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Nearly 4,000 motorists caught breaking speed limit in last six days
Nearly 4,000 motorists caught breaking speed limit in last six days
There were 11 serious collisions on roads across the country over the past six days, leaving three people dead and 12 others seriously injured

Wed, 07 Aug, 2024

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Long-serving Fianna Fáil TD Éamon Ó Cuív will not seek re-election
A former government minister, Éamon Ó Cuiv has been a TD for Galway West since 1992

Wed, 24 Jul, 2024

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Eoghan Corry: Why tourists aren't that welcome any more
People in some of the world’s most-visited destinations are staging a backlash and saying no to 'overtourism'

Sat, 13 Jul, 2024

Islands of Ireland: Illaungorm North in Galway was once home to two families
Islands of Ireland: Illaungorm North in Galway was once home to two families
There are the remains of a quay on the northern shore of the island near a few houses where the two families were recorded as living

Fri, 12 Jul, 2024

'Funerals have always been part of our family': Meet one of Ireland's youngest embalmers 
'Funerals have always been part of our family': Meet one of Ireland's youngest embalmers 
Having come from a long line of funeral directors and embalmers, Ronan Conneely has always been passionate about the family business — or rather family businesses.

Sun, 07 Jul, 2024

More Bones have been found at the Tuam mother and Baby site
Exhumation of babies at Tuam mother and baby home to begin in February 2025
It will be the first ever mass grave excavation to take place in Ireland and could pave the way for other similar exhumations

Fri, 28 Jun, 2024

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Girl settles action over alleged dog attack when a toddler for €115k
The little girl was left with scars on her scalp and upper neck at the back, but a plastic surgeon reported that all scars had matured

Mon, 24 Jun, 2024

Bon Secours profits jump to €10.12m on falling costs and increased revenues
Bon Secours profits jump to €10.12m on falling costs and increased revenues
Revenue increases were driven by a significant increase in both inpatient and outpatient activity

Sun, 09 Jun, 2024

Student charged with stalking and harassing female politician
Student charged with stalking and harassing female politician
The court heard the charge carries a sentence of up to 10 years in jail on conviction

Fri, 07 Jun, 2024

NTA set to spend €16m on consultants over next four years
NTA set to spend €16m on consultants over next four years
The National Transport Authority (NTA) is set to spend €16m on consultants to advise on everything from fare structures to climate action plans over the next four years.

Wed, 05 Jun, 2024

Deaths of mother and her daughters in road accident 'an unspeakable tragedy', says coroner
Deaths of mother and her daughters in road accident 'an unspeakable tragedy', says coroner
The inquest heard that the loss of Saoirse and Ciara was deeply felt by their school friends in Moycullen

Mon, 20 May, 2024

Cork and Galway hospital plans progress with publication of tenders
Cork and Galway hospital plans progress with publication of tenders
Each hospital will function 12 hours a day, which includes eight hours of operating time on a six-day per week, 50 weeks per year schedule

Thu, 25 Apr, 2024

'I am 51, and the rental crisis may force me to emigrate'
'I am 51, and the rental crisis may force me to emigrate'
Despite having a well-paid job, Cristina Galvin tells Sarah Horgan she has no money left to save to buy a home after paying her rent, leaving her trapped renting

Wed, 17 Apr, 2024

21/4/2015. Fianna Fail Health Policy Documents
Former TD Colm Keaveney has cocaine case adjourned until June
The councillor with Galway County Council is accused of driving a vehicle with cocaine in his system

Tue, 09 Apr, 2024

Harris vows to resolve crises engulfing third level institutions
Harris vows to resolve crises engulfing third level institutions
Issuing a firm warning, Mr Harris said he expects all universities to co-operate in full with any investigations, including a probe by the Public Accounts Committee into how millions of euro in funding has been spent

Mon, 08 Apr, 2024

McEntee dismisses accusations Fine Gael is focusing too much on 'woke' issues
McEntee dismisses accusations Fine Gael is focusing too much on 'woke' issues
She said she knows what people 'intend to mean' when they say Fine Gael has gone 'woke' as a party but said it is a 'flippant term that people throw about to criticise' 

Sun, 07 Apr, 2024

How to design a bedroom that will grow with your child
How to design a bedroom that will grow with your child
Designer nurseries are trending, but practicality and longevity are parents' priorities. We talk to organisers, designers and parents 

Sat, 06 Apr, 2024

TikTok Taoiseach-in-waiting Harris happy to get the snaps in Salthill
TikTok Taoiseach-in-waiting Harris happy to get the snaps in Salthill
As Simon Harris strolled up and down the streets of Salthill, Galway, it became clear that the moniker of “TikTok Taoiseach” is very likely to stick.

Fri, 05 Apr, 2024

Our posturing on Gaza makes Ireland complicit too
Our posturing on Gaza makes Ireland complicit too
Ireland is lauded for speaking up on Palestine, but it's not enough, writes Colin Sheridan

Fri, 05 Apr, 2024

Storm Kathleen warnings updated with 'unseasonably strong' winds due
Storm Kathleen warnings updated with 'unseasonably strong' winds due
Storm Kathleen will bring 'gale force southerly winds' along with 'severe and damaging gusts'

Fri, 05 Apr, 2024

Fine Gael members to vote on motion to increase income tax thresholds at ard fheis
Fine Gael members to vote on motion to increase income tax thresholds at ard fheis
Military aid for Ukraine will also be on the agenda

Fri, 05 Apr, 2024

Tipperary producers secure major win at British Cheese Awards
Tipperary producers secure major win at British Cheese Awards
Also featuring among the awards champions was Killeen Farmhouse of Portumna, Co Galway, winning the best goat cheese title

Wed, 03 Apr, 2024

Yellow rain warning in place for Cork, Kerry and other western counties
Yellow rain warning in place for Cork, Kerry and other western counties
The warning will remain in place until midday on Monday

Sun, 24 Mar, 2024

Girl, 4, settles case over alleged delay in meningitis diagnosis for €1.7m interim pay-out
Girl, 4, settles case over alleged delay in meningitis diagnosis for €1.7m interim pay-out
An expression of regret from Portiuncula Hospital read to the court said 'we sincerely apologise for the distress'

Fri, 22 Mar, 2024

Group calls for review of instrument-assisted births that led to injuries
Group calls for review of instrument-assisted births that led to injuries
Practice can lead to babies suffering fractured skulls

Tue, 19 Mar, 2024

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Kerry pensioner left paraplegic settles action against HSE over delay in diagnosis
It was claimed that despite Eamon O’Sullivan’s presenting symptoms, he was not triaged as a priority patient and was not assessed by a doctor for over 14 hours

Thu, 14 Mar, 2024

African fishermen left in murky legal waters after trawler sinks off Aran Islands
African fishermen left in murky legal waters after trawler sinks off Aran Islands
The men were recruited in their native Ghana last year under a UK visa system, but ended up working on an Irish-registered vessel

Sat, 09 Mar, 2024

Gardaí concerned for welfare of man, 40, last seen in Galway
Gardaí concerned for welfare of man, 40, last seen in Galway
Thomas Webb was last seen in Ballygar, Co Galway, and is believed to be travelling in a blue Hyundai

Fri, 08 Mar, 2024

Galway hospital accepts failings in care of mother, 49, who died of breast cancer
Galway hospital accepts failings in care of mother, 49, who died of breast cancer
A letter from Galway University Hospital was read to the court which said it is 'accepted that there were failings in the care provided' to Lynn Rocke

Wed, 07 Feb, 2024

Eoghan O'Mara Walsh: Government must tread very carefully with short term letting legislation
Eoghan O'Mara Walsh: Government must tread very carefully with short term letting legislation
Government is trying to increase the supply of long-term rental properties to ease the housing crisis, and this is something nobody can argue with

Sun, 04 Feb, 2024

Art and Antiques: From Markey Robinson to Picasso
Art and Antiques: From Markey Robinson to Picasso
Des O'Sullivan previews Aidan Foley's sale in Kilcolgan, Co Galway

Sat, 27 Jan, 2024

Hospital apologises to couple for failings in care of baby who died three days after her birth
Hospital apologises to couple for failings in care of baby who died three days after her birth
The couple have written to University Hospital Galway and the Saolta group in relation to 'systemic change at the hospital'

Thu, 25 Jan, 2024

16/01/2013 Colm Keaveney TD at Leinster House on K
Former TD accused of driving under the influence of cocaine
The case has been adjourned to April 9

Tue, 23 Jan, 2024

'A split second, that's what it took,' warns mother of boy who swallowed battery
'A split second, that's what it took,' warns mother of boy who swallowed battery
Aaron, now six years old, settled for €220,000 a High Court action over the care he received from a GP and at the hospital emergency department

Fri, 19 Jan, 2024

HSE and GP apologise for toddler's treatment after he swallowed button battery
HSE and GP apologise for toddler's treatment after he swallowed button battery
It was claimed if a chest x-ray had taken place the presence of a button battery would have been identified

Wed, 17 Jan, 2024

Irish Examiner view: GAA's values ring hollow amid Páirc Uí Chaoimh renaming row
Irish Examiner view: GAA's values ring hollow amid Páirc Uí Chaoimh renaming row
The talks with SuperValu may involve renaming debt-ridden Páirc Uí Chaoimh. Ironic, given the legacy of the man whose name it bears, Pádraig Ó Caoimh

Wed, 17 Jan, 2024

Mick Clifford: What is it about the fear of men?
S Mick Clifford: What is it about the fear of men?
Lock up your daughters, unvetted, military age men are coming to town

Sun, 14 Jan, 2024

Male sexual assault victims are less likely to report the crime, new study finds
Male sexual assault victims are less likely to report the crime, new study finds
A national study, conducted in the six Sexual Assault Treatment Units (SATUs), is the first study of its kind in Ireland 

Thu, 11 Jan, 2024

McEntee: Group using arson to 'sow division and fear' in communities
McEntee: Group using arson to 'sow division and fear' in communities
The Justice Minister said there could 'never be justification for such acts, regardless of circumstances or alleged motivation'

Sat, 06 Jan, 2024

‘You just live every day, you reach 100 and you don’t pass many remarks on it’
S ‘You just live every day, you reach 100 and you don’t pass many remarks on it’
For younger people for whom a big ‘roundy’ birthday this year is a crisis, rescue is at hand in the form of sound advice from those approaching their first century on earth, writes Sorcha Crowley

Thu, 04 Jan, 2024

Hospital corridor with gurneys
Visiting restrictions in some hospitals after covid outbreaks
On Thursday, management at Roscommon University Hospital asked the public to refrain from visiting the hospital if they are feeling unwell or have respiratory symptoms.

Thu, 04 Jan, 2024

‘Terrible rumours’ about activities of asylum seekers must stop, says Martin
‘Terrible rumours’ about activities of asylum seekers must stop, says Martin
The Tánaiste spoke to one of his party councillors in Co Galway who had criticised Government policy on migration earlier this month

Sun, 31 Dec, 2023

Thousands without power across the country as Storm Gerrit makes landfall
Thousands without power across the country as Storm Gerrit makes landfall
In Wexford, almost 1,500 people have been affected following intense lightning activity along the south eastern coast

Wed, 27 Dec, 2023

Nurse attacked colleague with syringe filled with sedative 
Nurse attacked colleague with syringe filled with sedative 
The nurse also had several allegations proven against him where he failed to observe basic warning signs that an elderly man’s condition was deteriorating

Thu, 21 Dec, 2023

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