Place: Galway’s

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Wedding of the Week: pals played Cupid for lucky couple

Love may be in the air this week as Valentine’s Day looms, but Cork couple Caroline Curran and Seán Weir were lucky enough to have real-life versions of Cupid in the form of their pals.

news

Fever pitch excitement for Ed Sheeran’s three-in-a-row

farming

Agri Aware’s unique Mobile Farm makes fifth appearance in Galway

gaa

New MD ball to challenge O’Neill’s GAA dominance

farming

New president sets the agenda at AGM

business

Irish Firm in €55m loan writeoff

Rents of €8.8m lure in Midlands shops disposal

SIX shopping centres, including the largest in the Midlands, have been put up for sale in one lot, guiding at €115 million. The mix, in one lot only and called the Cornerstone Portfolio, has almost 170 shop units plus 150 apartments, and 670,00 sq ft of retail in all.

Thu, 12 Feb, 2015

Over 5,000 people saddle up for public bike schemes

More than 5,000 people have signed up for public bike schemes in Cork, Galway and Limerick since they were launched last month, the National Transport Agency has revealed.

Thu, 15 Jan, 2015

Premier win could ease supporter fears

The claustrophobic nature of Division 1A means the conversation about Tipperary this time next week could very well change to the prospect of quarter-finals.

Thu, 13 Mar, 2014

Boucicault's Colleen Bawn set to enthrall festive audiences once more

NOTHING beats a bit of Boucicault at Christmas.

Fri, 06 Dec, 2013

From heatwaves to tornadoes - 9,000 years of Irish weather

THE month began with reports of a tornado in Galway. Or was it extra-strong wind? Within 24 hours, a restaurant owner had admitted that the striking image of the ‘tornado’ was a Photoshop fake.

Thu, 24 Oct, 2013

€7.8m hotel once valued at €70m

A four-star hotel in Galway city once valued at €70m now has a book value of only €7.8m after a series of writedowns.

Sat, 20 Apr, 2013

Gaway city: Kai Cafe is pure rustic and chique

Kai Café + Restaurant, Sea Road, Galway 091-526003, kaicaferestaurant.com

Sun, 14 Apr, 2013

Clegg to be among first to visit the Áras

BRITAIN’S deputy prime minister Nick Clegg is expected to be among the first to visit Michael D Higgins when the new President and his family move into Áras an Uachtaráin.

Tue, 08 Nov, 2011

Claim garda signature on GAA document faked

CLAIMS that a fake garda signature was used on a planning application for Galway’s Pearse Stadium are being investigated by the local GAA organisation.

Wed, 20 Jan, 2010

Four questioned after €1.5m cannabis haul

Cannabis worth more than €1.5m was seized in two separate operations, detectives revealed today.

Fri, 12 Jun, 2009

Warning over workplace injuries

Around one third of all serious workplace injuries are caused by manual handling, it emerged today.

Thu, 01 Nov, 2007

Community spirit - Festivals the real riches of our nation

THOUGH they are not a peculiarly Irish institution we have infused them with a flavour and vigour uniquely our own.

Sat, 11 Aug, 2007

Artistic hotbed draws major funding

IRELAND’S artistic hotbed of south Kerry figures prominently in the list of areas to benefit from substantial new arts funding.

Fri, 25 Aug, 2006

Cancer Society lashes pub's smoking defiance

The Irish Cancer Society has criticised a number of publicans for openly defying the workplace smoking ban.

Thu, 08 Jul, 2004

Nineteen Irish beaches test positive for deadly bacteria

Nineteen Irish beaches and two lakes have tested positive for a deadly bacteria which comes from sewage contamination, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.

Fri, 24 May, 2002