Galway

From widespread destruction at Blacksod to a football stadium damaged in the midlands, no county was left undamaged as the storm moved across the country

Record-breaking winds at Mace Head may be down to a relatively rare meterological phenomenon

Galway sees record-breaking 183km/h wind recorded at Mace Head with previous record of 182km/h set in Limerick in 1945

The prize forms part of The Irish Times Business Awards, which are run in association with Bank of Ireland

With 20% of male escapees sexually mature and capable of breeding with wild Atlantic salmon, threat to wild stocks ‘is particularly concerning’

wo homes, one price: A classic semi-d near the harbour and a stone-cut countryside cottage

Galway-based pizzas are the real deal with 72 hours of ferment and 500 degrees of baked-in flavour

Scheme envisages 30 turbines over 304m high

HSE apologises for lengthy child assessment delays attributed to increased demand and staff vacancies

Founder John Power shrugs off suggestion of tariff threat from incoming US president

New campaign aims to tackle widespread ignorance about HIV, a treatable condition that, contrary to myths, cannot be spread by kissing or using the same utensils

Trees and support poles are taken from Merlin Woods community garden and dumped elsewhere along with religious objects

A stained glass lantern owned by WB Yeats which wound its way across the Atlantic has been lovingly brought back to Ireland after almost 100 years

Defence Forces drafted in as crews from ESB Networks and Uisce Éireann struggle to reach facilities due to conditions

From the Pogues to Coldplay, the Warwick and the Oasis were once pillars of the music scene. After years of dereliction, their sites still lie empty

€70m redevelopment increased platforms from two to five and makes provision for commuter services

Kombucha is probiotic and rich in antioxidants, with one Galway-based operation going from strength to strength

Galway city is also hosting a variety of free entertainment, beginning at 6pm on New Year’s Eve

Television: We all know Christmas can be tough but this film lays it on with a trowel

Joseph Baldwin (39) ordered to complete 60 hours of community service over assault on former TD Anne Rabbitte

Closure of seven-year-old venue blamed on rising costs, Covid and ‘oversaturation of commercial cinemas’

Victim says Martin O’Brien (54) was ‘subhuman, a monster and master manipulator’

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

Controversial rates rise forced through by voting bloc featuring Fianna Fáil, Labour, Sinn Féin and independents

Emilija Jefremova from Lithuania first moved to Ireland in 2006

Intimate spaces, wide-open culinary possibilities – eight places for an informal bite

Weather Ireland: National Directorate for Fire and Emergency Management urges public ‘to continue to take care’ in aftermath of storm

Former taoiseach and minister for health says about 500 additional beds need to be provided annually to keep up with population growth

Most effective way to prevent an outbreak is ‘strict biosecurity’, according to Department of Agriculture

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

Blaze at building in Williamstown village caused extensive damage

Appeal to accommodation owners to check their premises for property left behind as gardaí seek to identify man believed to be in his 60s

Asylum seekers and refugees continue to arrive, protests have become common, and the State’s immigration system continues to flounder

Jack and the Beanstalk, Mary Poppins and an adaptation of Roddy Doyle’s The Giggler Treatment are among the highlights

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?

Several yellow weather warnings in place across country as Storm Bert brings flooding and travel disruption

Public in Cork and Galway urged to ‘shelter in place’ as ‘complex, multi-hazard’ storm hits

Red warning for two counties while orange warning in place for six counties

Search was due to be called off because of Status Red weather alert when body was found

Xerotech’s Dr Barry Flannery on Musk, Trump and the challenges of building a high-tech manufacturing business in Ireland