A West of Ireland-based air service is challenging in the High Court the State’s decision to award the Aran Islands contract to a rival service.

Caomhan Keane explains the link between the Aran Islands and Aer Arann and shows why the link is as much about the past and the people as it is about the future.

The jury in the Graham Dwyer trial has heard about Garda requests for Elaine O’Hara’s mobile phone data up to the day he is alleged to have murdered her, and for his data for several months before and after that date.

TG Lurgan in Galway has become an Irish language internet phenomenon. We find out why.

Angry locals have demanded that Galway County Council act immediately to provide a footpath and public lighting at the spot where a teenage girl lost her life.

A 31-year-old Galway woman has been jailed for seven years at the Central Criminal Court for stabbing her ex-boyfriend to death at her apartment.

Gardaí say the Maam Cross to Galway road has now reopened at Ballinahown, near Inverin after a fatal collision overnight.

A man in his 60s has died after being hit by a car in County Galway.

Gardaí in Galway are appealing for information after a shop manager was held at gunpoint during an armed raid at a shop and post office in Inverin, Connemara.

Five sailors escaped injured when the yacht they were travelling in hit rocks off the coast of Galway in the early hours of this morning.

AN investigation is underway in Galway after a minor footballer was allegedly assaulted by an adult supporter during a match.

Galway: Electronic passport developer HID Global Ireland Teoranta is to create 42 jobs at an expansion at its plant at Inverin, Connemara, Co Galway.

Two men have been charged with the attempted robbery of a post office at a special sitting of Galway District Court.

Two men remain in Garda custody this morning following a botched armed robbery at a post office in Galway.

THE pilot of an aircraft that crashed, killing himself and a passenger, was stressed and uncomfortable about the weather while carrying out the demonstration flight for a group of businessmen, an investigation has found.

The pilot of an aircraft that crashed, killing himself and a passenger, was stressed carrying out the demonstration flight for a group of businessmen, an investigation found today.

Gardaí in Co Galway are continuing to question a 22-year-old man in connection with the murder of a young woman in Connemara yesterday.

A man remains in Garda custody in Co Galway following the discovery of a woman's body in the garden of a house at Inverin, in the early hours of this morning.

Gardaí have launched a murder inquiry following the discovery of a woman's body in Co Galway.

A man has been arrested in connection with the discovery of a woman's body in Galway today.

A YOUNG man and woman who died in a Co Offaly car crash on Saturday morning were among four people to lose their lives in weekend road accidents.

A fourth person has been killed on the roads this weekend after a 23-year-old man died in a crash in Cork at around midnight.

A ceremony was taking place in Co Galway today to honour former Minister for Health Dr Noel Browne and his wife Phyllis.

The wreckage of a small plane which crashed in Co Galway, causing the deaths of two people, has been removed for further examination, the Department of Transport said today.

The Gardaí have confirmed that two people have died following an air crash in Co Galway.

Salthill-Knocknacarra star Sean Armstrong knocked in Galway's only goal as they comprehensively beat GMIT 1-19 to 0-7 to qualify for the Connacht FBD League final today.

Gardaí have released the name of the man who died in last Saturday's car crash in Galway.

Three people have lost their lives on Ireland's roads this bank holiday weekend, bringing the death toll for the year to 244.

A new Irish language soap opera is aiming to offer teenagers an alternative to the US-dominated television market when it hits screens in November.

The closure of a computer frame manufacturer with the loss of 89 jobs will be a major blow to the South Connemara region, it was claimed today.

CANADIAN life sciences heavyweight Bioniche is to offload its loss-making Galway-based subsidiary just 15 months after announcing an €11 million expansion plan at the plant.

Gardaí have named two of the five people killed in road accidents this weekend.