Galway’s days as an airport city ended yesterday.

Galway City and County Councils have decided to buy the Galway Airport site at Carnmore.

Dublin drivers have clocked up more penalty points per capita since the start of the year than motorists in any other county.

City and county councils are biased in favour of granting planning permission to developments due to the revenues completed projects bring in, a new report concludes.

BOHEMIANS’ hugely-significant victory against Shamrock Rovers on Tuesday means that the Airtricity Premier Division title can’t be decided today – but it could be decided next Friday if the Hoops can extend their two-point lead over the old rivals with three games to go.

Mullingar's Martin Fagan became the first Irishman to win the SPAR Great Ireland Run with an impressive performance in today's event in Dublin's Phoenix Park.

Galway City Councillors have voted to provide water filters to all houses affected by the lead contamination crisis.

The Government has allocated additional funding to help deal with Galway's water crisis.

BLUE CORRIG, carrying the colours of the late Dick Forristal, recorded a shock win in the listed Ardilaun House Hotel Oyster Stakes at Galway yesterday.

GALWAY CITY is unusual. There are the PDs riding high in the national polls with a vertigo-inducing 3% or 4%.