Miss Universe Ireland: ‘Irish people are so laid back and carefree. That can also be a con’
Aadya Srivastava entered Miss Universe Ireland on a whim, seeing it as an opportunity to talk about racism and spread awareness
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Should every midlife woman be on HRT?
Positivity abounds around hormone replacement therapy, but is it a panacea for all ageing women?
Obituary: David Neligan: Diplomat who played key role in navigating Anglo-Irish relationships
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‘We were viewed as the weirdos’: Doireann Ní Ghlacáin on growing up in an Irish-speaking family
Fiddle player, sean nós singer and presenter Doireann Ní Ghlacáin on growing up speaking Irish in Dublin, her hit podcast How to Gael, and her new show about Irish womanhood
‘Fifteen million billion operations a second’: Ireland secures new national supercomputer
CASPIr will enable participation at leading edge of AI revolution, says Minister
When are university open days taking place?
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Women who take HRT after menopause less likely to develop dementia, study indicates
Having more children and higher blood estrogen levels is associated with reduced risk of dementia
My fight for equality that shattered Ireland’s academic glass ceiling
It is 10 years since I won a landmark gender discrimination case. Was it all worth it?
Elijah Burke removed from Catherine Connolly event after attempted interruption
Brother of Enoch Burke brought proceedings at University of Galway to halt and was shouted down by crowd
Plans for dealing with future extreme weather events not yet finalised
‘Significant shortcomings’ seen in State’s responses to storms Éowyn and Darragh, says climate advisory body
Students and tax professionals offer free tax advisory service to vulnerable users
University of Galway Tax Clinic working with local libraries to help lone parents and domestic abuse victims with tax affairs
Students’ complicated relationship with AI: ‘Avoiding using it probably put me at a bit of a disadvantage’
As students get stuck into the academic year, there are strong feelings about whether artificial intelligence should play a role in their education
WRC rejects academic’s bias complaint against University of Galway
Mary Dempsey accused the institution of gender and age bias, claims denied by NUIG
Desperately seeking accommodation: Galway students appeal for public’s help
University of Galway students’ union asks homeowners to use the rent-a-room relief scheme
Why all the excitement about a baby planet discovered by Irish scientists?
The astronomy world was amazed because this phenomenon had been detected but never seen before
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New ‘exceptionally beautiful’ planet discovered by Irish astronomers
Planet, Named WISPIT 2b, is believed to be a gas giant in early stage of formation
‘Making the invisible visible’: Galway community uses art to highlight air pollution impact
The Air We Share exhibition has launched in Galway Arts Centre
Climate scientists to receive €2.8m for flood future-proofing projects
UCC, Galway and Maynooth researchers to investigate modelling and resilience
Climate scientists criticise Ireland over new ‘temperature neutrality’ proposal
‘For Ireland, with outsized methane emissions, to base its long-term climate target on stabilising warming sets a dangerous precedent’
Student accommodation: Irish on-campus costs revealed with most expensive room at €11,888 a year
Cheapest on-campus option at UCD is a shared bedroom in Village 1 at €5,722
Most farmers could earn more money by planting trees - why don’t they?
Tree planting in Ireland is at its lowest level since 1946 despite grants and premiums
‘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
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’
Biomaterials and ‘brains in a dish’ for future treatments
Research Lives: Associate professor Catalina Vallejo Giraldo, University of Galway
More than 1m Irish people exposed to harmful transport noise, report finds
Noise threat likely to be underestimated, Galway based noise specialist say, ‘particularly in Dublin airport’
Trinity climbs to 75th in world university rankings
Ireland is most improved third-level system in Europe, global league table shows
Evan Fitzgerald case shows why gardaí cannot operate on a ‘trust us’ basis
Next Garda commissioner will start with unenviable list of controversies and must ensure these do not turn into crises
Heading to the Fleadh: Festival, cultural revival and Irish traditional music, 1951-1969 – Professing the power of ‘festival time’
Méabh Ní Fhuartháin brings subtlety and depth to her appraisal of the Fleadh’s progression from grassroots organisation to Ireland’s largest music festival
Likely site of new ‘gas giant’ planet found by research team led by Galway scientists
The system’s internal radius is large enough to ‘swallow all of the planets in our own solar system’
President Higgins criticises £1.5bn UK arms investment announced by Keir Starmer
Michael D Higgins calls on UN to use ‘exceptional powers’ to ensure aid flows to Gaza
‘Don’t come to Ireland’: PhD researchers offer advice to US colleagues
Why would you do your PhD in Ireland when you can get decent pay, working conditions and dignity as a researcher in Germany or Sweden?
Spider venom could aid future drug discovery, say Galway researchers
New study finds that spider venom is ‘prey-specific’
The future of Ireland depends on the progress of science
Ireland can be a world leader in scientific breakthrough when the right conditions are in place
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