Different Fine Gael views on Irish in examIRISH LANGUAGE: TWO FINE Gael election candidates have differed with their party leader’s approach to making Irish an optional…Thu Feb 10 2011 - 00:00
Helicopter deal not affected by inquiryTHE consortium which won a €500 million lease for new search-and-rescue helicopters for the Irish Coast Guard says the contract…Tue Feb 08 2011 - 00:00
Mayo has more reason than most to take pleasure in the upcoming electionCONSTITUENCY PROFILE: CAUGHT IN the spotlight after years in the shade, Mayo has more reason than most to relish the forthcoming…Mon Feb 07 2011 - 00:00
Coast Guard crews gain paramedic status 14 months ahead of scheduleIRISH COAST Guard helicopter crews have been upgraded to full air ambulance or paramedic status some 14 months ahead of schedule…Mon Feb 07 2011 - 00:00
Inquiry begins after man dies in Garda custodyTHE GARDA Síochána Ombudsman Commission is investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a man in Garda custody in…Mon Feb 07 2011 - 00:00
Ireland must invest more in ocean energy, forum toldIRELAND SHOULD “not be over-reliant on gas” and should be making a much greater commitment to ocean energy resources, Bord Gáis…Fri Feb 04 2011 - 00:00
FF vulnerable while Labour exposed as Higgins bows outCONSTITUENCY PROFILE: UNLIKE THE Atlantic seaboard weather, there’s been an air of predictability about Galway West during the…Thu Feb 03 2011 - 00:00
West awakes to whirlwind as Martin gets show on roadGreen tea and sugar-free chocolate bars on the menu for leader of Fianna FáilThu Feb 03 2011 - 00:00
East meetsWest in celebration marking Year of the RabbitKITES flying in strong southerly winds in Galway over the next few days may not be those of canvassing politiciansThu Feb 03 2011 - 00:00
Loss of Irish damaged confidence, book claimsA CONTROVERSIAL claim has been made in a new study that Irish parents who believed their children only had a future with the …Tue Feb 01 2011 - 00:00
Groups seek reform of EU fisheries policyNINE IRISH groups have signed up to an international lobbying campaign seeking fundamental reform of the EU’s common fisheries…Mon Jan 31 2011 - 00:00
Turf-cutters oppose EU ban: Rally to back harvesting of raised bogsTURF-CUTTERS who oppose the EU ban on harvesting raised bogs have been urged to attend a “mass pre-election rally” in the midlands…Sat Jan 29 2011 - 00:00
An Taisce says Shell approval 'legally flawed'AN TAISCE intends to seek a judicial review of An Bord Pleanála’s approval for the final section of the Corrib gas pipeline…Thu Jan 27 2011 - 00:00
New commander for Naval ServiceTHE NAVAL officer who led the detention of the drug smuggling yacht Brime is to become new commander of the Naval Service.Wed Jan 26 2011 - 00:00
Testing times in the westPROFILE GALWAY-MAYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY – GMIT: HENRY Kissinger’s oft-quoted maxim about the viciousness of university politics…Tue Jan 25 2011 - 00:00
Fast ferries going, gone: island vessels for auctionTWO VIRTUALLY new fast ferries built to serve the Aran Islands are due to be auctioned in Galway next month after the company…Tue Jan 25 2011 - 00:00
Ó Cuív confident of backing from all over the country for leadership bid he says is 'not an age competition'ÉAMON Ó CUÍV: MINISTER FOR Social Protection Éamon Ó Cuív says he is confident he will get support from “all over the country…Mon Jan 24 2011 - 00:00
Senator urges Corrib gas delayGREEN Party Senator Niall Ó Brolcháin has said he believes it is “inappropriate” for two Green Ministers to sign off on outstanding…Sat Jan 22 2011 - 00:00
Public to view harbour planGALWAY HARBOUR Company has begun a two-day consultation with the public on its €200 million plan for developing the port.Sat Jan 22 2011 - 00:00
'Trying to buy support with money will never solve this'REACTION: CORRIB GAS developer Shell E&P Ireland says it hopes An Bord Pleanála’s “thorough examination” and “endorsement…Fri Jan 21 2011 - 00:00
Campus venture gets €3.75m for heart valveGALWAY’S “MEDICAL device valley” has proven to be a magnet for a €3Fri Jan 21 2011 - 00:00
Corrib pipeline gets approvalBord Pleanála has approved Shell E&P Ireland’s third proposed route for the final section of the Corrib gas pipeline with…Thu Jan 20 2011 - 00:00
Air Corps survey of whalesTHE AIR Corps is to undertake the first dedicated aerial survey of whale and dolphin activity in Irish waters this week.Thu Jan 20 2011 - 00:00
TD and finance adviser booed at public meetingFIANNA FÁIL Galway West TD Frank Fahey has said he is “very disappointed” at the reception received by the Minister for Finance…Wed Jan 19 2011 - 00:00
Course for disabled 'first of type'NUI GALWAY (NUIG) has initiated a new college programme for people with intellectual disabilities which has been described as…Wed Jan 19 2011 - 00:00
College staff asked to raise standards concernsGALWAY-MAYO Institute of Technology (GMIT) has confirmed its acting president has invited staff to raise any concerns they may…Wed Jan 19 2011 - 00:00
Tight security at Fianna Fáil eventGarda security was tight at the public meeting hosted by Fianna Fáil TD Frank Fahey in a Galway hotel last night, with both uniformed…Tue Jan 18 2011 - 00:00
Exports will boost recovery - AhearneTHE MINISTER for Finance’s special economic adviser Dr Alan Ahearne has said that the current growth level of exports is much…Tue Jan 18 2011 - 00:00
Tributes paid to woman swept into seaTRIBUTES HAVE been paid to the woman who was swept into the sea off Connemara, Co Galway, late last week while she was scattering…Mon Jan 17 2011 - 00:00
Eight families go electric in Aran Islands pilot projectEIGHT Aran families are navigating island roads with electric cars this weekend as part of a three-year project to cut dependency…Sat Jan 15 2011 - 00:00
Warning issued after woman drownsTHE IRISH Coast Guard has issued a warning to the public to avoid exposed coastal areas, following the death of a woman on the…Sat Jan 15 2011 - 00:00
Funeral told Lynam was 'voice of Irish mountaineering' on world stage“THERE IS much comfort in high hills and a great easing of the heart...”Fri Jan 14 2011 - 00:00
First sighting of year in Irish waters of humpback whaleTHE FIRST humpback whale of 2011 seen in Irish waters was identified this week off the southeast coastThu Jan 13 2011 - 00:00
Signal of change: Remaining foghorns fall silentTHE LAST remaining foghorns around the 7,800km coastline have been switched off “officially” by the Commissioners of Irish Lights…Wed Jan 12 2011 - 00:00
President extends sympathies to dead mountaineer's familyPRESIDENT MARY McAleese has extended her sympathies to the family of the Irish and international mountaineer Joss Lynam, who …Tue Jan 11 2011 - 00:00
'No conflict of interest' for HSE West directorHSE WEST’S clinical director, Dr David O’Keeffe, said he was happy that there was “no conflict of interest” between his public…Tue Jan 11 2011 - 00:00
Death of mountaineer Joss LynamRENOWNED IRISH and international mountaineer Joss Lynam has died in his late 80s in a Dublin hospital after a short illness.Mon Jan 10 2011 - 00:00
Environment and human rights code to be ratified soon, says GormleyTHE GOVERNMENT is due to ratify a key international convention linking environmental and human rights which had been promised…Mon Jan 10 2011 - 00:00
Lighthouses to stop sending fog signalsTHE COMMISSIONERS of Irish Lights says it consulted widely about its decision to discontinue the last fog signals around the …Mon Jan 10 2011 - 00:00
Pulsating contest as Lego fans tackle medical challengesTHERE are 915 million ways to combine six Lego bricks and children all over the world spend a total of five billion hours annually…Mon Jan 10 2011 - 00:00
Salmon conservationist to set up Bahamas businessLEADING WILD salmon conservationist and Connemara fishery manager Peter Mantle is leaving his post later this month to develop…Sat Jan 08 2011 - 00:00
Wave and tidal energy potentially worth €9bnA “FULLY developed” all-Ireland ocean energy sector could be worth about €9 billion and fuel the home and global market by 2030…Thu Jan 06 2011 - 00:00
Low risk status for Irish-flagged shipsIRISH-REGISTERED ships have achieved “low risk” status on an international maritime regulatory listing.Thu Jan 06 2011 - 00:00
An Irishwoman's Diary‘THE age of honest indignation is dead in Ireland. We’re sophisticated nowTue Jan 04 2011 - 00:00
Ahern criticised for not responding to council motion on sinking of boatA FORMER Galway mayor has criticised Minister for Justice Dermot Ahern for failing to respond to an all-party motion calling …Mon Jan 03 2011 - 00:00
Eponymous poem not penned by RafteryIT MAY be one of the most enduring poems in the Irish language, but the man credited as author didn’t actually write it.Fri Dec 31 2010 - 00:00
An Irishwoman's DiarySECRETS survive seconds in a city like Galway, but one of the best minded has to be on its university campusMon Dec 27 2010 - 00:00
First recorded Tinsel fish makes timely visit to Irish watersA CONNEMARA vessel has trawled up a most seasonally named Tinsel fish – the first such recorded catch in Irish waters.Thu Dec 23 2010 - 00:00
