Pat McGrath

Western Correspondent

The New York Times reported a plane carrying a number of deportees landed at Shannon Airport

Govt examining report of US deportees flight stopover

The Government has said it is working to establish the exact chain of events in relation to a flight carrying deportees from the US, which is understood to have stopped in Shannon Airport this week.

Ireland • 23 May 25

Several acres of forestry have been destroyed in Roscommon

Crews working to contain fires in Roscommon and Wexford

Emergency services are continuing efforts to extinguish fires that broke out yesterday afternoon in counties Roscommon and Wexford.

Regional • 19 May 25

The call is contained in a report into the death of a fisherman in Galway Bay after he went overboard from the Lady Pexia

MCIB calls for review of efficiency of life jacket rules

The Marine Casualty Investigation Board has recommended that the Minister for Transport reviews the effectiveness of rules relating to the mandatory wearing of life jackets.

Regional • 15 May 25

An early recommendation from the audit, which has yet to be completed and published, was for letters to be sent to parents offering routine follow up appointments

Parents 'in the dark' on hip surgery audit, Dáil hears

Parents are still being kept in the dark over the clinical audit of hip surgeries for children, the Dáil has heard.

Ireland • 15 May 25

The funding will enhance research programmes supported by the Lambe Institute

€4m donated to university for breast cancer research

The University of Galway is receiving €4 million in funding from the National Breast Cancer Research Institute to improve research and diagnostics as well as more clinical trials for breast cancer patients.

Health • 15 May 25

Efforts to move, cut and clear debris are presently ongoing at several wooded areas that are managed by the local authority

Storm Éowyn clean-up to continue all year, cllrs told

Galway City Councillors have been told that the clean-up operation in the aftermath of Storm Éowyn is expected to continue for the rest of the year.

Connacht • 13 May 25

An Bórd Pleanála gave permission for a 600 megawatt capacity power plant at a site in Kerry in March

Judicial review sought on proposed LNG plant in Kerry

Friends of the Irish Environment say they have been given leave to seek a Judicial Review of a proposed Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) power plant in Co Kerry.

News • 12 May 25

Plans for an extension of Galway Harbour were originally lodged in 2014

Galway Harbour extension decision to come by end of year

Galway City Council has been told a decision on a proposal to extend the city's Harbour is anticipated by the end of the year.

Connacht • 15 May 25

Circus show Sabotage by NoFit State takes place at Nimmo's Pier, Claddagh Quay (Photo: Mark J Robson)

Galway Arts Festival unveils 'most ambitious' programme

Organisers of the Galway International Arts Festival have unveiled what is billed as the event's most ambitious programme, for the annual celebration of culture in the city.

Connacht • 08 May 25

The N6 Galway City Ring Road project was submitted to An Bord Pleanála in 2018

A decade later but still no move on Galway City Ring Road

As the tenth anniversary of the N6 Galway City Ring Road route being announced nears, the ultimate conclusion to this process - and what that will entail - is still unclear, writes Pat McGrath.

Analysis and Comment • 05 May 25