Fahey accuses IFA of being foolhardyFIANNA FÁIL GALWAY LAUNCH: IRISH FARMERS who have benefited by €41 billion from EU transfers should reconsider their opposition…Tue May 13 2008 - 01:00
What Zidane headbutt and jumbo breakfast rolls say about societiesIT LOOKED like a headbutt and no doubt felt like one tooMon May 12 2008 - 01:00
Majority say society now at immigration 'limit'CONTRADICTORY ATTITUDES towards immigration are revealed in a new study which has found that a majority of Irish people believe…Mon May 12 2008 - 01:00
Study criticises long daycareLONG HOURS spent in full day-care can contribute to anti-social behaviour in children, a sociology conference heard at NUI Galway…Sat May 10 2008 - 01:00
Fire crews deal with more car crashes than firesFIRE CREWS are spending more time responding to emergencies on the roads than at fires, Government statistics reveal.Thu May 08 2008 - 01:00
ESB confirms bog slide near Corrib gas site-related workTHE ELECTRICITY Supply Board has confirmed that a “bog slide” occurred in north Mayo during works to facilitate the Corrib gas…Wed May 07 2008 - 01:00
Higgins questions validity of laws to facilitate Corrib lineLEGISLATION PASSED by the Government more than six years ago to facilitate the Corrib gas onshore pipeline was flawed, according…Tue May 06 2008 - 01:00
Irish Volvo yacht race entry set to leave ChinaIRELAND’S ENTRY in this year’s Volvo Ocean around the world yacht race is due to leave a Chinese shipyard this week, on the first…Tue May 06 2008 - 01:00
Pro-Tibet protesters in Croagh Patrick ascentTIBETANS, BURMESE and Irish supporters of Tibet's call for independence took what a they called a "freedom torch" up Mayo's Croagh…Mon May 05 2008 - 01:00
Croagh Patrick ascent in support of TibetTIBETANS, Burmese and Irish supporters of Tibet's call for independence are due to take a "freedom torch" up Croagh Patrick in…Sat May 03 2008 - 01:00
Corrib gas compromise proposal is 'feasible'A FORMER Bord Gáis Éireann engineering manager has said that a compromise Corrib gas refinery location proposed by north Mayo…Thu May 01 2008 - 01:00
Mussels inquiry widened on report of food poisoningTHE SEA Fisheries Protection Authority has extended its inquiry into contaminated mussels produced by a west Co Cork company …Thu May 01 2008 - 01:00
Poet hears the bittern cry: artist nurses rare bird back to healthA RARE bird found dying on the Aran Islands has been nursed back to health by Co Galway artist Padraic Reaney.Wed Apr 30 2008 - 01:00
Bord Pleanála will consider new Corrib route proposalAN BORD Pleanála has confirmed that it will accept applications for the Corrib gas project's modified onshore pipeline route …Wed Apr 30 2008 - 01:00
Shell rejects proposal to move gas terminalSHELL EP Ireland has rejected a proposal by Erris residents that it should move its gas refinery to a coastal, rather than offshore…Tue Apr 29 2008 - 01:00
Bid to support ConsoleA “SILENT” art auction running in Galway this week aims to raise funds for Console, the charity which supports people bereaved…Tue Apr 29 2008 - 01:00
Cúirt takes capitalism to task on climate changeCAPITALISM WILL have to “change its own practices” if it wants to be a “serious and sincere partner” in the battle to save the…Mon Apr 28 2008 - 01:00
€3m funds to fix area's tainted waterMINISTER FOR the Environment John Gormley has approved more than €3 million to expedite a replacement for Roundstone's contaminated…Mon Apr 28 2008 - 01:00
TDs urge Shell to accept compromise Residents’ alternative plan for refinery site welcomedMAYO FINE Gael TD Michael Ring and Labour Party president Michael D Higgins have called on the Government and Shell to respond…Mon Apr 28 2008 - 01:00
North Mayo residents propose deal on location of gas refineryNORTH MAYO residents opposed to the Corrib gas pipeline have dropped their demand for a gas refinery to be built at sea and are…Sat Apr 26 2008 - 01:00
Fisheries authority queried on vessels' offencesTHE SEA Fisheries Protection Authority has been accused of issuing "misleading" information about the level of law-breaking by…Thu Apr 24 2008 - 01:00
Former Obama adviser rouses Galway fansPERHAPS THE reading was so compelling, the international challenge so daunting - or perhaps it was because US writer Samantha…Thu Apr 24 2008 - 01:00
Galway prepares for literary feast as festival gets under wayUS COMMENTATOR Samantha Power, former adviser to US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, and Norwegian journalist …Wed Apr 23 2008 - 01:00
Higgins challenges DIT study on spatial strategyLABOUR PARTY president Michael D Higgins has defended the case for balanced regional development against recent criticism of …Mon Apr 21 2008 - 01:00
EU accused of 'suppressing' factsTHE EUROPEAN Commission is engaging in a "deliberate policy of information suppression" before the Lisbon Treaty referendum in…Sat Apr 19 2008 - 01:00
Mixed reaction to new pipeline routeSHELL E&P Ireland's publication of a modified onshore pipeline route for the Corrib gas project in north Mayo has drawn a…Fri Apr 18 2008 - 01:00
Welsh broadcasters to fore at Galway media festivalWELSH BROADCASTING organisations have secured a number of awards at this year's Celtic Media Festival, which continues today …Thu Apr 17 2008 - 01:00
Festival of Celtic media gets under way in GalwayBRITISH ACADEMY Award-winning writer Jimmy McGovern, documentary film-maker Paul Watson and Belfast actor Stephen Rea will be…Wed Apr 16 2008 - 01:00
Fishermen criticise radio ad campaign by fisheries agencyA NEW radio advertising campaign funded by a State agency has been criticised as a "misuse of public funds" by the Federation…Wed Apr 16 2008 - 01:00
Plan for houses on ground of Connemara hotel defendedBALLYNAHINCH CASTLE Hotel in Connemara has defended its plans to build six houses on the grounds of the estate.Tue Apr 15 2008 - 01:00
Students put Westport on the mapGOOGLE EARTH has its eye on Westport, Co Mayo, where a computerised redesign of the town by local transition-year students has…Mon Apr 14 2008 - 01:00
Four killed on roads over weekendA NINETEEN-YEAR-OLD woman, who was a pillion passenger on a motorbike that crashed in south Galway, was one of four people who…Mon Apr 14 2008 - 01:00
Statoil rules out new gas refinery siteTHE NORWEGIAN oil and gas company StatoilHydro has ruled out seeking an alternative location for the Corrib gas refinery.Mon Apr 14 2008 - 01:00
The artist formerly known as 'minister'A Castlebar exhibition of paintings attracted a lot of attention this week - almost as much as the painter attracted at the Mahon…Sat Apr 12 2008 - 01:00
Irish language watchdog obstructedA SENIOR Government official has blocked an investigation by An Coimisinéir Teanga, the Irish Language Commissioner, into the…Wed Apr 09 2008 - 01:00
Delegation in Norway to voice Corrib gas concernsLABOUR PARTY president Michael DWed Apr 09 2008 - 01:00
HSE meetings cost more than €7,500IT COSTS between €7,500 and €8,500 to hold each meeting of the Health Service Executive's Western Regional Forum, according to…Tue Apr 08 2008 - 01:00
Claddagh King among silver surfers to pass senior citizens' computer courseKING OF the Claddagh Michael Lynskey is among a new crop of web surfers who have graduated from a senior citizens' computer training…Tue Apr 08 2008 - 01:00
Warning over water privatisationGALWAY'S CONTINUING water quality issues will not be improved by any move by the State to privatise water provision, according…Mon Apr 07 2008 - 01:00
Beverley proud to be there 'hanging Pádraig'"IT'S A PAINTING I have mixed feelings about," Mayo TD Beverley Flynn said last night in the Linenhall Arts Centre in Castlebar…Sat Apr 05 2008 - 01:00
Failure to compensate fishermen criticisedGOVERNMENT MARINE advisor Joey Murrin has said he is "seriously concerned" at the failure of the Government to provide some compensation…Mon Mar 31 2008 - 01:00
Shell denies failing to discuss drillingSHELL E&P Ireland has denied it failed to consult coastal community interests on planned drilling in a Mayo estuary that …Mon Mar 31 2008 - 01:00
Galway water supply restoredGALWAY CITY Council says it is confident that water supplies have been restored to the west of the city and part of the county…Mon Mar 31 2008 - 01:00
Major leak cuts water supply to Galway city and part of countyJUST OVER a year after the outbreak of its drinking water crisis, Galway city and part of the county has been hit with a "major…Fri Mar 28 2008 - 00:00
Shell gets go-ahead to drill in MayoSHELL E&P Ireland says it has received State approval to drill boreholes in Sruwaddaccon Bay, a special area of conservation…Fri Mar 28 2008 - 00:00
Young male drivers' delusions make them dangerous, says ByrneFOUR "DELUSIONS" shared by young male drivers made them the most "dangerous category" of people on roads, according to the Road…Thu Mar 27 2008 - 00:00
Acute day unit for Galway hospital to cost €25mA NEW €25 million acute day unit at Galway's Merlin Park Hospital aims to serve a catchment of one million people, according …Wed Mar 26 2008 - 00:00
Minister wants tracking device on all boatsSMALL CRAFT owners around the Irish coast have been urged to install a new electronic surveillance system for safety reasons …Wed Mar 26 2008 - 00:00
Increase in rescues of shore anglers and leisure craftRESCUES INVOLVING leisure craft and shore anglers have shown another increase in offshore and inland waters over the past year…Tue Mar 18 2008 - 00:00
Inquiry into deaths of Donegal fishermenIRISH AND British marine investigators will conduct an inquiry into the deaths of two Donegal fishermen, following the loss of…Mon Mar 17 2008 - 00:00
