Viking longship set to sail out of DublinTHE REPLICA Viking longship Sea Stallion is likely to leave Dublin Port for Denmark tomorrow in spite of an unfavourable weather…Sat Jun 28 2008 - 01:00
Fish board says State support for €600m seafood strategy 'critical'GOVERNMENT SUPPORT for its €600 million seafood strategy is "critical" to ensuring the Irish fishing fleet weathers the current…Fri Jun 27 2008 - 01:00
More data on Corrib project sought from EU CommissionTHE EUROPEAN Parliament’s petitions committee has sought further information from the European Commission on the Corrib gas project…Thu Jun 26 2008 - 01:00
Galway to welcome Hollywood stars for 20th film fleadhOSCAR-WINNING actor Jessica Lange, American actor Bill Pullman and Irish actor Peter O'Toole are anticipated at this year's Galway…Thu Jun 26 2008 - 01:00
EU plan to address fuel costs for fishing fleetEU FISHERIES commissioner Joe Borg has promised “definitive proposals” for next month’s ministerial council that will address…Wed Jun 25 2008 - 01:00
Fishermen frustrated over lack of fuel proposalsEU Fisheries Commissioner Joe Borg has promised “definitive proposals” for next month’s ministerial council, which will address…Tue Jun 24 2008 - 01:00
Seaweed seen as biofuel sourceIRELAND COULD play a significant role in international moves to develop ways of converting seaweed into biofuel, according to…Tue Jun 24 2008 - 01:00
Decision on aid to fishermen may be deferredEU Fisheries Commissioner Joe Borg is expected to defer any decision on emergency measures for the fishing industry until next…Mon Jun 23 2008 - 01:00
Killeen issues offers to decommission vessels from whitefish fishing fleetMINISTER OF State for Fisheries Tony Killeen has issued first-round offers to decommission vessels from the Irish whitefish fleet…Mon Jun 23 2008 - 01:00
No stability tests done on 'Pere Charles'A PRELIMINARY report into the loss of the Pere Charles fishing vessel with all five crew off the southeast coast in January 2007…Fri Jun 20 2008 - 01:00
Fishermen's temporary tie-up may not be EU optionMINISTER FOR Agriculture and Fisheries Brendan Smith has said that EU fisheries commissioner Joe Borg is now "fully acquainted…Thu Jun 19 2008 - 01:00
Call to save western rail link by extending across BorderA FORMER Green Party mayor has called on the Government to draw on cross-Border funding to extend the western rail corridor to…Wed Jun 18 2008 - 01:00
Fishing protests are suspendedFISHING SKIPPERS and crew have agreed to a further suspension of threatened port protests, pending the outcome of Irish negotiations…Mon Jun 16 2008 - 01:00
Fisheries board investigates 'wipe out' of hundreds of trout in Mayo streamTHE WESTERN Regional Fisheries Board (WRFB) says it is investigating the cause of a significant fish kill last week near Ballintubber…Mon Jun 16 2008 - 01:00
Fishermen meeting to discuss talksFishing skippers and crew are meeting in Athlone, Co Westmeath, this morning to discuss the outcome of 10 hours of talks with…Sat Jun 14 2008 - 01:00
Fishermen to discuss Ministers' pledges of assistanceFISHING SKIPPERS and crew are due to meet in Athlone, Co Westmeath, this morning to discuss the outcome of 10 hours of talks …Sat Jun 14 2008 - 01:00
Fishermen warn of further protests if talks inconclusiveFISHERMEN WHO have suspended port blockades pending discussions with two Government Ministers have warned that they are prepared…Fri Jun 13 2008 - 01:00
Minister urges fishermen to focus on negotiations rather than protestsMINISTER OF State for Fisheries Tony Killeen has appealed to fishermen to focus on negotiation rather than demonstration in advance…Thu Jun 12 2008 - 01:00
Early poll start for Aran islandersARAN ISLANDERS cast their votes in the Lisbon Treaty referendum yesterday, but with a warning that they want to vote with the…Thu Jun 12 2008 - 01:00
Fine Gael criticises Minister's 'silence' over crisis in fishingThe Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries Brendan Smith last night agreed to meet the Federation of Irish Fishermen in Athlone…Wed Jun 11 2008 - 01:00
Fishermen step up fuel price protestsFISHERMEN INTEND to step up their campaign over fuel prices and the impact of cheap fish imports, with a number of vessel owners…Tue Jun 10 2008 - 01:00
HSE under fire over maternity coverTHE NATIONAL Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI) has expressed serious concern that the Health Service Executive (HSE) is eroding…Tue Jun 10 2008 - 01:00
Lisbon rejection would put Ireland 'in hands of Sarkozy'TWO-TIER EU: IRELAND WILL be placing its future relationship with the EU in the hands of French president Nicolas Sarkozy if…Tue Jun 10 2008 - 01:00
5,500-year-old canoe put on display at aquariumA 5,500-YEAR-OLD dug-out canoe that was found by a schoolteacher and his son on a beach near Barna has been conserved for underwater…Mon Jun 09 2008 - 01:00
Wingsuit man flies faster than local aircraftSWISS WINGSUIT flyer Ueli "Sputnik" Gegenschatz is claiming a new world record for a glide across Galway Bay from the Aran island…Thu Jun 05 2008 - 01:00
Church body calls on Shell to revisit Corrib compromiseA BRITISH-based church organisation has called on Royal Dutch Shell plc to revisit a compromise proposal aimed at resolving the…Thu Jun 05 2008 - 01:00
Ó Cuív signs Clifden airstrip contractSOME EIGHT decades after Alcock and Brown landed on bog near the north Connemara town, regular flights may begin between Clifden…Wed Jun 04 2008 - 01:00
Aid worker's family to give funds to orphanageTHE FAMILY of Galway aid volunteer Natalie Higgins, who died in Ghana last weekend, plans to contribute money she raised to finance…Wed Jun 04 2008 - 01:00
Renewed pressure on cancer policy in westFINE GAEL is continuing to put pressure on the Government to justify aspects of the new national cancer strategy in the west, …Tue Jun 03 2008 - 01:00
Irish fishermen tie up boats to back EU protests over costs and importsIRISH FISHERMEN have begun to tie up their boats in support of a Europe-wide industry protest over rising fuel costs and the …Tue Jun 03 2008 - 01:00
Irish aid worker in Ghana drowned by freak waveTHE CO Galway aid worker who died in Ghana at the weekend was drowned by a rogue wave while walking along the beach with colleagues…Tue Jun 03 2008 - 01:00
Department critical after Ramsay dives for sea urchinsTHE DEPARTMENT of the Environment has said that it is “disappointed” that British celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay did not contact…Tue Jun 03 2008 - 01:00
Four-day Mayo blaze sparks appeal over fire dangersMAYO CHIEF fire officer Séamus Murphy has issued a public appeal for caution to visitors in rural areas, after firefighters extinguished…Mon Jun 02 2008 - 01:00
Departments examining proposal to move portFIVE GOVERNMENT departments are investigating the potential relocation of Galway port to Rossaveal in south Connemara as part…Mon Jun 02 2008 - 01:00
London-Irish climber (24) is youngest to scale EverestA LONDON-IRISH climber has laid claim to the record for the youngest Irish ascent of Mount Everest.Fri May 30 2008 - 01:00
Free fish in Dublin today as fishermen protestFISHERMEN FROM the southeast aim to distribute free fillets in Dublin city centre today as part of a protest over spiralling …Fri May 30 2008 - 01:00
Irish team reaches summit of EverestAN IRISH team have been celebrating their conquest of Mount Everest over the weekend.Mon May 26 2008 - 01:00
Fishing industry calls for action amid 'alarming' fuel price risesTHE IRISH public may soon face "no fish" on Friday or any other day if the Government does not intervene over a 50 per cent rise…Mon May 26 2008 - 01:00
Injunction to halt Corrib gas project sought in EuropeA FORMAL request to the European Commission seeking an injunction suspending State consents for the Corrib gas project has been…Mon May 26 2008 - 01:00
Councillors in joint call for voters to reject treatyGALWAY: FIVE GALWAY city and county councillors have issued a joint call for a No vote in the Lisbon Treaty referendum.Mon May 26 2008 - 01:00
Mixed reaction at decision to end FF fundraiser tentTAOISEACH Brian Cowen’s decision to abandon the annual Fianna Fáil Galway races tent fundraiser has got a mixed reaction in the…Sat May 24 2008 - 01:00
Passenger drowned after falling backwards from cruise vesselA PASSENGER who drowned when he fell overboard from a cruise vessel on Lough Derg, Co Tipperary, had been sitting on a safety…Fri May 23 2008 - 01:00
Green Party branch calls for relocation of Corrib terminalTHE GREEN Party’s Mayo branch has passed a motion supporting relocation of the Corrib gas terminal.Thu May 22 2008 - 01:00
Galway bids to be permanent race portGALWAY IS making a bid to become permanent Irish host port for one of the world's biggest sporting events, the Volvo Ocean Race…Thu May 22 2008 - 01:00
Medals for helicopter crash crewTHE GOVERNMENT is to award distinguished service medals to the four Air Corps crew who lost their lives while returning from …Wed May 21 2008 - 01:00
Mayo remains focused in face of Minister's hypnotismFIANNA FÁIL 'YES' BUS: IT'S GENTLE, imperceptible, that stroke of the forearmMon May 19 2008 - 01:00
Health issue is no reason to vote No, says QuinnALLIANCE FOR EUROPE: IRISH ALLIANCE for Europe chairman Ruairí Quinn has urged lobby groups targeting the Lisbon Treaty campaign…Sat May 17 2008 - 01:00
Scientists in EUR5.5m investigation of salmon mortality and climate changeINTERNATIONAL scientists investigating links between climate change and wild salmon mortality have put to sea from Donegal in…Sat May 17 2008 - 01:00
Inquiry into Corrib protests urgedA PROPOSAL by the Garda Ombudsman Commission that it examine the handling of protests over the Corrib gas project should be reconsidered…Fri May 16 2008 - 01:00
Cowen criticised for failing to give Cabinet post to marine sectorFINE GAEL and Labour have criticised Taoiseach Brian Cowen's failure to designate a full Cabinet post for marine affairs.Tue May 13 2008 - 01:00
