Teresa Mannion

Regional Reporter

Wheelchair accessible beach mats are in storage due to the issue

Wheelchair users cannot access Mayo beach over mat issue

The Irish Wheelchair Association says its members are being discriminated against on a Blue Flag beach in Iorras, north Mayo, because they have been denied permission to use wheelchair accessible beach mats.

Connacht • 28 Jun 24

University Hospital Galway was one hospital which Irish Cancer Society said charged full fees for parking

Several hospitals have 'excessive' parking fees - charity

University Hospital Galway (UHG) is one of many hospitals highlighted by the Irish Cancer Society for what it calls "excessive" car parking fees.

Regional • 19 Jun 24

The operation is being led by the Irish Coast Guard in conjunction with gardaí (file image)

Search under way for man missing off coast of Galway

An air and sea rescue operation is taking place in Co Galway after a man was reported to be missing off Cruach na Cara in the Carna area of Conamara.

Ireland • 07 Jun 24

Maureen Sweeney's forecast changed the date of the D-Day landings

Woman whose forecast changed D-Day landings remembered

As world leaders and veterans meet in Normandy to mark the 80th anniversary of the 6 June 1944 D-Day landings, a series of events are taking place in An Fód Dubh, Co Mayo to remember the invasion.

Connacht • 06 Jun 24

Ten of the beds will open later this year along with a new 50-bed ward block which has recently been completed (File image)

Galway hospital to acquire 16 new acute inpatient beds

Portiuncula University Hospital in Ballinasloe, Co Galway is to acquire 16 new acute inpatient beds over the next four years.

Connacht • 31 May 24

Louise Heraghty is a past pupil of Our Lady of Mercy Primary School, and she gave pupils the opportunity to do some weather reporting along with her six-year-old son James

Sligo school promotes integration of autistic children

A Co Sligo primary school is holding a series of events this week to promote the integration of autistic children into mainstream schools.

Connacht • 29 May 24

Danni and Ellie Cassidy Battles lost their mother Racheal in a fatal collision in 2017 after returning from a family holiday

Road deaths 'so preventable', say sisters who lost mother

Two young sisters from Co Donegal, who lost their mother in a road collision, have said they want "senseless deaths eradicated" as the Road Safety Authority begins rolling out new awareness campaigns.

Ulster • 21 May 24

Taoiseach Simon Harris speaking at the National Famine Commemoration in Co Longford

Gaza famine 'repellent' to Irish psyche - Taoiseach

The Taoiseach has said the Great Famine is a tragedy that "will never be forgotten" and the unfolding famine in Gaza "is repellent" to the Irish psyche.

Ireland • 19 May 24

Campaigners say the multi-million project will destroy civic amenities and wipe out small businesses

Protest held in Ennis to save two public car parks

Over 300 people have attended a rally in Ennis, Co Clare to oppose plans to build on two public car parks in the town centre.

Munster • 18 May 24

A new political party has been set up to try to affect more action on the issue

Mica crisis an election issue for homeowners in Donegal

As the local elections approach, homeowners affected by the mica crisis in Co Donegal say their physical and mental health has been seriously impacted, alongside their crumbling houses.

Ulster • 22 May 24