For the residents of Springfield, Clonlara, Co Clare, the nightmare of flooding has returned.

The State paid €2m for a majority stake-holding in the Great Blasket a decade ago, which then-environment minister, John Gormley, considered good value, given the island’s cultural importance and its potential as a tourist attraction.

An Bord Pleanála has granted planning permission for a large wind farm in Co. Galway.

A former psychic has been convicted by a jury of the theft and money laundering of €1.6m.

Inishbofin is one of two islands so named in Ireland (not that there are others elsewhere) — the other is a beautiful scimitar of an island just off Magheroarty Beach in Co Donegal which is minute in comparison.

Gardaí have raided homes and professional offices in Limerick and Galway, in a planned operation targeting the alleged laundering of money generated from the proceeds of crime by a Limerick-based organised criminal gang.

A man has died in a car accident in Co. Galway.

A new species of fossil starfish has been discovered in the Maam Valley of Co. Galway.

Gardaí in Co. Galway have said they are concerned about a teenage boy who has been missing from his home since Friday.

According to the local priest, Paddy Mooney was service was implemented to meet the busy lives of the people of Glenamaddy.

Farmers are being advised to confine their poultry flock.

An elderly man is in critical condition in hospital after a hit-and-run in Co. Galway.

Four people are in hospital after a two-car crash in Co. Galway this morning.

Joe Healy has been elected as President of the IFA on the first count.

A man has been killed and two Gardaí have been injured in a two-car traffic accident in Co. Galway.

A toddler has died following an accident in Co. Galway this evening.

Go west young auction-goer, go west. Auction junkies in need of a fix this August Bank Holiday weekend should head to Clifden where viewing is now underway for the two day Connemara art and antiques auction by Dolans next Monday and Tuesday (aug 4-5).

SIPTU has requested an immediate meeting with the management of Covidien following today's announcement that the medical device manufacturer has agreed to be acquired by Medtronic.

ESB Networks is working to restore power to over 70,000 customers whose electricity supplies were disrupted as a result of last night’s storms.

A man is in a serious condition in hospital after a crash in Co. Galway in the early hours of this morning.

Gardaí are renewing their appeal for information on a man missing from his home in Co. Galway.

A 15-year-old girl has been killed in a road accident in Co. Galway.

A man in his 60s has been left traumatised after he was attacked in his home in Co. Galway last night.

A 22-year-old man is in a serious condition in hospital, following an assault in Tuam in Co. Galway overnight.

A woman in her fifties has died in a crash in Co. Galway.

All roads again lead to Aintree and the John Smith’s Grand National for Ted Walsh after Seabass stretched his unbeaten run to seven in the paddypower.com Chase at Naas.

Seabass is in line for a crack at the John Smith's Grand National after stretching his unbeaten run to seven in the paddypower.com Chase at Naas today.

A 52-year-old man has been killed in a single-vehicle crash in Co. Galway.

Two men and a woman have been arrested after gardaí seized drugs in Co. Galway yesterday.

Four people are now being questioned by gardaí investigating the death of John Kenny in Co. Galway last week.

Fire services are currently at the scene of a blaze at the Shannon Oaks Hotel in Portumna in Co. Galway.

A train was forced to make an emergency stop in Co. Galway today after a fire broke out on one of its undercarriages.

Two teens have been arrested as part of an investigation into hacking.

Gardaí in Co. Galway are renewing their appeal for information about a missing Latvian man.

Gardaí in Co. Galway are appealing for information about a fatal collision that killed two people yesterday evening.

Two people have been seriously hurt in a road traffic collision in Co. Galway.

Gardaí have issued a missing person's appeal for a third man.

Gardaí are today questioning three people after finding guns and explosives in Co Galway.

Three people have been arrested after the discovery of explosive material and guns in Co. Galway.

A 22-year-old man has died following a road accident in Co. Galway.

A woman has drowned after falling into the sea of the coast of Co. Galway.

A man in his 50s has drowned in Co. Galway.

Gardaí are investigating the possibilty that a pensioner murdered in Co. Galway may have been beaten to death during an attempted robbery.

A 21-year-old man and a minor who were being held by Gardaí in connection with a suspected hit-and-run in Co. Galway have been released without charge.

The man arrested by detectives investigating the Yorkshire arson attack that killed two teenage jockeys, including 18-year-old Jamie Kyne from Co. Galway, has been released on bail.

GALWAY breeders and owners enjoyed success at the Connemara Pony Show in Clifden.

A teenage boy appeared in court today in connection with the stabbing of a garda in Westport in Co. Mayo, in the early hours of Sunday morning last.

A teenager is due in court this morning in connection with the stabbing of a garda in Co. Mayo in the early hours of yesterday morning.

Voting is continuing in the local, European and two Dublin by-elections and so far voter turnout is fluctuating between 20% and 40%.