Chris Baldwin leaves European Capital of Culture organising body ‘by mutual agreement’

Questions raised about creative director position amid reports of resignation

Sinead Barrett says council could use sirens to warn public to get away from rising waters

Local council accused of failing to act on warnings by Office of Public Works

Claims of infant fatalities at Lenaboy Castle, which is to be converted into ‘children’s hub’

Mixed reaction from politicians as Galway City Council to take ownership of building

Families given less than three weeks’ notice to leave severely overcrowded site

Hannah Kiely handling €45.75m budget for European Capital of Culture programme

Former mayor Pádraig Conneely says negative comments are ‘informed by reality’

Council and developers in talks ahead of year as European Capital of Culture in 2020

Project has been plagued by difficulties since it was first proposed in 2004

China General Nuclear Power is preferred bidder for majority stake in 230-megawatt portfolio

Renewable energy company advances plans to sell control of wind farm assets

Project founder Lelia Doolin says aim was to create “civic facility” for people of Galway

Delight at announcement of 2020 title tempered with sympathy for victims of Nice attack

Local authority delivers ultimatum on the long-delayed €8m arthouse development

City manager says some Mervue residents want memorial stone to be retained

Emergency group asks people to avoid using boats near overhanging power lines

Drier spell expected to bring some relief across much of the country over coming days

Increased risk of flooding along Liffey, more than 200 homes uninhabitable nationwide

Enda Kenny had been criticised for failing to engage with those affected by storms

December confirmed as wettest on record, while Shannon level still rising in Athlone

Wettest December on record as hundreds of homes flooded across country

President Higgins paid tribute to mathematician George Boole and was presented with Irish-designed Google doodle

Plus: Energia customers billed on the double

Wind energy hub expected to create 30 long term jobs for the North East Region

A gale of opprobrium blew up over comments by economist Colm McCarthy deriding any further investment in wind energy

Title will be awarded to Irish and Croatian cities in 2020

A Labour Party councillor says he abstained from voting when the figures came before full council because he wasn’t happy with ‘the flippant way the arts grants were being treated’

Company to use finance to build planned windfarm at Dunbeg, Co Derry

Change in tax law brought foreign-registered limited partnerships into tax net in 2005

Irish Wind Energy Association says opponents ignoring facts