Ballaghaderreen is among the towns seeing a return of young people and fresh ideas

NUI Galway spin-out behind device for treatment of chronic venous disease

For some people working remotely has meant making a move across the country

Remote working, cheaper housing, cleaner air: there’s a lot to be said for quitting the city

Smart Money: Burden of Covid-19 economic crisis will not be shared equally

Donegal-headquartered company develops fintech software for the insolvency sector

Arresting the spread of Covid-19 is behind the current surge in home-working, but it has many other benefits, both for individuals and the communities in which they live

Community project connects remote workers with companies looking to hire staff

N-Pro has raised funds from backers including British advertising agency M&C Saatchi

Galway-based medtech start-up has secured €3.7 million in investment so far this year

Midnight commuter services needed to better link rural towns and urban centres

Signum Surgical plans to commercialise a device to treat a colorectal condition

Ballinrobe, Banagher, Boyle, Callan, Cappoquin, Castleblayney selected for pilot project

Seed funding aimed at commercialising implant to treat arthritis of thumb joint

Galway medical device firm developing rhinitis cure device for use in doctors’ offices

Galway is a success story, with large labour catchment area and highly educated workforce

State money used to build art-house cinema for private company’s profit, Pac hears

Charities Regulator inquiry at Picture Palace ‘not in itself finding of any wrongdoing’

‘All Sligo got out of its gateway status was a sign at the entrance to the town’

Five of the six counties with lowest rates are in the west, along with Tipperary

State spending on beleaguered project hits €8.4m as comptroller criticises oversight

Reduction in wind generation in north Connacht removes need for contentious scheme

Loch Con Aortha residents say they have given up hope of being saved as population plummets

Minister highlights ‘unprecedented opportunity’ for economic growth in Western region

Fianna Fáil councillor disappointed €9.5m project transferring to private operator

Sale of Neuravi is largest deal for a venture-backed medtech in Europe since 2009

Bishop John Kirby recalls the ‘dynamic’ man he came to know

Research finds Galway employees also hit by high expense of travel to work

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

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

Town in Co Roscommon not alone as streets empty of residents and small businesses

With ‘imagination and encouragement’ this Roscommon town could be ‘a lot better’

Nama and Mayo County Council are in negotiation over future of historic house

If your new year’s resolutions include undertaking any creative projects, the first thing you’ll need is a retreat from the world

AmaTech created the contactless payments industry but went bust in 2002: now it’s back

Picture Palace ran into series of obstacles after first sod turned in 2009

Galway firm secures first Irish investment from Life Science Partners alongside Fountain Healthcare, Delta Partners and the Western Development Commission

‘We have laughed and cried. There’s nothing I can’t tell her about’

Sinn Fein TD Pádraig MacLochlainn says appointments “smack of cronyism”

Fine Gael TD Michelle Mulherin says Government “sweetheart deal” with Shannon “changed the rules”