Student fees and hospital cutbacks raise irePROTESTS: TAOISEACH ENDA Kenny and Cabinet Ministers were confronted by heated protests over the closure of Roscommon hospital…Wed Sept 07 2011 - 01:00
'There is no rescue - only recovery, if you're lucky'“THERE are so few places on the planet where one is truly an explorer, that’s the motivationWed Sept 07 2011 - 01:00
Don't be fooled by hospital promises, say campaignersCOMMITMENTS made about the future of Roscommon County Hospital have a “striking similarity” to undelivered promises made in the…Tue Sept 06 2011 - 01:00
Arts festival is child's play: international flavour for Galway eventBODHRÁN BLENDED with Brazilian capoeira – which combines dance and martial arts – the work of writer Rudyard Kipling and surrealist…Tue Sept 06 2011 - 01:00
Inis Oírr promised new water source 'as quickly as possible'ARAN ISLAND residents of Inis Oírr have been promised an “alternative source of drinking water as soon as possible” by Galway…Tue Sept 06 2011 - 01:00
Inis Oírr householders told water supply not safe even after boilingHOUSEHOLDERS ON Inis Oírr in the Aran Islands have learned that their public water supply is so contaminated that it is not even…Mon Sept 05 2011 - 01:00
Severe winds and rain as 2,000 line out for Ironman triathlonSEVERE WEATHER conditions turned the international Ironman triathlon event in Galway into an even more severe challenge than …Mon Sept 05 2011 - 01:00
An Irishwoman's DiaryHAD Gollum himself been sitting on his island of rock in the middle of the water, we couldn’t have been more transfixedMon Sept 05 2011 - 01:00
Row over Achill rescue centre endsMINISTER OF State for Transport Michael Ring has welcomed the “happy conclusion” of a longrunning dispute over use of a new State…Sat Sept 03 2011 - 01:00
Davis secures nomination from Galway councilSPECIAL OLYMPICS Europe managing director Mary Davis has secured her first formal local authority nomination for the presidential…Sat Sept 03 2011 - 01:00
Galway gears up for Ironman competitionATHLETES TAKING part in Ireland’s first international Ironman event have begun arriving for this weekend’s contest in Galway…Fri Sept 02 2011 - 01:00
Galway backs Davis for PresidencySpecial Olympics Europe managing director Mary Davis has secured her first formal local authority nomination for the presidential…Fri Sept 02 2011 - 01:00
Health sector companies to create 60 jobsA GALWAY medical device company says it will create 35 jobs over the next 12 months with the support of IDA Ireland.Fri Sept 02 2011 - 01:00
Series of events to celebrate writer's workTHE LIFE and work of Connemara-based writer and cartographer Tim Robinson will be celebrated next month in a series of events…Tue Aug 30 2011 - 01:00
Exploration licences to be approved before Dáil sittingTHE DEPARTMENT of Energy says new oil and gas exploration licences for the Atlantic margin will be approved before the resumption…Tue Aug 30 2011 - 01:00
David Andrews backs Higgins for presidencyFORMER Fianna Fáil minister David Andrews has endorsed the presidential campaign of Labour Party candidate Michael D Higgins…Mon Aug 29 2011 - 01:00
Favourable winds sweep sailors to finish line in historic Galway raceFAVOURABLE NORTHWESTERLY winds swept competitors in Ireland’s longest and Europe’s oldest inland water race across Lough Corrib…Mon Aug 29 2011 - 01:00
Alleged conflict over planning raisedA NORTH Donegal community group has called on Minister for the Environment Phil Hogan to review an alleged conflict of interest…Sat Aug 27 2011 - 01:00
Ó Cuív prefers jail to paying septic tank chargeFIANNA FÁIL deputy leader Éamon Ó Cuív has said he would “go to jail” rather than pay proposed new charges for inspection and…Sat Aug 27 2011 - 01:00
Boat-building college for LimerickYOUNG PEOPLE from Limerick regeneration areas may be able to study traditional boat-building to university level under a scheme…Sat Aug 27 2011 - 01:00
Oceans of opportunityJust 1 per cent of our GDP comes from the maritime economy, but the new Marine and Energy Research Campus and Commercial Cluster…Fri Aug 26 2011 - 01:00
MEP claims gardaí assaulted him at Corrib gas protestSOCIALIST Party MEP Paul Murphy says he intends to lodge a complaint with the Garda Síochána over his treatment at a Corrib gas…Fri Aug 26 2011 - 01:00
Rose petals from Ypres Bible linked to nuns who fled in 1914ROSE PETALS which may date to a flight from Ypres in Belgium during the first World War have been found in a Bible presented …Fri Aug 26 2011 - 01:00
Air ambulance duties 'not affected' by grounding of six Air Corps helicoptersTHE AIR Corps says its air ambulance function “will not be affected” by the grounding of all six of its AgustaWestland AW139 …Fri Aug 26 2011 - 01:00
Galway council impounds nine stray horsesGALWAY MAY be synonymous with equestrian festivals, but its local authority has “impounded” 67 stray horses this year.Fri Aug 26 2011 - 01:00
Sea the stars: science fest for GalwayEXOPLANETS AND marine exploration may seem light years apart, but a science “fest” planned for Galway next month aims to link…Thu Aug 25 2011 - 01:00
Lusitania artefacts: Diving team recovers ship's telemotor and telegraphSHIP’S FITTINGS recovered this week from the wreck of the Lusitania are to be assessed for conservation by a team hired by US…Wed Aug 24 2011 - 01:00
Two charged with public order offences over Corrib protestTWO PROTESTERS at the Corrib gas project in north Mayo were arrested and charged with public order offences yesterday at Belmullet…Tue Aug 23 2011 - 01:00
Rich programme at Clifden festivalCHERISH THE Ladies, the 13-year old jazz guitar prodigy Andreas Varady and comedy group Dead Cat Bounce are among the acts at…Tue Aug 23 2011 - 01:00
Divers recover 'Lusitania' itemsA DIVING expedition on the wreck of the Lusitania has recovered some key pieces of equipment, which were handed over to the receiver…Tue Aug 23 2011 - 01:00
Woman beats Galway BayA DUBLIN physiotherapist currently training to swim the English Channel has become the first woman to cross Galway Bay twice.Tue Aug 23 2011 - 01:00
Abuses in Ghana's fishing industry highlighted on anti-slavery dayON THE eve of the UN international anti-slavery day today, a Ghanaian campaigner who was sold as a child to work on fishing crews…Tue Aug 23 2011 - 01:00
Call to defer moving of beached sperm whale's carcassTHE IRISH Whale and Dolphin Group says “valuable scientific and educational opportunities” will be lost if the sperm whale which…Mon Aug 22 2011 - 01:00
Tariffs a threat to Shannon gas projectSHANNON FOYNES Port Company has said it is “seriously concerned” about the future of the Shannon Liquefied Natural Gas project…Sat Aug 20 2011 - 01:00
Rescue helicopters have busy seasonTHE IRISH Coast Guard’s search and rescue helicopter network has said this summer is proving to be one of its busiest seasons…Sat Aug 20 2011 - 01:00
Beached whale: mammal stranded in Waterford not expected to liveA MALE sperm whale was dying on a Co Waterford beach last night after it stranded in distress earlier yesterday.Sat Aug 20 2011 - 01:00
Approval for Foyle waste-water plantAN BORD Pleanála has approved planning permission for a waste-water treatment plant at Lough Foyle against its inspector’s recommendation…Fri Aug 19 2011 - 01:00
Salvaged Fastnet yacht anchors in BaltimoreTHE 100m maxi yacht which lost its keel and capsized off Fastnet Rock with 21 people on board earlier this week has been anchored…Fri Aug 19 2011 - 01:00
Fastnet race yacht righted after several attemptsA SALVAGE team successfully righted the 100 ft maxi yacht Rambler 100 off west Cork last night following its capsize during the…Thu Aug 18 2011 - 01:00
Alert radio beacons were of no use to sinkings boats, inquiries findSATELLITE EMERGENCY alert beacons were of no use to four fishermen when their boats sank in two separate incidents off Mayo and…Thu Aug 18 2011 - 01:00
Inquiry into sinking under wayThe Marine Casualty Investigation Board has begun a preliminary inquiry into the capsizing of the maxi yacht Rambler 100 with…Wed Aug 17 2011 - 01:00
Inquiry into Fastnet sinking gets under wayTHE MARINE Casualty Investigation Board has begun a preliminary inquiry into the capsizing of the maxi yacht Rambler 100 with…Wed Aug 17 2011 - 01:00
Author in race to make alternative Booker listAWARD-WINNING author and former Galway student Julian Gough says he has been “overwhelmed” by the response to his determined …Tue Aug 16 2011 - 01:00
Welcome for Roscommon day serviceUNIONS HAVE given a cautious welcome to Health Service Executive West plans to develop day services at Roscommon County Hospital…Tue Aug 16 2011 - 01:00
TCD student top speaker at debating competitionA TRINITY College Dublin student has been judged top speaker at this year’s European Universities Debating Championships.Mon Aug 15 2011 - 01:00
Novena gets under way at KnockDESPITE THE Catholic Church’s “difficulties”, there are “still people who want to celebrate their faith”, Msgr Joseph Quinn said…Mon Aug 15 2011 - 01:00
New boats at Les GlenansSAIL TRAINING: “A SAILING school, a sea school and a school of life” is how Les Glénans, the Franco-Irish sail training organisation…Sat Aug 13 2011 - 01:00
No tweets, no Google as top European university debaters pitch for gloryHITLER’S MEIN Kampf should or should not be published in Germany after 2016 when the copyright runs outSat Aug 13 2011 - 01:00
Ancient mariner in bid to sail AtlanticA 72-YEAR OLD Swede has set out on an Atlantic crossing from Co Cork in a tiny self-built boat.Fri Aug 12 2011 - 01:00
