Place: Connacht

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Staycations 2020: Create your own memories with the glories of Connacht
Staycations 2020: Create your own memories with the glories of Connacht
Connacht, perhaps more than anywhere else on our island, is the quintessential Ireland of postcards and tourist brochures.

Fri, 03 Jul, 2020

Lack of clarity on return to inter-county action leaves London in ‘limbo’
Lack of clarity on return to inter-county action leaves London in ‘limbo’
“The rumour is that the Roscommon game is going to be in Ireland and not Ruislip,” said London football manager Michael Maher.

Wed, 01 Jul, 2020

'Very unusual' to have no ministers from west of Shannon, Leo Varadkar says
'Very unusual' to have no ministers from west of Shannon, Leo Varadkar says
Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has accepted that it is "very unusual" for there to be no Cabinet ministers from west of the River Shannon.

Tue, 30 Jun, 2020

Micheál Martin 'need not show his nose in Mayo' after Calleary snub, local party members say
Micheál Martin 'need not show his nose in Mayo' after Calleary snub, local party members say
The chair of the Ballina Fianna Fáil comhairle ceantar has blasted new Taoiseach Micheál Martin for not picking the party's deputy leader as one of his senior Cabinet members.

Mon, 29 Jun, 2020

House prices 'resilient' during height of Covid-19
House prices 'resilient' during height of Covid-19
House prices have fallen by 2.9% so far this year but held remarkably steady during the peak months of the coronavirus crisis, a new report has revealed.

Mon, 29 Jun, 2020

No concern about regional balance in new cabinet, minister says
No concern about regional balance in new cabinet, minister says
Ireland's newly-appointed Rural Affairs Minister, Heather Humphreys, has said that she doesn't think there's any concern about a lack of regional balance in the new cabinet.

Sun, 28 Jun, 2020

Martin criticised for not appointing more regionally balanced Cabinet
Martin criticised for not appointing more regionally balanced Cabinet
Micheál Martin has been accused of abandoning parts of the country, by failing to appoint a more regionally balanced Cabinet of ministers.

Sun, 28 Jun, 2020

Thunderstorms 'could really develop anywhere' as status yellow warning in place
Thunderstorms 'could really develop anywhere' as status yellow warning in place
A status yellow thunderstorm warning is now in place across the country until 9am on Friday morning.

Thu, 25 Jun, 2020

Clean bill of health for Munster and Leinster players
Clean bill of health for Munster and Leinster players
Munster and Leinster have been given the greenlight to return to training on Monday by IRFU medics.

Mon, 22 Jun, 2020

Irish golf clubs vote to hold limited number of inter-club tournaments in 2020
Irish golf clubs vote to hold limited number of inter-club tournaments in 2020
Ireland's golf clubs have voted overwhelmingly in favour of holding a limited run of inter-club competitions in 2020.

Thu, 18 Jun, 2020

IRFU begins coronavirus tests ahead of provinces' return to training
IRFU begins coronavirus tests ahead of provinces' return to training
The IRFU is to begin Covid-19 testing for Munster and Leinster players and members of their support staff ahead of their planned return to training in Limerick and Dublin next Monday.

Tue, 16 Jun, 2020

How counties will shape their GAA championships for Covid-19 era
How counties will shape their GAA championships for Covid-19 era
Cork is hoping to retain their new group stages in both codes.

Fri, 12 Jun, 2020

Dave Curtis: The Irish international turned wine expert who made Zimbabwe home
Dave Curtis: The Irish international turned wine expert who made Zimbabwe home
Dave Curtis took the road less travelled on his journey from Zimbabwe to an Ireland jersey in the early 1990s and the return trip has been just as interesting and rewarding.

Fri, 12 Jun, 2020

Antibody testing for virus 'set to fail' due to large volume of false positives
Antibody testing for virus 'set to fail' due to large volume of false positives
An attempt to establish the number of people here who have contracted Covid-19 to date faces failure due to the low prevalence of the virus here, with 5% of the population set to give a false positive for coronavirus antibodies.

Thu, 11 Jun, 2020

New tranche of tourism funding announced for counties worst hit by coronavirus
New tranche of tourism funding announced for counties worst hit by coronavirus
Some of the counties worst affected economically by Covid-19 are among the winners of a new tranche of tourism project funding.

Wed, 10 Jun, 2020

Hosepipe ban being considered as warm weather continues
Hosepipe ban being considered as warm weather continues
Met Éireann has said that Sunday will see temperatures range between 22 and 26 degrees.

Sun, 31 May, 2020

Kieran Shannon: We know the GAA has more pressing worries, but...
Kieran Shannon: We know the GAA has more pressing worries, but...
As much as we’d come to associate this time of year with glorious hurling weekends magnified by the sport’s highly satisfying new format, we may have forgotten the soundtrack that usually accompanied football around now: the din of complaints and demands for a “new championship structure”.

Thu, 28 May, 2020

Call for people to be safe around rivers and canals as temperatures set to rise
Call for people to be safe around rivers and canals as temperatures set to rise
Dublin Fire Brigade has warned people to be safe around water, rivers and canals after two separate rescues yesterday.

Wed, 27 May, 2020

Wind warning for Donegal as advisory in place for entire country
Wind warning for Donegal as advisory in place for entire country
A status yellow wind warning is in place for Donegal.

Fri, 22 May, 2020

CSO stats show 77% of all confirmed Covid-19 deaths were in Leinster
CSO stats show 77% of all confirmed Covid-19 deaths were in Leinster
Almost nine-out-of-ten people here who died from Covid-19 were suffering from an underlying illness, while those aged over 65 make up 90% of deaths related to the virus.

Fri, 22 May, 2020

Campaign helps John Cooney to take setbacks in his stride
Campaign helps John Cooney to take setbacks in his stride
When Ireland’s Six Nations trip to Paris was called off as the Covid-19 pandemic swept across Europe, John Cooney could not help but laugh.

Fri, 22 May, 2020

‘I was one of only about three players who knew the rules, the rest were footballers’
‘I was one of only about three players who knew the rules, the rest were footballers’
Having tried and failed to establish rugby in the Gaelic football heartland of north Galway since the 1920s, it must have seemed a tall order to expect anything different when another set of Tuam men embarked on the project in 1970.

Fri, 15 May, 2020

Investor compeition helps startups sow the seeds for growth
Investor compeition helps startups sow the seeds for growth
At a time of great challenge for the entrepreneurial community, InterTradeIreland’s Seedcorn Competition offers assistance as the largest investor readiness competition for early stage/high growth companies in any sector on across the country.

Thu, 14 May, 2020

Portumna Golf Club vow to rebuild reputation after suspension
Portumna Golf Club vow to rebuild reputation after suspension
A golf club in Connacht was recently suspended by the Golfing Union of Ireland, the Irish Examiner has learned, following concerns raised about its management of the CONGU Unified Handicapping System.

Mon, 11 May, 2020

Murphy: Springbok spice may be Munster’s missing ingredient
Murphy: Springbok spice may be Munster’s missing ingredient
Johne Murphy is hopeful the signing of World Cup winners Damian de Allende and RG Snyman for next season can help Munster finally bridge the gap to European rugby’s elite.

Wed, 22 Apr, 2020

Aldi innovates as recruitment drive continues
Aldi innovates as recruitment drive continues
Niall O’Connor has taken up his position as group MD for Aldi Ireland as it leads a national recruitment drive.

Thu, 09 Apr, 2020

John Fogarty: When there is difficulty, there is opportunity
John Fogarty: When there is difficulty, there is opportunity
Money, or the lack thereof, is a problem that is going to exercise plenty of minds in the GAA for some time to come but there are some positives to be gleaned from the current lay-off, writes John Fogarty.

Mon, 06 Apr, 2020

New MD of Aldi is to lead their Covid-19 response
New MD of Aldi is to lead their Covid-19 response
Aldi has confirmed the position of Niall O’Connor as Group Managing Director of the supermarket chain.

Mon, 06 Apr, 2020

Covid-19 not impacting house prices: Daft.ie
Covid-19 not impacting house prices: Daft.ie
The average cost of a home in Dublin has fallen by 2.6% compared with last year, the same fall as in Galway city.

Fri, 03 Apr, 2020

The Shape I'm In: Rugby player, Jack Carthy
The Shape I'm In: Rugby player, Jack Carthy
Connacht rugby player Jack Carty: "We’re trying to keep morale high."

Sat, 28 Mar, 2020

GPA backs two-week ‘breathing space’ ahead of return to play
GPA backs two-week ‘breathing space’ ahead of return to play
The Gaelic Players Association (GPA) have indicated their support for the GAA’s plans to give inter-county teams a two-week lead-in ahead of the resumption of games.

Fri, 27 Mar, 2020

Mentally tougher Jack Carty no longer searching for social approval
Mentally tougher Jack Carty no longer searching for social approval
The Connacht and Ireland out-half made a timely appearance to talk about mental health during these disrupted times amid the Covid-19 outbreak.

Thu, 26 Mar, 2020

Jack Carty: 'I’m hoping my story will help people cope with this crisis'
Jack Carty: 'I’m hoping my story will help people cope with this crisis'
Carty is using his own experience of online trolling to urge people to be supportive rather than negative on social media platforms.

Wed, 25 Mar, 2020

Amount of land for sale in Ireland dropped by 20% last year
Amount of land for sale in Ireland dropped by 20% last year

€2.8m for 212 acres in Wexford and €1.6m for 95 acres in Cork were some of the country's largest land sales at auction last year.

Thu, 19 Mar, 2020

No training for Munster next week as IRFU considers standing down provinces
No training for Munster next week as IRFU considers standing down provinces

Ireland’s professional rugby players could be facing further disruption due to the Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak with the IRFU considering standing the provinces down next week.

Fri, 13 Mar, 2020

Ministers to seek payment break for tourism and hospitality sectors
Ministers to seek payment break for tourism and hospitality sectors

They want payments to Revenue, banks, and local authorities to be postponed as a first step in supporting the sectors.

Fri, 13 Mar, 2020

Rugby grapples with coronavirus shutdown
Rugby grapples with coronavirus shutdown

Irish rugby players, professional and amateur, will have woken this morning to a very different sporting landscape as their governing bodies called a halt to all playing activity in response to the growing threat of Covid-19 on these shores.

Fri, 13 Mar, 2020

Postponements continue as problems mount for rugby chiefs
Postponements continue as problems mount for rugby chiefs

The spread of the Coronavirus continues to wreak havoc with sport, with Six Nations and Guinness PRO14 competitions once more affected.

Wed, 11 Mar, 2020

Rainfall warning for Clare with weather advisory in place for 15 counties
Rainfall warning for Clare with weather advisory in place for 15 counties

A weather advisory for 15 counties remains in place until 6pm on Tuesday.

Sun, 08 Mar, 2020

Heavy rain expected until Tuesday
Heavy rain expected until Tuesday

The weather advisory affects Connacht, Longford, Offaly, Westmeath, Cavan, Donegal, Clare, Cork, Kerry, Limerick and Tipperary.

Sat, 07 Mar, 2020

Connacht rugby’s information revolution
Connacht rugby’s information revolution
YOU take a breath at the start of the season and tell your wife you’ll see her in May.

Sat, 07 Mar, 2020

Risk of local flooding as weather advisory issued for 15 counties
Risk of local flooding as weather advisory issued for 15 counties

The advisory is in place for all of Connacht, Longford, Offaly, Westmeath, Cavan, Donegal, Clare, Cork, Kerry, Limerick and Tipperary.

Fri, 06 Mar, 2020

Battle for hurling glory begins in Kilmallock
Battle for hurling glory begins in Kilmallock

The quest for All Ireland Post Primary Schools senior A hurling glory begins this weekend with the two quarter-finals of the Croke Cup down for decision.

Fri, 06 Mar, 2020

Galway hotel records €32.6m profit
Galway hotel records €32.6m profit

The Galway-based Connacht Hotel group booked a pre-tax profit of €32.6m in 2018.

Thu, 05 Mar, 2020

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