Coalition trying to 'undermine' OmbudsmanFINE GAEL MEP Jim Higgins says he believes the Government is determined to undermine the office of the Ombudsman over the Lost…Wed May 19 2010 - 01:00
College rules out disciplinary actionGalway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT) has said that there is “no question” of any disciplinary action arising against either…Tue May 18 2010 - 01:00
Famine memorial exclusion 'not on purpose'OMISSION CLAIM: THE GOVERNMENT department responsible for the National Famine Commemoration says there was “no intent to exclude…Mon May 17 2010 - 01:00
Rockall dispute deniedTHE DEPARTMENT of Foreign Affairs has said that Ireland’s claim to the seabed area around Rockall should not be affected by a…Mon May 17 2010 - 01:00
Corrib guard boat helps trawler in distressA guard vessel at the Corrib gas field played a key role in saving a Spanish fishing vessel which got into difficulty off the…Sat May 15 2010 - 01:00
E-mail libel case taken by lecturer settled with apology and damagesGALWAY-MAYO Institute of Technology (GMIT) has not said whether it will take disciplinary action against two staff members over…Sat May 15 2010 - 01:00
Shell says it applied 'highest standards'SHELL EP Ireland Ltd has responded to the recent Frontline human rights organisation’s report on the Corrib gas dispute by stating…Mon May 10 2010 - 01:00
Famine dead to be remembered in MayoTHE LOSS of two million Irish people through starvation and emigration is to be remembered in Mayo this week when the second …Mon May 10 2010 - 01:00
Call for rights observer if onshore Shell gas line upheldTHE FRONTLINE report on the Corrib gas dispute recommends that a human rights observer be assigned to Erris if the onshore pipeline…Tue Apr 27 2010 - 01:00
New inquiry into alleged assault urgedAN INDEPENDENT report for the Frontline human rights organisation recommends that gardaí from outside Mayo carry out a new investigation…Tue Apr 27 2010 - 01:00
Connemara fires still burningGalway fire services and Coillte forestry staff are still battling to quench a number of gorse fires which have caused extensive…Fri Apr 23 2010 - 01:00
Year of the volcano at Cúirt prompts line-up changesGALWAY’S INTERNATIONAL literary festival has been unofficially renamed “Cúirt Under the Volcano”, as further transport-related…Thu Apr 22 2010 - 01:00
Show goes on as Cúirt defies ashIrish short story writer Claire Keegan may be more than a touch exhausted after a traverse of Europe, but she is one of many …Wed Apr 21 2010 - 01:00
Volvo yacht race to sail around FastnetIRELAND’S FASTNET rock will become the penultimate landmark for around-world sailors when the Volvo Ocean race returns to the…Wed Apr 21 2010 - 01:00
Travellers' tales to feature at festivalIRISH SHORT story writer Claire Keegan may be more than somewhat exhausted after traversing Europe, but she is one of many who…Wed Apr 21 2010 - 01:00
Festival takes off as some writers don'tALLEN GINSBERG chatting with Bono, photographer Nutan offering chips to Annie Proulx and Dame Beryl Bainbridge, and the night…Tue Apr 20 2010 - 01:00
Cúirt event set for latest chapterWriter Roddy Doyle is due to open the 25th annual Cúirt International Festival of Literature in Galway this evening.Tue Apr 20 2010 - 01:00
18th century quay identified in ConnemaraA “LOST” 18th century quay and a pre-Christian oyster kitchen midden are among a series of new finds recorded in Connemara by…Mon Apr 19 2010 - 01:00
Full details of Irish ferry servicesTravellers trying to find alternative routes between Ireland, Britain and France should be aware that there up to 60 sailings…Mon Apr 19 2010 - 01:00
Draft report shows 'Asgard II' may have collided with a container before sinkingTHE SAIL training vessel Asgard II may have collided with a ship’s container shortly before the vessel sank off the northwest…Mon Apr 19 2010 - 01:00
Mayo 'Titanic' victims rememberedThe loss of 11 people from one Mayo parish in the sinking of the RMS Titanic 98 years ago was remembered at a special ceremony…Thu Apr 15 2010 - 01:00
Shell seeks review of emissions licenceTHE ENVIRONMENTAL Protection Agency (EPA) has received an application from Shell EP Ireland to review its emissions licence for…Mon Mar 29 2010 - 01:00
First Irish imam promotes mosquePLANS FOR Galway’s first mosque are to be outlined at a peace conference being hosted by a Muslim chapter in the city today…Tue Mar 23 2010 - 00:00
Commissioner hails State's progressIreland "has actually got a lot of things right" in terms of economic planning over the last decade, Ireland's new EU Commissioner…Fri Mar 19 2010 - 00:00
Daithí Bán part of the colour in the City of the TribesGALWAY: DAITHÍ Bán hadn’t planned to be in Galway for St Patrick’s Day, and he certainly hadn’t anticipated running all the …Thu Mar 18 2010 - 00:00
An Irishwoman's Diary‘SCARGILL.” Say it with emphasis, Lady Thatcher-style, and then say it againThu Mar 18 2010 - 00:00
Galway celebrates Paddy's DaySir William Wallace’s large and fearsome sword, an even larger sliotar and the Rith group completing an Irish-speaking run around…Wed Mar 17 2010 - 00:00
First Irish imam promotes mosquePLANS FOR Galway’s first mosque are to be outlined at a peace conference being hosted by a Muslim chapter in the city today…Tue Mar 16 2010 - 00:00
190 submissions on Shell drill requestTHE DEPARTMENT of the Environment says it received 190 submissions in response to an application by Shell EP Ireland to carry…Mon Mar 15 2010 - 00:00
New Cork entry for world race after first yacht hit reefCORK IS to rejoin the Clipper Round the World Yacht race for its final stages, several months after its entry hit a reef in the…Mon Mar 15 2010 - 00:00
Galway council supports light rail proposalGalway City Council has agreed to develop a “working relationship” with a campaign to develop a light rail system in the city…Fri Mar 12 2010 - 00:00
Galway to host Volvo Ocean raceTaoiseach Brian Cowen has welcomed the return of the prestigious international Volvo Ocean race to Galway in 2012.Wed Mar 10 2010 - 00:00
Golden eagle chick found poisonedTHE GOLDEN Eagle Trust has appealed to farming organisations to tackle the issue of illegal toxin use, following confirmation…Wed Mar 03 2010 - 00:00
Seawater energy proposal for MayoA RENEWABLE energy company is preparing a planning application for a seawater pumped hydroelectric energy scheme at Glinsk on…Wed Mar 03 2010 - 00:00
Local authority rates 'crippling' hotel industryHOTELIERS HAVE said that local authority rates are “crippling” their industry at a time when the sector is experiencing severe…Wed Mar 03 2010 - 00:00
Entry test 'unfair' to Irish speakersTHE IRISH language commissioner, An Coimisinéir Teanga, Seán Ó Cuirreáin, said fluent Irish speakers were being “put at a disadvantage…Tue Mar 02 2010 - 00:00
Call for Government to implement strategy on caring, support servicesIF THE Government does “nothing else” for carers, it should implement a strategy which integrates caring and support services…Mon Mar 01 2010 - 00:00
Scrabble as Gaeilge available for junior wordplay devoteesNORTH AMERICAN television network NBC once said that “every man dies, not every man truly Scrabbles” – and that might be true…Mon Mar 01 2010 - 00:00
First report on support for marine sector due shortlyA GOVERNMENT initiative to support and create employment in the marine sector is due to issue its first report shortly, the Minister…Mon Mar 01 2010 - 00:00
British visitors key to tourism, says hotels groupBRITISH VISITORS hold the key to the future of Irish tourism which is an industry “in crisis”, according to Irish Hotel Federation…Mon Mar 01 2010 - 00:00
Sea angler in helicopter rescueA SEA angler who was washed offshore in west Cork was rescued by an Irish Coast Guard helicopter at the weekend.Mon Mar 01 2010 - 00:00
Harney in hospital talksMINISTER FOR Health Mary Harney held talks with employee and union representatives of Portiuncula hospital, Ballinasloe, and …Sat Feb 20 2010 - 00:00
Hollywood returns to Cong for romantic comedy about making of 'The Quiet Man'SIX DECADES after Hollywood came to Connemara, a fictional film about the making of The Quiet Man is to be made in the village…Wed Feb 17 2010 - 00:00
Harney will meet thalidomide victimsMINISTER for Health Mary Harney has said she will be “more than happy” to discuss the “particular difficulties” facing thalidomide…Sat Feb 13 2010 - 00:00
An Irishwoman's DiaryAS WILLS GO, it was described by this newspaper as “one of the most eccentric in history”Tue Feb 09 2010 - 00:00
An Irishwoman's DiaryPOLLATHOMAS PRIEST Fr Seán Noone tells a story of a missionary, preaching about the evils of drink and the terrible effects on…Mon Jan 18 2010 - 00:00
An Irishwoman's DiaryPOLLATHOMAS PRIEST Fr Seán Noone tells a story of a missionary, preaching about the evils of drink and the terrible effects on…Mon Jan 18 2010 - 00:00
Cork braces for flooding as heavy rain is forecastCORK, KERRY AND THE WEST: LOCAL AUTHORITIES in Cork city and county were last night bracing themselves for possible flooding…Tue Jan 12 2010 - 00:00
Cork braces for flooding as heavy rain is forecastCORK, KERRY AND THE WEST: LOCAL AUTHORITIES in Cork city and county were last night bracing themselves for possible flooding…Tue Jan 12 2010 - 00:00
Achill Coast Guard in 'shed' premisesTHE DEPARTMENT of Transport says it is hopeful that a legal dispute over Irish Coast Guard use of a new €2 million base on Achill…Mon Jan 11 2010 - 00:00
