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Television: We all know Christmas can be tough but this film lays it on with a trowel
Galway
Farmer spared jail for throwing bag of cow dung at politician during Co Galway meeting
Joseph Baldwin (39) ordered to complete 60 hours of community service over assault on former TD Anne Rabbitte
Galway’s arthouse Pálás cinema to close after ‘stark’ financial losses
Closure of seven-year-old venue blamed on rising costs, Covid and ‘oversaturation of commercial cinemas’
Man who repeatedly sexually assaulted teenager who babysat his children jailed for six years
Victim says Martin O’Brien (54) was ‘subhuman, a monster and master manipulator’
Council to run the rule over Portobello house revival as Hugh Wallace deviates from the plan
Plus: Michael H Burke not sweating it over Ailesbury Road house price, Politico takes aim at ‘Europa Experience’ centres, and Fontaines DC are doing just nicely
Galway city councillors pass contentious budget raising commercial rates by 6% during fractious meeting
Controversial rates rise forced through by voting bloc featuring Fianna Fáil, Labour, Sinn Féin and independents
‘Good old hedonistic Galway has a tendency of catching you,’ says a Lithuanian in Ireland
Emilija Jefremova from Lithuania first moved to Ireland in 2006
Great restaurants around Ireland for a cosy dining experience
Intimate spaces, wide-open culinary possibilities – eight places for an informal bite
Storm Darragh: Power outages could last for days after Ireland battered by strongest winds for years
Weather Ireland: National Directorate for Fire and Emergency Management urges public ‘to continue to take care’ in aftermath of storm
Pipeline of new hospital development projects not sufficiently strong, Varadkar says
Former taoiseach and minister for health says about 500 additional beds need to be provided annually to keep up with population growth
New measures to reduce risk of avian flu announced as virus detected in buzzard in Co Galway
Most effective way to prevent an outbreak is ‘strict biosecurity’, according to Department of Agriculture
Irish Cities in Crisis: A ‘call to arms’ on the challenges of housing a rapidly growing population
A wide-ranging compilation of essays by the Irish Cities 2070 think tank, which is backed by the Irish Academy of Engineering and the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland
Gardaí investigate fire at vacant building in Co Galway village
Blaze at building in Williamstown village caused extensive damage
Gardaí release image of man whose body was recovered from water in Galway in identification appeal
Appeal to accommodation owners to check their premises for property left behind as gardaí seek to identify man believed to be in his 60s
Election 2024: What are the key immigration issues for voters?
Asylum seekers and refugees continue to arrive, protests have become common, and the State’s immigration system continues to flounder
Mary Poppins, Peter Pan and Cinderella: 25 Christmas pantos and shows to see around Ireland this festive season
Jack and the Beanstalk, Mary Poppins and an adaptation of Roddy Doyle’s The Giggler Treatment are among the highlights
New Irish election candidates: ‘Seeing the challenges facing migrants and people just accepting it influenced me’
Monica Oikeh and Helen Ogbu are among 11 candidates from migrant backgrounds. What prompted them to stand and what has their experience of campaigning been?
Storm Bert live updates: 11,000 homes and businesses remain without power in counties worst affected
Several yellow weather warnings in place across country as Storm Bert brings flooding and travel disruption
Storm Bert: Met Éireann red weather warnings in Cork and Galway as ‘multi-hazard’ storm hits all of Ireland
Public in Cork and Galway urged to ‘shelter in place’ as ‘complex, multi-hazard’ storm hits
Storm Bert: Status red warnings in place with Met Éireann predicting ‘intense rain’ and high winds
Red warning for two counties while orange warning in place for six counties
Body recovered in search for woman who drowned in Co Galway last week
Search was due to be called off because of Status Red weather alert when body was found
Galway location sells Lotto jackpot winning ticket worth more than €7 million
Win is the 10th jackpot won in the country so far this year
‘I could have gone to California. At this rate, I probably would have raised about half a billion dollars’
Xerotech’s Dr Barry Flannery on Musk, Trump and the challenges of building a high-tech manufacturing business in Ireland
‘I wouldn’t like to be a young person. You get a job but you have nowhere to live’: Mixed odds on Government at Mullingar dog track
Some punters feel the country is going to the dogs and needs a change of leadership, while others say they are on to a winner with the incumbents
Eat out in style: 10 classy Irish diningrooms to add a side of glamour
The architecture and ambience of these elegant restaurants complement and enhance their first-class food offerings
‘We’re not giving up until she is found’: Search for Galway swimmer to continue through poor weather
Máire Ní Fhátharta was last known to have been at Silverstrand near Barna last Tuesday
Ten restaurants around Ireland worth travelling to for a unique experience
Destination restaurants: It’s well worth travelling to these restaurants for the unique dining experiences they offer
Meet the Mayo jewellery maker whose fans include Saoirse Ronan, Maya Hawke and Julianne Moore
Nigel O’Reilly and other Irish jewellers on the western seaboard find much to inspire in the natural world around them
What will €350,000 buy in Greece, Italy, France, Portugal and Galway?
One price, home and away: A three-storey maisonette in Attica, a bungalow in Connemara and more
‘We have enough room and money in this country to look after everybody’
A yoga studio in Galway brings a sense of calm ... before talk turns to the general election
Profit rises at Kelly’s Resort Hotel but falls at Renvyle House Hotel
Turnover grew 11.4% at Kelly’s Resort Hotel & Spa in Co Wexford in 2023
Man who drowned off Galway coast named as singer-songwriter Johnny Duhan
Duhan (74) one of two people who went missing at Silverstrand beach near Barna on Tuesday along with a woman in her 30s
Death announced of former senator Billy Lawless who built successful pub business in Chicago
Galway native was nominated to the Seanad in 2016 by then taoiseach Enda Kenny
Father of girl hit in the eye by fireworks appeals for witnesses
Dad of 14-year-old also wants a nationwide fireworks ban after Halloween incident in Galway
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