Galway split their squad at the weekend, with half of them playing Ballygunner in a challenge match in Claregalway and the remainder brushing Laois aside in their opening game in Division 1B yesterday at Pearse Stadium.

There’s a possibility Galway could face Kilkenny as many as four times next year, but that prospect holds no trepidation for Aidan Harte.

The M17 M18 Gort to Tuam motorway was unveiled to the public today two months ahead of schedule and on budget.

Latest: Gas supply has been fully restored to customers in Galway and Mayo.

Most milk producers would settle for a fixed milk price scheme for 2018, at the current price.

The high optimism levels revealed in the annual Irish Examiner ICMSA farming poll are remarkable, for a sector which provides so many of its members with such low incomes.

More than half of farmers want a Brexit minister and do not believe the Government is doing enough to prepare for the UK’s exit from the EU.

The percentage of farmers who are very optimistic about the future of the industry continues to fall, with just one fifth of respondents expressing full confidence.

THERE has been a slight increase in the number of farmers who are unsure what will happen to their land in future.

Gardaí in Galway are asking for help in finding a teenage boy missing since Friday.

A man has been sent forward for trial in Dublin accused of hacking into the website of The Sun newspaper in the UK.

Former presidential candidate and Eurovision song contest winner Dana Rosemary Scallon has denied claims by her sister and a niece that she defamed them when asked about allegations of sexual abuse made against Ms Scallon’s brother John.

Update 9.54pm: Eamon O'Connell has been found safe and well this evening.

People living in the River Shannon’s flood-risk zones have been urged to engage in the state’s largest-ever flood map consultation process.

A company selling free range eggs has been refused a permanent High Court injunction restraining a competitor from using allegedly similar packaging for its product.

Over 600 rebels mobilised in the western county, but, with no arms nor reinforcements arriving, they had no choice but to reject the urgings of their leader Liam Mellows and disband, writes Conor McNamara

Authorities and businesses in Cork are bracing themselves for flooding tomorrow with river water rising, a high tide and more rain expected.

The sun was a non-runner on a dank summer’s day in Ballybrit, but a colourful Mad Hatters competition lit up the final instalment of Galway Race Week.

Fun and Colour is the theme for this spectacular day. The Mad Hatters competition is hugely popular, the effort and creativity of the entrants is a fabulous spectacle.

One of Ireland’s best known comedians, Tommy Tiernan may protest that he is not very wealthy but new accounts show combined accumulated profits at his two firms last year jumped to almost €600,000.

It was from O’Neill’s pub in Vilamoura harbour on this weekend last year that Karl Lacey watched the All-Ireland final.

Mayo fans face a nightmare journey to Limerick on Saturday with many planning on staying in the Treaty City to avoid massive tailbacks expected after the All-Ireland SFC semi-final replay.

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The biggest construction project in the State, which got under way at the weekend, is expected to take four years to complete.

A €550m contract has been signed to build a new motorway between Gort and Tuam in Co Galway, under a public private partnership.

The parents of Tiny Dancer Lily-Mae Morrison have told of their “renewed belief” that they will get to enjoy many more Christmas celebrations with their brave daughter in years to come.

The family of a man missing from Galway are asking people in the South East to look out for him, after reported sightings of his car.

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

Gardaí in Galway are looking for the public's help to find a missing 39-year-old man.

Two students, who hacked Fine Gael’s 2011 election website, have been spared jail sentences and left with clean records.

Two students, who hacked Fine Gael's 2011 election website, were spared jail sentences today and have been left with clean records.

A creche owner who removed books from playrooms because the children were “wrecking them” and who sent children to a “thinking chair” for bad behaviour was found to be in widespread breach of childcare regulations following an inspection.

As heavy rain begins to pour in parts of the country, drivers are being warned to take extra care.

Two students have admitted hacking Fine Gael’s website in the weeks leading up to the 2011 general election as a “stunt” to embarrass the party.

Two students have admitted hacking Fine Gael's website – in the weeks leading up to the 2011 general election – as a “stunt” to embarrass the party.

Tiny dancer Lily-Mae Morrison will return to hospital tomorrow for an intensive seven-week treatment programme in an isolation bed which doctors say is critical in her bid to beat cancer.

Friends of a female taxi driver murdered 15 years ago have vowed never to give up the search for her killer.

Non-denominational school patron Educate Together will be involved in the running of secondary schools for the first time from next year.

Construction companies will be restricted from employing foreigners on several new motorway projects that are expected to create 10,000 jobs.

The Minister for Transport, Leo Varadkar, has said the motorway budget has been restored by the Government stimulus plan announced today by the Minister for Public Reform.

Losses at a glass firm owned by Galway West Independent TD Noel Grealish widened to €339,791 last year, new figures show.

AN Garda Síochána has apologised to five members of a Galway family who claimed they were assaulted and imprisoned in their own home after their house was raided by mistake in a search for drugs.

The overall vote turnout to elect Ireland's ninth president is understood to have been just under 50% when polls closed tonight.