EU deal welcomed by fishing bodiesIrish fishing industry organisations have broadly welcomed the outcome of Tuesday's all-night EU negotiations in Brussels on …Thu Dec 23 2004 - 00:00
Order decrees only Irish namesPeople heading for their holiday home in Roundstone next spring will have to make sure they following signs for Cloch na Ron.Wed Dec 22 2004 - 00:00
Reviews of Corrib project soughtAn environmental consultant and a Mayo resident are seeking judicial reviews of planning for the €800 million Corrib gas field…Mon Dec 20 2004 - 00:00
Group warns of region's fragile economyThe Government must not preside over "economic and social suicide" in south-west Donegal, a group of business people in Killybegs…Mon Dec 20 2004 - 00:00
Galway political row takes new twistThe political row in Galway over the sudden death of a local authority tenant, Bríd Cummins, on the day she was due to be evicted…Sat Dec 18 2004 - 00:00
Higgins backs mayor in call for housing policy inquiryThe Labour Party president, Mr Michael DThu Dec 16 2004 - 00:00
Galway hospital inquires into death of boy (5)University College Hospital Galway (UCHG) has said it is investigating the death of a five-year-old boy who was admitted with…Wed Dec 15 2004 - 00:00
Fishermen welcome EU's fish stocks planIrish fishing industry representatives have welcomed a "sea change" within the European Commission in relation to management …Fri Dec 10 2004 - 00:00
Drowning inquest told vessel struck rocks in galeOne of four men who lost their lives when a fishing vessel sank off Connemara three months ago only joined the boat at the last…Fri Dec 10 2004 - 00:00
Housing policy review urged in GalwayThe Mayor of Galway, Cllr Catherine Connolly (Lab), has called for an urgent review of Galway City Council's housing policy following…Thu Dec 09 2004 - 00:00
47 awarded medals for 'courage, determination'The courage of three women footballers who rescued a mother and her two children off Westport Quay, Co Mayo, was acknowledged…Wed Dec 08 2004 - 00:00
An Taisce and Green Party warn about pollution of lakesAn Taisce and the Green Party have warned that the €55 million angling industry in the west is seriously threatened by rapidly…Tue Dec 07 2004 - 00:00
New initiative to empower the disabledThe Government's Disability Bill "goes as far as legislation can reasonably be expected to go" in providing rights for people…Tue Dec 07 2004 - 00:00
Board to decide on Spiddal apartment plan in JanuaryAn Bord Pleanála is due to rule in late January on the results of this week's oral hearing into a housing development in the …Sat Dec 04 2004 - 00:00
Objections heard to Gaeltacht housingPlans for a 17-house development in the Gaeltacht village of Spiddal could destroy the Irish language in the community and could…Fri Dec 03 2004 - 00:00
Spiddal developers challenge Irish policyNew Irish language conditions imposed on housing developments in the Connemara Gaeltacht are due to be tested today at a Bord…Thu Dec 02 2004 - 00:00
Udaras apology over property tenderA former Fianna Fáil councillor and Connemara businessman has welcomed a public apology issued to him by Údarás na Gaeltachta…Mon Nov 29 2004 - 00:00
Drowning inquiry hears how boat capsizedThe Marine Casualty Investigation Board has recommended that people taking to boats on open water should be far more qualified…Mon Nov 29 2004 - 00:00
Teachers' role in cutting suicides stressedSchools can play a critical role in preventing suicide among young people, according to a US consultant.Sat Nov 27 2004 - 00:00
Professor urges parents to bring suicide out into openBugs Bunny has tried it it, it is in The Incredibles and cartoons are replete with inaccurate depictions of suicideFri Nov 26 2004 - 00:00
Proposed Greencastle development opposedWriter Brian Friel is among objectors to a proposed breakwater development in the Donegal fishery harbour of Greencastle, which…Thu Nov 25 2004 - 00:00
O Neachtain rejects criticism of Udaras boardThe Fianna Fáil North-West MEP, Mr Seán Ó Neachtain, has dismissed criticism of Údarás na Gaeltachta in an assessment of the …Thu Nov 25 2004 - 00:00
Liffey river taxi gearing up for launchA river taxi may be running on the Liffey next summer if a plan submitted by the Dublin Docklands Development Authority (DDDA…Tue Nov 23 2004 - 00:00
Citizenship poll has 'encouraged' racistsThe Government's citizenship referendum "encouraged" those with racist tendencies, the former archbishop of Dublin, Dr Walton…Mon Nov 22 2004 - 00:00
Legal action to stop €60m wind farmResidents of the south Galway village of Derrybrien intend to take legal action to stop the €60 million wind farm development…Mon Nov 22 2004 - 00:00
Waste resource parks under reviewGalway City Council is evaluating Europe's first resource recovery park, which would provide a one-stop waste recycling centre…Sat Nov 20 2004 - 00:00
Genetic testing suspended at Galway centreManagement at NUI Galway has no idea why it took three months for one of its research centres to inform it about a problem with…Sat Nov 20 2004 - 00:00
FG critical of fines on Irish boatsFine Gael has criticised the high level of fines imposed on Irish fishing vessel owners found in breach of regulations under …Sat Nov 20 2004 - 00:00
Silence for Hassan at event to mark new work by HeaneyPoet Seamus Heaney and South African ambassador Ms Melanie Verwoerd joined university staff and students in a moment's silence…Thu Nov 18 2004 - 00:00
Drift net licence buyout rejectedThe Minister of State for the Marine, Mr Pat The Cope Gallagher, has said there will be no buyout of salmon drift net licences…Mon Nov 15 2004 - 00:00
Annual science and technology festival begins in GalwayTarantula tickling, paper skyscraper-building and devising lie detectors are among the many activities planned for Galway this…Mon Nov 15 2004 - 00:00
Ahern celebrates his 10th anniversaryModern Ireland needs young people to "engage in their communities and to "give a voice" to their generation, the Taoiseach said…Sat Nov 13 2004 - 00:00
Marine report calls for emergency towing vesselThe State's lack of a towing vessel for marine emergencies has been highlighted in the official report on a "near miss" involving…Fri Nov 12 2004 - 00:00
Talks on Galway bus dispute due to begin tomorrowThe Labour Relations Commission is due to convene talks tomorrow aimed at resolving the issues which sparked off a lightning …Thu Nov 11 2004 - 00:00
Councillor says Eyre Square project is running over-budgetGalway City Council has denied that the cost of the controversial Eyre Square re-landscaping is running over-budget.Wed Nov 10 2004 - 00:00
Aran Islands ferry still detained in GalwayThe Aran Islands are still without a full cargo service due to the continued detention in port of the regular ferry from Galway…Wed Nov 10 2004 - 00:00
UN commissioner for refugees may scale down office in IrelandThe United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees may scale down its representation in Ireland just four years after establishing…Tue Nov 09 2004 - 00:00
Reserves of hydrocarbon may be more extensiveIreland's hydrocarbon reserves may be more extensive than previously thought, according to new findings by the national sea bed…Mon Nov 08 2004 - 00:00
Cargo deliveries to Aran Islands disruptedDelivery of cargo to the Aran Islands has been disrupted by a decision to halt sailings of the regular ferry from Galway docks…Sat Nov 06 2004 - 00:00
An Taisce seeks tram service and bus lanes for GalwayAn Taisce's Galway branch has called for provision of a tram service and quality bus corridors to alleviate the city's mounting…Fri Nov 05 2004 - 00:00
Pat the Cope is back in his element at MarineWhen Mayo Fine Gael TD Michael Ring recently spurned his party leader's offer of the shadow marine portfolio, few fellow politicians…Fri Nov 05 2004 - 00:00
Minister pays tribute to Air Corps in search and rescueWater users must take more personal responsibility and must not assume that rescue services will always be at hand, the Minister…Mon Nov 01 2004 - 00:00
Solicitor in plea to restore courthouseA leading western solicitor has called for a State commitment to conserving and refurbishing the 19th-century courthouse in Clifden…Tue Oct 26 2004 - 01:00
Disability Bill flawed, say activistsActivists in the west have called for the immediate withdrawal of the Government's proposed Disability Bill, which they have …Tue Oct 26 2004 - 01:00
Heritage Council publishes plan to conserve Clonfert CathedralA conservation programme for the 1,000-year-old Clonfert Cathedral in Co Galway aims to develop it as a place for study and research…Mon Oct 25 2004 - 01:00
Consultants' report warns on risk of further landslidesA University of East London consultancy study has warned of further landslides in south Galway's Slieve Aughty mountains if construction…Mon Oct 25 2004 - 01:00
Approval of Mayo gas-field refinery criticisedSIPTU's national offshore committee has criticised An Bord Pleanála's decision to approve construction of the refinery in north…Mon Oct 25 2004 - 01:00
Mayo gas terminal gets go-aheadAn Bord Pleanála has approved construction of Shell Ireland's proposed gas terminal in north Mayo as part of the €800 million…Sat Oct 23 2004 - 01:00
Canadian Navy thanks Irish rescuersThe Canadian Navy has made a special presentation to Irish rescue agencies following the emergency involving the submarine HMCS…Thu Oct 21 2004 - 01:00
EU releases EUR13.5m in grants for fishing vesselsThe European Commission has agreed to release €13Wed Oct 20 2004 - 01:00
