Plans for a major extension of the Jurys Inn hotel in Galway have to be put on hold following objections from a number of parties, including An Taisce.

Homes and business owners are beginning to count the cost as the latest 120km/h winds batter the west and south coasts.

I LIVE in the country, and although I quite often repeat the comforting cliché that lovers of wildlife who are misfortunate enough to live in towns or cities can still find a lot to enjoy if they examine their environment carefully enough, somewhere in the back of my mind I’ve never fully believed these words of consolation.

WITH politicians bolting for beaches and the peacock hats flying home yesterday evening, it was time to get down to business at the Galway Races.