Co Council staff in Galway have gone on strike this morning as part of a dispute regarding the laying off of a number of staff yesterday.

Monaghan Co Council has launched an investigation into suspected electoral fraud related to the recent local elections.

A Cork Fianna Fáil councillor has defected to Fine Gael, it was revealed today.

A boil notice has been put in place in a large area of south Galway as a result of contamination in the local water supply.

Galway Co Councillor Michael 'Stroke' Fahy walked free from the Four Courts today after the Court of Criminal Appeal set aside his conviction for fraud and attempted theft and ordered that a retrial take place.

VISITORS to one of the South-East’s most popular seaside towns will have a bit further to go to ‘spend a penny’ as state-of-the-art toilets costing in the region of €100,000 have been closed, 10 days after they opened.

BOSTON Harbour had its Tea Party and now Foynes port in Co Limerick has just had its Banana Day.

CORK satellite towns are coming of age, and a site sale in booming Carrigaline will pave the way forward for a major mixed development to secure the town’s viability for decades to come.

The launch has taken place of the rollout of a new 9 million broadband network in Galway which will deliver high speed Internet access to key locations in the city and parts of the county.

The Green Party have appealed for a compromise over the Carrickmines Castle and M50 motorway affair.