Three men in their 20s were hospitalised after a stabbing in Co Galway yesterday.

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

Claire Kerrane’s likely election means that for the first occasion since the foundation of the state neither Fianna Fáil or Fine Gael will take a seat in this constituency.

Eimear Noone, from Kilconnell, a small village outside Ballinasloe, joins Oscar-nominated Saoirse Ronan in representing Ireland at this year's awards.

The application has been made in respect of Kevin Rabbitte who was the director of a company called Westman Plant and Civils Limited, which was put into liquidation in 2017.

The much-maligned Brussels sprout is fast becoming the king of vegetables, says a west of Ireland organic farmer.

The 40-year-old was in the care of Roscommon Mental Health Services at the time.

At Duggan Park Rena’s legend grows with 21st national title

The jury assessing damages in a case taken by an Aer Lingus pilot against the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) over defamatory emails it sent is expected to go out to consider its decision on Thursday.

A Co Galway-based Syrian family which lost four close relatives, including three young children, in Turkish-led military attacks on north-east Syria this week, has expressed gratitude for the overwhelming community response.

Drat, I’ve just discovered that I missed National Potato Day. It was on Friday, October, 4.

Reigning champions St Thomas will meet Turloughmore in the semi-finals of the Galway SHC, while last year’s runners-up Liam Mellows will take on Cappataggle following the quarter-finals at the weekend.

Picketing by beef farmers has ended across the country.

All protests at beef plants around the country have now been stood down.

Leinster retained the IRFU Women’s Interprovincial Championship with a 25-12 win over Connacht at Energia Park - the first time they have won back-to-back titles.

Meat processors continued legal efforts to stop protests at their facilities, with Meat Industry Ireland admitting that some export markets have not be served in recent days due to the blockages at processing facilities.

Peadar Toibin, the Meath West TD, stood up in the public gallery during the call-over of cases and said he wished to inform the court that some named defendants had not been served with and had no knowledge of the proceedings against them

A visiting Chinese delegation inspecting Irish meat-processing plants may witness a stand-off at one facility today after efforts to broker a temporary lifting of the picket were rejected.

The order was granted in favour of Liffey Meats, which owns and operates plants outside Ballinasloe in Co Roscommon, Ballyjamesduff in Co Cavan and Hackettstown in Co Carlow.

The funeral of a teenager who died after falling ill at a debs in Galway takes place later today.

There is something to-the-marrow about the unexpected death of a young person. Great tragedy arrives at an unexpected, impossible-to-anticipate moment, and is all the sharper for that. If that death — or deaths — occurs at what should be a time of happiness or celebration then the cleaving is all the deeper, the heartbreak probably ever lingering.

Tributes have been paid to "angel" Jessica Moore who died after becoming unwell at her Debs in Co Galway on Monday.

Tributes are being paid to the young woman who died after a Debs in Ballinasloe, Co Galway.

A 19-year-old girl who died after becoming unwell at her Debs in Co Galway has been named as Jessica Moore.

Cork manager Ephie Fitzgerald believes last week’s defeat to Armagh was a timely wake-up call for his side, but he never doubted his players’ ability to bounce back.

Niamh Cotter led the way as Cork beat Tyrone to bounce back from last weekend’s shock defeat to Armagh and advance to the TG4 All-Ireland SFC semi-finals.

Tyrone’s sensational TG4 All-Ireland Ladies SFC quarter-final victory over Cork in 2010 sent shockwaves through the game — and Shannon Lynch remembers it well.

Dubai Duty Free chief executive Colm McLoughlin has underlined his company’s commitment as title sponsor to both the Irish Open and Derby by expressing his wish to see the prize money for both sporting events increase in the coming years.

A man in his 30s has died in a crash in Co Galway.

Tomorrow, at Pearse Stadium, Galway midfielder Tom Flynn will hope to pocket a third Connacht SFC medal in four years, having started the previous two final victories.

77% of the 40 towns and cities assessed by An Taisce have been found to be clean.

Spice fever is well and truly here with just three days until Spice Girls take over Croke Park.

It reallly is the new political frontier. Richard Bruton, the minister who has responsibility for policy on climate change, was questioned by Labour’s Joan Burton this week on whether he had become a vegetarian or a vegan.

A new tranche of reports from HIQA has found fire safety issues at a number of residential centres for older people.

Gardaí are renewing their appeal for information after a girl was killed and her brother injured in a collision with a car while cycling in County Galway yesterday.

Galway boss Micheal Donoghue will face a sweat over the fitness of another All Star as Conor Cooney left the field on crutches, on an awful weekend for St Thomas’.

The Farm Medicine Scanner introduced in 2018 by Irish company Herdwatch was one of the silver award winners for innovation at last week’s LAMMA show in England.

Using slurry to power family homes is the future of energy production in Ireland, ministers believe.

Kate Hannon scored 0-11 and scooped the Player of the Match award as Cork’s Glanmire won their first ever All-Ireland junior club title with victory over Tourlestrane at Duggan Park in Ballinasloe.