Former TD Eamon Ó Cuív declines to rule out return to contest Galway West byelection
Among other potential contenders is the president-elect’s son, Stephen Connolly
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Several councils not using powers to buy vacant housing
Ministers to be briefed at Cabinet on plans to overhaul rules and guidance on State spending
Students and tax professionals offer free tax advisory service to vulnerable users
University of Galway Tax Clinic working with local libraries to help lone parents and domestic abuse victims with tax affairs
Inis Oírr to receive €36m for new pier
Record funding package will mean ‘safety and certainty’ and is ‘statement of intent’ on future of islands
A 15-year ‘muddle’: the long and winding road to building a greenway through Connemara
Old Clifden to Galway railway line is popular attraction, but progress on opening of full route is too slow for some
Local authorities are ready to listen to presidential hopefuls. Don’t discount this route
Councillors are less partisan than their Dáil colleagues and take this national responsibility seriously
Councils signal willingness to hear from presidential hopefuls, opening path to nomination
Ten candidates in the last three presidential elections have been nominated by local authorities
The new IRB: a band of conspiracy theorists who have set up a parallel Irish ‘government’
This fringe group, drawn from the ranks of anti-lockdown protesters and business people laid low by the crash, have a cabinet, local co-ops and even a network of ‘courts’
HSE accused of ‘abandoning rural mothers’ at protest over Portiuncula maternity services
Woman with high-risk pregnancies having antenatal care moved from Ballinasloe hospital to other locations after series of reviews
Galway farmer granted permission to challenge Greenway purchase decision ‘splitting’ his farm
He claimed the Connemara Greenway Project cycleway construction would make his farm ‘unmanageable’
Former TD Colm Keaveney banned from driving for four years after refusing to provide sample to gardaí
Court told defendant appeared unsteady and smelled of alcohol after late-night collision
‘Bloodied but not bowed’: Connemara’s Misunderstood Heron food truck announces sudden closure
Popular food truck blames shutdown on decision by Galway County Council in statement posted on social media
RTB tribunal orders tenant to vacate Galway property she was renting for almost 20 years
Mother of two says housing charities and local council advised not to leave the property because ‘there is nothing else out there’
More than 1,400 owners of XL Bully dogs applied for ownerships certs before ban deadline
Total does not include applications made to Mayo, Laois and Carlow county councils
‘It was the nail in the coffin’: The business that’s closing due to rising council rates
Just under half of 31 local authorities will raise rates this year. Increases range from 1.8% to 15%
Storm Ashley live updates: More than 29,000 without power as flights cancelled at Dublin, Cork and Belfast airports
ESB working to repair damage amid orange and yellow wind warnings affected country with ongoing travel disruption
Council admits flaw in authorisation of flood relief work close to Kylemore Abbey in Galway
Proceedings related to works in and around Kylemore Bridge in Connemara
Galway children face ‘cars travelling at 80km/h’ as walk-to-school week begins
Lack of footpaths at Crumlin National School in rural Ireland highlight challenge of getting more pupils to walk or cycle from home
Campaign opposing large wind farm at Sceirde Rocks in Connemara being scaled up
‘Appropriate plan-led site selection is crucial for preventing critical ecological damage to the very environment that’s meant to be protected by the transition to renewable energy’
Local Elections: Galway County Council results
Fianna Fáil loses vote share and seats after councillors at centre of refugee accommodation row secure election as Independent candidates
Local election results: Hundreds of seats yet to be filled as FF and FG set to battle it out to be largest party
Election results: Sinn Féin will make gains in comparison to 2019 result but TD David Cullinane says ‘obviously we expected to do better’
Heavy summer rainfall putting pressure on Irish beaches and increasing temporary closures, EPA warns
Water quality ‘remains high overall’ but problem of poor quality beaches persists in Greater Dublin Area, 2023 report finds
Restoring bogs is more complex than just removing trees
State-owned forestry body views stalled Connemara project as a pilot site for an ambitious plan to restore 30,000 hectares of bog along the west by 2050
Former TD Colm Keaveney withdraws from local elections due to drug driving charge
Galway Fianna Fáil councillor (53) accused of driving under the influence of drug last June
Pitching for a role servicing wind farms off the west coast
Upgraded Ros an Mhíl port in Connemara sees major opportunity in renewables sector after declining fish quotas led to years of decline
Firm alleges State owes it €1.9m for asylum seeker shelter
Company seeks payment plus daily interest of €610 on foot of unpaid invoices
Grave concerns: Unauthorised memorials on the rise in rural cemeteries
Large-scale monuments are being erected in graveyards, including by Traveller families, in a show of love by grieving relatives
Galway councillor claims ‘political interference’ behind Garda raid on his home
Homes of two Fianna Fáil councillors searched by gardaí following suspected arson attack on Rosscahill Hotel
New seagrass areas and rich marine life found during Irish coastline survey by Coastwatch
Pollution in waters off Cork and Dublin ‘feeding problem algae’ as hundreds volunteer to survey coastline
Galway city land left ‘unzoned’ following row between local authority and planning watchdog
Sites includes some of city’s key growth areas such as Roscam, Castlegar and Coolagh
Galway roads: ‘I would say this is the worst place I’ve ever cycled by a long shot’
Simon Rowan was badly injured in a collision. As he faces a long recovery, he deplores his city’s cycling infrastructure
Campaigners oppose relocation of day centre to former workhouse
More than 2,500 sign petition calling on the HSE to reopen the Seven Springs day centre in Loughrea
Plan for 750 new homes for Galway’s Sandy Road area unveiled
Land Development Agency hopes development of new community on land largely owned by ESB can prompt redevelopment of adjoining brownfield sites
Angry scenes at Galway County Council meeting over ‘land grab’ by city council
Angry scenes at Galway County Council meeting as one councillor compares proposed move to Russia’s annexation of Crimea
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