Catching the wave: harnessing Ireland’s water powerOffshore wind is seen as the current ‘most immediate’ contributor to meeting Ireland’s 2030 renewable energy targetsThu Jul 19 2018 - 00:00
Life 'back to normal' for Thai cave rescuer who lives in ClareJim Warny: Knowing lives of boys of similar age to his son were at stake made differenceWed Jul 18 2018 - 01:00
Items discovered believed to belong to the Rescue 116 crewGardaí seek confirmation that helmet and lifejacket found at sea belong to Paul OrmsbyMon Jul 16 2018 - 15:37
Big birds and Australian acrobats in store for Galway Arts FestivalEyre Square to be transformed into a ‘festival garden’ with series of events lined up for citySun Jul 15 2018 - 21:23
Galway singer with cervical cancer seeks access to clinical trialÁine Morgan believes immunotherapy drug Pembrolizumab can offer her a lifelineSun Jul 15 2018 - 19:53
Arsenic levels in seaweed have ‘negligible’ impact on human health, study findsNUI Galway scientist leading joint study recommends further research on kelpSun Jul 15 2018 - 17:07
Taoiseach says no EU ‘pot of money’ for transport projectsVaradkar and Ministers present €1bn rural regeneration plan during visit to Co MayoFri Jul 13 2018 - 17:25
Pope should say sorry during visit, laity tells priestsNeed to atone for Magdalene laundries and mother and baby homes, Tuam meeting hearsThu Jul 12 2018 - 19:16
Connemara seafood plant says it has been ‘squeezed out’ over fish quotasState policy on protecting coastal communities at odds with reality, manager saysWed Jul 11 2018 - 21:56
Independents seek support for a challenger to Michael D HigginsOireachtas members begin co-ordinated efforts to field a rival presidential candidateWed Jul 11 2018 - 01:00
Irish-based cave-diver helps rescue stranded boys from Thai caveJim Warny, who lives and works in Ennis, helped set new Irish-British record for cavingTue Jul 10 2018 - 20:32
Public support, Brexit among Higgins’s reasons for seeking second termPresident says he has energy for job and there will be no reason for campaign to be 'dirty'Tue Jul 10 2018 - 19:35
Galway 2020 cultural capital hires in British consultant to advise itMove, after resignation of event’s creative director, questioned by leading arts managerTue Jul 10 2018 - 01:22
Fast food chain Supermac’s to ditch non-recycable cupsMinister welcomes move as plastic straws to be replaced by paper ‘immediately’Thu Jul 5 2018 - 17:07
Canadian-owned seaweed firm to resubmit applications for licenceRevised application to harvest seaweed on west coast may take ‘over a year’Thu Jul 5 2018 - 03:00
Donegal man to attempt K2 to honour first Irishman to summit mountainJason Black has placed plaque at base camp in memory of Ger McDonnell who died on K2Thu Jul 5 2018 - 01:02
State regulation of mackerel fishery under audit by European CommissionInvestigation also to focus on tuna caught by commercial and recreational vesselsSun Jul 1 2018 - 20:40
An Appreciation: Tony O’CallaghanA journalist and PR man who once became the storySun Jul 1 2018 - 18:08
Tiger founder turns a Lutheran church into a livingroom away from homeAn Irishwoman’s Diary: The businessman put 10 million Danish kroner on the table when the Danish culture minister decided to close six churches in CopenhagenSun Jul 1 2018 - 18:06
Controversial Galway cinema on shortlist for architecture awardPálás cinema is selected in two categories for World Architecture Festival AwardsSun Jul 1 2018 - 07:08
Galway Capital of Culture: first the euphoria, now the questionsFirst Galway 2020’s creative director quit; now funding questions are being askedSat Jun 30 2018 - 06:30
Balmy conditions, spring tides may increase risk of jellyfish stingsRapid rise recorded in temperature of the sea and river ShannonFri Jun 29 2018 - 21:34
Connemara farmers shear hill sheep early in continuing heat‘Unprecedented’ period of dry weather not yet a crisis, Minister for Agriculture saysFri Jun 29 2018 - 06:00
Fastnet lighthouse beam to reduce from next week in spite of appealsUnesco world heritage status may be applied for amid west Cork tourism fearsThu Jun 28 2018 - 19:49
Mary Robinson ‘saddened’ by Taoiseach’s remarks on Irish climate changeIreland ‘has to go a lot further’ former president tells Galway ocean wealth conferenceThu Jun 28 2018 - 19:09
Trump bid to cut research budgets ‘sends wrong signal’Astronaut and oceanographer Dr Kathryn Sullivan to speak at SeaFest in GalwayWed Jun 27 2018 - 06:32
Difficulties of exporting to Britain post-Brexit being ignored, says expertWest-east trade including landbridge to Europe critical for agrifood and seafood sectorsTue Jun 26 2018 - 05:59
Stinging Lion’s mane jellyfish in Irish waters is larger this yearSeveral swimmers in the west have received hospital treatment for Lion’s mane stingsTue Jun 26 2018 - 05:00
Seaweed harvesting to proceed in west Cork despite legal challengeDepartment say no legal obstacle to plan to use extracted kelp in place of pig antibioticsSun Jun 24 2018 - 11:18
Galway hospice to seek permission for building close to biodiverse woodlandCommunity group says it is disappointed hospice not seeking alternative locationThu Jun 21 2018 - 21:25
Galway 2020 to appoint replacement creative directorBritish theatre director Chris Baldwin left post last month by ‘mutual agreement’Wed Jun 20 2018 - 07:14
Scientists explore deep sea landscape off the west of IrelandSponge gardens and skate egg nursery at almost 2,000m recorded by expeditionFri Jun 8 2018 - 10:47
Aer Arann to quit contract for Aran Islands two years ahead of timeGaeltacht minister Joe McHugh to meet islanders next week over latest transport rowWed Jun 6 2018 - 15:07
Joey Murrin: ‘utterly fearless’ and a ‘born communicator’Fishing industry leader’s contribution recalled at his funeral in south DonegalTue Jun 5 2018 - 21:19
Galway to devise a ‘public realm’ strategy for city centreCity’s hiring of urban planners mirrors similar Dublin strategy in 2008Tue Jun 5 2018 - 17:00
Drone filming on Skellig Michael poses risk to puffins, warns An TaisceDepartment of Culture says wildlife documentary work will be ‘strictly supervised’Mon Jun 4 2018 - 17:02
Leading fishing industry figure Joey Murrin (81) diesMurrin came to prominence during Ireland’s EU accession and served with a number of sector organisationsMon Jun 4 2018 - 12:42
Referendum outcome lingers in Ó Cuív countryFianna Fáil TD reflects: ‘It is not the first time that Cornamona didn’t share my view’Sat Jun 2 2018 - 01:00
Emerging adoption scandal could extend to Tuam home – Corless‘There is the possibility that death certificates were falsified’, says Galway historianThu May 31 2018 - 01:00
Creed claims Opposition ‘reckless’ over fishing penalty pointsStatutory instrument on points for serious fishing offences annulled in Dáil voteWed May 30 2018 - 18:39
Galway 2020 loses its creative director amid ‘confidence crisis’Chris Baldwin leaves European Capital of Culture organising body ‘by mutual agreement’Wed May 30 2018 - 16:20
‘Confidence crisis’ for Galway 2020 City of Culture, ex-mayor saysQuestions raised about creative director position amid reports of resignationWed May 30 2018 - 06:00
6km section of Connemara greenway opens to cyclistsThe 76km cycle route between Galway and Clifden has been held up by land access issuesMon May 28 2018 - 13:35
Street performers hold ‘busk-in’ in Galway to protest against bylawsGalway Buskers’ Community opposes law to prohibit amplification in city before 6pmSun May 27 2018 - 21:08
Students call on Government to address east-west ‘economic apartheid’Pupils from St Nathy’s College in Co Roscommon to address Oireachtas membersSun May 27 2018 - 18:59
Indian community in Galway welcomes referendum resultSavita Halappanavar’s friend says result reflects a resounding trust in womenSun May 27 2018 - 18:23
Galway West result: 65.9% vote for repeal, including four islandsGalway Together for Yes spokeswoman says ‘prejudices about rural areas don’t stand up’Sat May 26 2018 - 14:39
Climbers to mark 25th anniversary of first Irish ascent of EverestIrish Nepalese Educational Trust and Barretstown charity to benefit from eventsFri May 25 2018 - 20:10
Islanders have first say in abortion referendumA third of Inis Oírr’s electorate voted by 7pmThu May 24 2018 - 20:53
Haughey’s cherished yacht Celtic Mist set for whale of a tripVessel’s 4,000km voyage to share research on humpbacks with colleagues in IcelandThu May 24 2018 - 17:52