunteer project for Galway festivalWHEN TWO young graduates became besotted by an emerging Galway Arts Festival, little did they know that they would become bosses…Tue Jun 28 2011 - 01:00
Businesswoman granted freedom of Galway cityA WEST coast businesswoman has joined the State’s first president, Douglas Hyde, and Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu…Tue Jun 28 2011 - 01:00
'Cripple' home in Inis Meáin after exhausting US tourWHEN AMERICAN film-maker Robert Flaherty arrived on Inis Mór to make Man of Aran , Seán Conneely’s mother Máire was hired to …Mon Jun 27 2011 - 01:00
Eni lauds Ireland's fiscal terms but set to sell offshore portfolioITALIAN ENERGY major Eni has moved to sell its Irish offshore portfolio, while describing Ireland’s fiscal terms as “exceptionally…Mon Jun 06 2011 - 01:00
Naval Service on standby to treat divers with 'bends'THE IRISH Coast Guard has put the Naval Service on standby to treat divers suffering from the “bends” due to the closure of a…Mon Jun 06 2011 - 01:00
Garda is 19th Irishman to make Everest summitAN OFFALY man has become the first serving member of An Garda Síochána and the oldest Irish mountaineer to make the summit of…Mon Jun 06 2011 - 01:00
Corrib gas group concerned over Minister's remarksTHE NORTH Mayo community group Pobal Chill Chomáin has requested an urgent meeting with Minister for Energy Pat Rabbitte following…Sat Jun 04 2011 - 01:00
Coveney forecasts 158 seafood sector jobsON THE eve of European Fish Week, Minister for the Marine Simon Coveney has approved State aid for a seafood processing initiative…Sat Jun 04 2011 - 01:00
Haughey yacht in Tall Ships race as whale and dolphin group take it overCELTIC MIST , the yacht owned by the late Charles J Haughey, is to become the only Irish entry in this year’s Tall Ships race…Sat Jun 04 2011 - 01:00
Currach plan sails away with design prizeA GALWAY master boatbuilder and a Dublin-based architectural firm have won a contest to design a pavilion for the Electric Picnic…Fri Jun 03 2011 - 01:00
Murphy and Walsh reunite for Galway Arts FestivalACTOR CILLIAN Murphy and writer Enda Walsh, who are synonymous with the cult play and film Disco Pigs , will return to the stage…Thu Jun 02 2011 - 01:00
State defers eviction of asylum seekers pending reviewTHE STATE’S Reception and Integration Agency has agreed to defer a threatened eviction of asylum seekers from a hostel in Galway…Thu Jun 02 2011 - 01:00
Minister to reveal interest from oil and gas exploration firmsThe State’s success rate in generating more oil and gas exploration activity in Irish waters will be outlined by Minister for…Wed Jun 01 2011 - 01:00
Knock airport marks 25 years in operationTWENTY-FIVE years after it was opened, Ireland West Airport yesterday remembered some of its early visitors, when it forecast…Tue May 31 2011 - 01:00
'If we had not found her, she would have died. She started telling me to go down and leave her. I said that's not going to happen'A London-Irish man tells how a fellow climber was abandoned on the world’s third-highest mountain and how he helped in her rescue…Tue May 31 2011 - 01:00
Lifeboat coxswain retiresTRIBUTES HAVE been paid to Royal National Lifeboat Institution Dún Laoghaire coxswain Ken Robertson, who has retired after 25…Mon May 30 2011 - 01:00
Network calls for measures to ensure income equalityTHE CLAIMING Our Future national citizens’ network has called for an independent “high pay” commission and a campaign to copperfasten…Mon May 30 2011 - 01:00
Liver transplant child flown to London by Coast GuardA CHILD requiring a liver transplant was flown by the Irish Coast Guard to London yesterdaySat May 28 2011 - 01:00
An Taisce secures leave to seek gas reviewAN TAISCE has secured leave to pursue a second judicial review of State consents for the Corrib gas pipeline in north Mayo.Fri May 27 2011 - 01:00
Lobster, crab pots worth €170,000 lost to high windsSTORM FORCE 11 winds which swept the west coast this week have caused “Armageddon” on Arranmore, according to the Donegal island…Thu May 26 2011 - 01:00
Plume may cover much of country tomorrowMONITORING: ICELANDIC VOLCANIC ash has been detected in Connemara and may reach extensive parts of the country by tomorrow, …Wed May 25 2011 - 01:00
Tributes paid to Irishman killed near top of EverestTRIBUTES HAVE been paid to the Irish mountaineer who lost his life on Mount Everest over the weekend.Wed May 25 2011 - 01:00
Irish ascent of perilous peakA LONDON-IRISH mountaineer has made the first successful Irish ascent of the world’s third highest peak, Kanchenjunga.Tue May 24 2011 - 01:00
Derry unveils global yacht race entryDERRY HAS unveiled its entry for the Clipper 2011-2012 round-world yacht race, which finishes on the river Foyle in July of next…Tue May 24 2011 - 01:00
Climbing Everest for CFA FORMER international tennis coach-turned-mountaineer is attempting an ascent of Everest in support of lung transplants for …Tue May 24 2011 - 01:00
Artist's offshore exploration bid backed by architectA LEADING Swedish architect has given her support to an artist’s bid to tender for an offshore block in Irish waters which can…Tue May 24 2011 - 01:00
'We're not just a domestic regional airport'Some regional airports are facing the prospect of closure as the Government indicates cuts to funding may be on the cardsSat May 21 2011 - 01:00
Ireland loses out to Scotland in major ocean energy dealsIRELAND HAS lost “round one” in the contest to harness Atlantic renewables, according to the ocean energy industry, after confirmation…Sat May 21 2011 - 01:00
Music festival to feature medieval harpist who performed for the QueenTHE MEDIEVAL harpist who performed for Queen Elizabeth is among this year’s participants in the Galway Early Music Festival which…Fri May 20 2011 - 01:00
Researchers on trail of Marconi and aviatorsA WINDBLOWN blanket of Connemara bog that was once a hub of global communications is to become the focus of a new multidisciplinary…Thu May 19 2011 - 01:00
Asylum seekers protest over conditions at Galway hostelSEVERAL HUNDRED residents at an asylum seekers’ hostel in Galway have called on the Department of Justice to improve their living…Wed May 18 2011 - 01:00
Blue tits wing it: Birds find unusual abbey homeCIGARETTE BUTTS would not normally be considered best nest-building material, but a couple of blue tits in Connemara have decided…Wed May 18 2011 - 01:00
Rare deep sea fish brought ashore by Rossaveal trawlerA DEEP sea fish so rare that it does not even have an English language name has been landed by an Irish fishing vessel in Connemara…Tue May 17 2011 - 01:00
National policy planning needs to take a 'life course' perspectiveNATIONAL policy planning should take a “life course” perspective from birth to old age, an NUI Galway (NUIG) report has found…Tue May 17 2011 - 01:00
Fish industry spots catch in church's revival of Friday fastFISH ON Fridays is back on the Catholic Church’s menu, but seafood producers in Ireland and Britain are divided on whether this…Tue May 17 2011 - 01:00
Marine safety system not blocked, says departmentTHE DEPARTMENT of Transport has denied it is “blocking” use in Ireland of a man overboard safety system developed by the Royal…Sat May 14 2011 - 01:00
Bike sharing may be extended to Galway and other citiesTHE GOVERNMENT is not in a position to reverse any decision on cuts to regional airports, Minister for Transport Leo Varadkar…Sat May 14 2011 - 01:00
Judge to rule on newspapers' liability for costs in Carmody trial next monthA CIRCUIT court judge has adjourned his decision on an application that two national newspapers should bear the costs of a criminal…Fri May 13 2011 - 01:00
Clark was 'finest maritime writer'YACHTSMAN, WRITER and classical expert Wallace Clark is due to be buried in Co Derry tomorrow, following his death at home earlier…Thu May 12 2011 - 01:00
Inquiry expected into death of fishermanTHE MARINE Casualty Investigation Board is expected to initiate an inquiry into the death yesterday of a fisherman off the Mayo…Wed May 11 2011 - 01:00
Management shake-up at Galway hospital welcomedA NEW management shake-up initiated by Minister for Health James Reilly at the west’s largest public hospital has been welcomed…Mon May 09 2011 - 01:00
