Tribute CD to raise funds for heart diseaseMUSICIAN NICK Kelly lost his father, former Attorney General and Fine Gael TD John Kelly, more than 18 years ago to a sudden …Tue Oct 27 2009 - 00:00
Treaty tribute to Irish polar explorersIRELAND IS to subscribe to the international Antarctic Treaty as a tribute to Sir Ernest Shackleton, Tom Crean and other Irish…Mon Oct 26 2009 - 00:00
Ó Cuív slates 'insensitive' wildlife ruling on Inis MórMINISTER FOR Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs Éamon Ó Cuív has criticised the National Parks and Wildlife Service for its…Mon Oct 26 2009 - 00:00
Crab shell extract could nip obesityIrish scientists are experimenting on the use of extracts from crab and shrimp shells as a treatment for obesityThu Oct 22 2009 - 01:00
President to attend funerals of pilotsPRESIDENT MARY McAleese will attend the funerals of both Air Corps pilots who died when their plane crashed in Connemara earlier…Fri Oct 16 2009 - 01:00
Farmers recall moment before crashTWO HEARSES left Crimlin East in Joyce country early yesterday afternoon with the bodies of Capt Derek Furniss and Cadet David…Wed Oct 14 2009 - 01:00
Fahey defends erecting signs in support of Galway bypassOIREACHTAS TRANSPORT committee chairman Frank Fahey has defended his decision to erect unauthorised billboards in support of …Tue Oct 13 2009 - 01:00
An Irishwoman's DiarySEAN Corcoran strapped on his head torch and crept out of the tent with his partner into a black Connemara night when he heard…Mon Oct 12 2009 - 01:00
Balloons mark two years since Riedo deathDOZENS OF multi-coloured balloons were released in westerly winds over Galway last night to mark the second anniversary of the…Sat Oct 03 2009 - 01:00
O'Brien urges INM to 'move on'Businessman Denis O'Brien has urged Independent News and Media (INM) to "share ideas and move on" with making "serious decisions…Fri Oct 02 2009 - 01:00
Galway emigrants will help in rescue effortsA GALWAY couple who moved to Samoa just over a month ago have volunteered for the rescue effort now under way on the south Pacific…Thu Oct 01 2009 - 01:00
First polling stations open as islanders voteOFFSHORE BALLOTS: THE FIRST polling stations for the Lisbon Treaty referendum will open today for almost 800 registered voters…Wed Sept 30 2009 - 01:00
Skin disorder breakthrough on cardsAN NUI Galway (NUIG) scientist is developing a “smart” dressing which can apply gene therapy to heal rare skin condition epidermolysis…Tue Sept 22 2009 - 01:00
Paramedic skills utilised in coastal rescueA SENIOR officer on board a Russian freighter is recovering from serious burns in St James’s Hospital, Dublin, following his …Tue Sept 15 2009 - 01:00
IMO supports calls for total ban on alcohol advertisingTHE IRISH Medical Organisation (IMO) has welcomed a new proposal by the British Medical Association (BMA) to ban all alcohol …Tue Sept 15 2009 - 01:00
Inquiry into death of fisherman after his boat capsized and sankTHE MARINE Casualty Investigation Board has initiated an inquiry into the loss at sea of a Connemara fisherman when his gleoiteog…Mon Sept 07 2009 - 01:00
Galway drowning investigatedThe Marine Casualty Investigation Board will continue its investigation into the death of a Connemara fisherman and the hospitalisation…Sun Sept 06 2009 - 01:00
Man drowns in Galway capsizeA Connemara fisherman has died and his brother was taken to hospital, following the capsize of their vessel in Galway Bay today…Sat Sept 05 2009 - 01:00
Capturing the energy of an entire communityBrendan Flynn was midwife to Clifden Community Arts Week when it began 32 years ago and he is still driving it forward todayWed Aug 26 2009 - 01:00
Island ambulance proves its worthAN ARRANMORE island nurse trained for the Co Donegal community’s new ambulance service became the first emergency patient when…Sat Aug 22 2009 - 01:00
HSE denies plans to downgrade PortiunculaHSE WEST has denied that there is any plan to downgrade east Galway’s Portiuncula Hospital, following concerns expressed by two…Fri Aug 21 2009 - 01:00
Naval Service applications for cadetships increase by 100%THE NAVAL Service has seen a 100 per cent increase in applications for cadetshipsThu Aug 20 2009 - 01:00
Call to preserve sail training schemeTHE IRISH Institute of Master Mariners and the chairman of the Cruinniú na mBád traditional boat festival have appealed to the…Thu Aug 20 2009 - 01:00
Quality of water off Irish coast improvesWATER QUALITY in Irish coastal areas and estuaries is showing significant improvement, according to a British scientific journal…Wed Aug 19 2009 - 01:00
Islanders celebrate new ferry and ambulance serviceTHE NORTHWEST island of Arranmore is celebrating the delivery of its first ambulance, which will be run on a voluntary basis …Tue Aug 18 2009 - 01:00
Investigation into stabbing of four men in Mayo attacksGARDAÍ IN south Mayo are following a “number of lines of inquiry” in relation to the stabbing of four men in two attacks in Ballinrobe…Tue Aug 18 2009 - 01:00
Marine inquiry launched as Corrib gas vessel hits rocksTHE DEPARTMENT of Transport and Shell EP Ireland have initiated separate investigations into the grounding of a Corrib gas project…Mon Aug 17 2009 - 01:00
US tech firm to create 30 R&D jobs in GalwayTHE INFORMATION technology security business is virtually “recession proof”, according to a US company that is creating 30 new…Thu Aug 13 2009 - 01:00
Monitors say 'no ecological impact' from Shell spillageTHE SPILLAGE of a chemical additive and a small amount of oil during construction work at the Corrib gas landfall in Co Mayo …Wed Aug 12 2009 - 01:00
AIB plan opposed by An TaisceAN TAISCE has warned of “irreparable damage” to one of Galway’s most historic quarters, following a decision to grant Allied …Wed Aug 12 2009 - 01:00
Meetings with remarkable treesDo you know an interesting tree with a story to tell? Then Aubrey Fennell and Kate Crane want to hear from youWed Aug 12 2009 - 01:00
Brothers set to break record in charity diveTWO MAYO brothers aim to make the Guinness Book of Records by completing the world’s longest scuba dive in aid of a children’…Tue Aug 11 2009 - 01:00
Lost bracelet finds way back to jewellerA DIAMOND bracelet that went missing in Galway city several weeks ago has been found outside the jewellery shop where it was …Tue Aug 11 2009 - 01:00
Fastnet survivors to gather for race memorialA GROUP of survivors of the 1979 Fastnet yacht race are due to mark the 30th anniversary of the storm in which 15 sailors lost…Mon Aug 10 2009 - 01:00
Weather ensures tall ships fleet arrives earlyPROVING THAT ill winds bring fortune to some, Belfast city will not be kept waiting for its fleet of international tall ships…Mon Aug 10 2009 - 01:00
Board defers decision on Corrib gas pipelineAN BORD Pleanála has deferred a decision due this week on Shell EP Ireland’s application to modify the Corrib gas onshore pipeline…Mon Aug 10 2009 - 01:00
Government may not replace sail training shipMINISTER for Defence Willie O’Dea has indicated that the Government may postpone spending the €3Sat Aug 08 2009 - 01:00
Rescuer swims into cave to save trapped boysTRIBUTES have been paid to the mechanic of the RNLI Portrush lifeboat who saved the lives of two teenage boys by swimming into…Fri Aug 07 2009 - 01:00
RTÉ denies censorship of Afri advert over Rossport referenceRTÉ HAS denied that it has refused to broadcast an advertisement for a social event in Dublin tonight that includes a reference…Thu Aug 06 2009 - 01:00
Eating plastic bag may have killed turtleMARINE SCIENTISTS believe that a leatherback turtle which was washed up last week on the northern shore of Galway Bay may have…Tue Aug 04 2009 - 01:00
New hope for victims of spinal cord injuryA HUSBAND and wife research team from Arizona State University have combined medicine and engineering to devise a unique system…Tue Aug 04 2009 - 01:00
Irish man killed in crash in ItalyA Galway man has been killed in a road collision in Italy.Tue Jul 28 2009 - 01:00
Minister's concern over McCarthy cutsMINISTER of State for Fisheries Tony Killeen has said that there are “other valid dimensions” to economic recovery which would…Mon Jul 27 2009 - 01:00
Galway race festival opens todayTENTS, GALES and heavy rain don’t tend to mix – which may be just as well for this year’s Galway summer race festival opening…Mon Jul 27 2009 - 01:00
Call for crowding at UCHG to be addressedPOET RITA Ann Higgins has called on Minister for Health Mary Harney to address the “fundamental inhumanity” of an overcrowded…Thu Jul 23 2009 - 01:00
Reward offered in murder inquiryA €10,000 REWARD has been offered by the Crimestoppers organisation for information on the whereabouts of a Polish man who is…Wed Jul 22 2009 - 01:00
Fishermen condemn proposed abolition of fisheries organisationOFFSHORE FISHERMEN and fish farmers have criticised the proposed abolition of Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) by the McCarthy report…Wed Jul 22 2009 - 01:00
'Cripil Inis Meáin' enjoys the setting sunSMALL AND big worlds collide in Martin McDonagh’s Cripil Inis Meáin , and no more so than in the Irish language translation of…Tue Jul 21 2009 - 01:00
Gardaí issue new appeal in Galway over fatal stabbing of young manGARDAÍ ARE issuing a new appeal in Galway today in an attempt to locate a key suspect responsible for the death of a young man…Tue Jul 21 2009 - 01:00
'Green Dragon' to be put on displayIRELAND’s entry in the Volvo Ocean Race is due to be lifted out of the water tonight and put on display to the public – and potential…Mon Jul 20 2009 - 01:00
