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Woman will ‘never trust again’ after being choked and raped by partner
He told her ‘there is nothing you can do about it’ before attacking her, court hears
Man (81) calls for family DNA samples for Tuam remains to extend to cousins
Under the Institutional Burials Act, cousins can not provide DNA for identification purposes at the Tuam Mother and Baby home excavation
Slowing pace of capital project delivery has knock-on effects for Irish society
High Court challenges can add three to five years to a project
‘Rooks can drive people mad,’ judge says as prosecution taken over tree felling
Three men are being prosecuted under the Wildlife Act in connection with allegedly injuring and disturbing rooks
High Court blocks residents’ bid to challenge use of hotel for housing asylum seekers
They wanted permission to take case over Government’s decision to accommodate 98 people there
Death Cafes: ‘It’s a privilege to talk about death and dying with people, because you learn a lot about living’
A network of Death Cafes have sprung up around the country, offering people a place to talk about life and death over tea and cake
Tesco seeks High Court injunction to get horses off its Galway land
Couple said they would remove animals if they were ‘financially compensated’, court heard
Letters to the Editor, July 24th: On Gaza, the NDP, Repealer regret and wind farm demolition
Repeal replaced shame with dignity, silence with support, and risk with safety
Galway farmer granted permission to challenge Greenway purchase decision ‘splitting’ his farm
He claimed the Connemara Greenway Project cycleway construction would make his farm ‘unmanageable’
Galway, city of the traffic
Congestion is not just an inconvenience, it is choking economic and social potential
You might think a planning application for a windfarm is good news. You’d be wrong
Planned demolition of the €200 million Derrybrien windfarm will lead to destruction of potential green energy source for 30,000 homes
Owners surrender 60 XL Bullies to authorities after move to ban breed
TD warns of breeding practices where 8,000 pups registered annually but 25,000 for sale on dog website
We couldn’t afford Rome due to our ridiculous number of children. Galway it was
I still feel 25, never mind 25 years married, though my right hip begs to differ
Decision to remove Eamonn Casey’s remains came in response to furore over documentary last year
The explanation given for the action by Galway’s diocesan authorities was rather obscure
‘Deep and rich’ story of medieval high rulers and nobles determined by archaeologists in Galway
Ancient settlement overlooking Galway Bay details western Ireland’s place in the wider world
Bishop Eamonn Casey’s remains removed from Galway cathedral
Bishop’s remains have been moved from the cathedral crypt and entrusted to his family’s care
Ireland’s bakery boom: ‘Customers will spend a tenner on an interesting pastry and a good coffee’
Inside Ireland’s bakeries – from the traditional ovens to the new wave of micro bakeries fermenting dough, farming heritage grain and charging what it really costs
‘Here comes everybody’: Connemara fishermen lead seafaring pilgrimage to patron saint MacDara
About 500 people on 85 boats made the annual journey to the saint’s uninhabited island off Co Galway’s western shores
Teenager dies following road traffic collision in Co Galway last weekend
Incident involved two cars on Ballygaddy Road in Tuam
The best restaurants around Ireland worth travelling to
Sensational sea views or a Michelin-starred stone-wall cottage? These places offer something more than just great food
Sabotage review: Joyously chaotic festival opener has all the fun of the circus
Galway International Arts Festival 2025: A gorgeous, playful, accomplished start to a festive fortnight
As Galway’s arts festival opens, the city’s long-expected cultural space inches slowly towards planning this year
Artistic director ‘embarrassed’ at how ‘dreadfully inadequate Galway is in terms of cultural infrastructure’
Tuam is a microcosm for Ireland’s history of discarded bones
The excavation that began on the site of the mother and baby home yesterday is making history in a double sense
Portiuncula hospital is not safe for women giving birth
What the Portiuncula situation tells us is that smaller maternity units are no longer able to deliver appropriate and safe levels of maternity and neonatal care
Families at centre of Portiuncula review call into question viability of service
Concern about maternity care is ‘specific to Portiuncula’, Minister for Health says
Dublin Airport security ‘left my Aran Islands and west coast images damaged’, says US photographer
Specialist film left ‘foggy’ after search by airport security staff
RTÉ creche’s kitchen and staff canteen had to close temporarily after food safety inspection
‘Significant’ rodent droppings posed ‘grave, immediate danger’, hygiene inspector said
First Look: JP McMahon’s new Kombu Ramen and Bao Bar – ‘I don’t know how to do anything else. I like opening restaurants’
New Japanese-style restaurant in Galway will be casual, with some dishes priced below €10
Poignant documentary about Sunny Jacobs to be aired at Galway Film Fleadh
Woman who spent 17 years on death row in Florida died in a house fire six weeks ago
How to move to a remote Irish island, to live a ‘better way of life’
There are tens of thousands of euro in grants available to renovate an island home, but life there might not suit everyone
Ten great Irish restaurants for outdoor dining
Fancy eating outside? These places offer terrace and outdoor dining that’s not always dependent on the Irish weather
Tuam mother and baby home: 80 people come forward to give DNA to identify buried children
Around 800 babies and young children are believed to be buried in former sewer at site of home run by Bon Secours religious order
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