Marine board head rejects conflict of interest claimProposals for a new national marine headquarters in Clonakilty, Co Cork, were mired in controversy yesterdaySat Jul 08 2006 - 01:00
Marine board head rejects conflict of interest claimProposals for a new national marine headquarters in Clonakilty, Co Cork, were mired in controversy yesterdaySat Jul 08 2006 - 01:00
Galway mayor supports tradersThe Mayor of Galway, Cllr Niall Ó Brolchain (Green), has expressed his support for traders who were moved by gardaí during a …Fri Jul 07 2006 - 01:00
The only other show in townSee there, that man Ollie Jennings with the table and tin on High Street. Selling raffle tickets at €5 a pieceThu Jul 06 2006 - 01:00
Use of lifejackets cited in reports on drowningsThe victims of two separate drowning cases would have had a greater chance of survival had they been wearing lifejackets, according…Thu Jul 06 2006 - 01:00
Young educated moving to west, says reportThe Western Development Commission has identified a small but significant "brain drain" from the east to the west coast which…Tue Jul 04 2006 - 01:00
Supporters of Corrib pipeline protesters welcome EU reportSupporters of the five Mayo men jailed last year over opposition to the Corrib gas onshore pipeline have welcomed a finding in…Tue Jul 04 2006 - 01:00
VHI rejects criticism over Galway ClinicThe VHI has rejected criticisms levelled at it by the founder of the Galway Clinic, James Sheehan, following the loss of jobs…Mon Jul 03 2006 - 01:00
Seafood strategy group appointedThe Government has appointed a three-man strategy review group for the seafood sector, while a prominent Cork businesswoman has…Sat Jul 01 2006 - 01:00
An Taisce takes case to Europe in Corrib rowAn Taisce is lodging a complaint with the European Commission over "suspect" ministerial consents issued for the Corrib gas pipeline…Fri Jun 30 2006 - 01:00
Irish language charter out todayThe State's first "charter" for the Irish language is due to be published today as the deadline approaches for the full implementation…Wed Jun 28 2006 - 01:00
Dún Laoghaire marina extension approvedDún Laoghaire Harbour Company has welcomed An Bord Pleanála's decision to approve a 240-berth extension to the State's largest…Wed Jun 28 2006 - 01:00
250 staff to lose jobs at Galway factoryUp to 250 jobs are to be lost in Galway city as part of a restructuring by multinational electronics company American Power Conversion…Wed Jun 28 2006 - 01:00
Small surprise and a little deja vu"Same factory, not quite the same story, and a bit of a relief" was the response of one of the APC manufacturing staff after …Wed Jun 28 2006 - 01:00
OPW denies damaging Skellig MichaelThe Office of Public Works has denied there is any threat to the Unesco World Heritage status of Skellig Michael, off the Kerry…Tue Jun 27 2006 - 01:00
Mayor boycotts air show for peace rallyThe mayor of Galway may have been absent in protest, but gardaí estimated that up to 100,000 people attended yesterday's 13th…Mon Jun 26 2006 - 01:00
An Irishwoman's DiaryNever write about the people or places that one loves, and avoid using the first person at all costsMon Jun 26 2006 - 01:00
Deaths by drowning at their lowest in 40 yearsIrish Water Safety has given a cautious welcome to the latest drowning statistics, which are at their lowest for 40 years.Mon Jun 26 2006 - 01:00
Marine central to national strategy, FG meeting toldGovernment policymakers are over-reliant on "Dublin-based economic commentators" who are not aware of the unbalanced nature of…Sat Jun 24 2006 - 01:00
Galway mayor to attend protest instead of air showA row has broken out in Galway over the legality of a peace event planned as an alternative to this weekend's Salthill Air Show…Sat Jun 24 2006 - 01:00
Sinking fleet renewal plan forces vessel owners to sellFine Gael leader Enda Kenny is pushing a door open with the conference his party is hosting on the economic potential of the …Fri Jun 23 2006 - 01:00
O Cuiv calls for review of Gaeltacht planningThe Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs has acknowledged "difficulties" in implementing Irish language conditions…Thu Jun 22 2006 - 01:00
EU reaches agreement on €4 billion fisheries fund after two years of talksMinister of State for the Marine John Browne has welcomed an agreement reached in Luxembourg yesterday on a new €4 billion European…Tue Jun 20 2006 - 01:00
Galway councillors set to elect Green mayorGalway councillors appear set to elect the city's first Green Party mayor tonight.Mon Jun 19 2006 - 01:00
An Irishwoman's DiaryGannets diving over a tranquil, indigo Atlantic. A lost storm petrel sheltering with her chickMon Jun 19 2006 - 01:00
Wave generator damaged by stormA prototype wave energy generator deployed by the Marine Institute in Galway Bay has become a casualty of one of the summer's…Sat Jun 17 2006 - 01:00
Honoured: freedom of city for HynesTheatre director Garry Hynes doesn't have any sheep, but if she did she could graze them on Galway's Eyre Square this morning…Fri Jun 16 2006 - 01:00
Offensive graffiti on N17 route is subject of Garda investigationGardaí are investigating a spate of offensive graffiti along the N17 between Claregalway and the Mayo border which appears to…Fri Jun 16 2006 - 01:00
Galway GP shares her herb secretsHerbal therapies: Feverfew for headaches, elderflower and plantain for streaming noses or asthma, primrose for summer coughs…Tue Jun 13 2006 - 01:00
Planning body rejects Gaeltacht housing schemeAn Bord Pleanála has refused planning permission for a large housing development in the Gaeltacht village of Spiddal, Co Galway…Mon Jun 12 2006 - 01:00
Ahern says new marine HQ 'a shining example'The Taoiseach has said that the new €50 million Marine Institute headquarters in Galway is a "shining example" of decentralisation…Sat Jun 10 2006 - 01:00
Galway students generally happy with Junior and Leaving Irish papersColáiste Iognáid, Galway: Fionnuala Baynes won't forget her 18th birthday in a hurrySat Jun 10 2006 - 01:00
Independent status for TG4 to be consideredThe Government will shortly consider proposals to establish Irish language television station TG4 on an independent footing, …Sat Jun 10 2006 - 01:00
Doubts over studio may hit drama series in GaeltachtIreland's first indigenous television drama series for teenagers in Irish may have to be filmed outside the Gaeltacht area if…Fri Jun 09 2006 - 01:00
Salthill joins 81 beaches with 'blue flag' statusSalthill was one of 81 bathing areas which received blue flag awards yesterday under the scheme administered by An Taisce.Wed Jun 07 2006 - 01:00
New Irish Sea ferry services to meet increased demandTwo new freight ferry services are being introduced on the Irish Sea route to meet increased demand between Dublin and Britain…Wed Jun 07 2006 - 01:00
Shell insists planning problems with Corrib project can be resolved easilyShell E&P Ireland believes planning difficulties identified by An Bord Pleanála for the Corrib gas project may be resolved…Tue Jun 06 2006 - 01:00
Draper blames closure on 'cheque book' IrelandIreland is "being colonised by the cheque book", according to the owner of a Co Mayo family business facing closure.Tue Jun 06 2006 - 01:00
Memorial service for late maritime historian, activistFrench singer Jean Ferrat's rendition of Raconte-moi la mer and music evoking the River Boyne by flautist Brian Dunning recalled…Mon Jun 05 2006 - 01:00
Several key Shell Corrib works not authorised, board findsAn Bord Pleanála has ruled that several key aspects of shore work on the Corrib gas project are unauthorised.Fri Jun 02 2006 - 01:00
Language conditions reinstatedAn Bord Pleanála has upheld concerns raised by an Irish language protection group in relation to a housing development in the…Fri Jun 02 2006 - 01:00
Expert group on salmon given 'impossible task'A new Government review group on wild salmon has been given an "impossible task" and unworkable terms of reference, according…Wed May 31 2006 - 01:00
Davitt centenary marked at graveMichael Davitt's legacy today is a "kind of practical republicanism where the people of Ireland would be citizens, not serfs", …Wed May 31 2006 - 01:00
Davitt recalled as great humanitarianMichael Davitt was an "international humanitarian" whose true worth has been "eclipsed by the men and women of the 1916 generation…Tue May 30 2006 - 01:00
Eyre 'plaza' puts Galway back in businessForget the jokes about "Fallujah square" and ever-expanding billsMon May 29 2006 - 01:00
Search called off for two crew missing from sunken fishing boatThe search has been called off for two crewmen missing from an Irish-registered fishing vessel that sank on its way to Castletownbere…Fri May 26 2006 - 01:00
Code on safe use of pleasure craft aims to cut marine emergenciesA new code on safe operation of recreational craft - the first of its type published by the State - sets out current legislative…Thu May 25 2006 - 01:00
Search for fishing boat to continueNaval Service divers intend to continue their search today for the wreck of the fishing vessel Maggie B, which sank off the southeast…Tue May 23 2006 - 01:00
Shell to Sea says poll findings support its campaignPolitical and business interests advocating progress on the current plans for Corrib Shell gas project are in the "minority" …Tue May 23 2006 - 01:00
Higgins calls for regional transport planning in GalwayFuture transportation needs for Galway must be planned for on a regional rather than local basis, said Labour Party president…Mon May 22 2006 - 01:00
