Teresa Mannion

Regional Reporter

Interior view of a bookshop with books on shelves

Kenny's celebrates 85 years of selling books

Kenny's Bookshop and Art Gallery in Galway city is celebrating 85 years as a family business this weekend.

Connacht • 29 Nov 25

Photo shows Ethan Conroy and Harry McCallion dressed as Alcock and Brown

Conamara school reenacts Alcock and Brown aviation first

Pupils at a rural primary school in Conamara have completed an in-depth history project and play on the world's first non-stop transatlantic flight in 1919.

Regional • 28 Nov 25

Medical misadventure verdict in Niamh McNally inquest

An inquest into the death of a 16-year-old girl at University Hospital Limerick has returned a verdict of medical misadventure.

Munster • 27 Nov 25

HSE apologises over 'failings' which led to girl's death

The HSE has apologised unreservedly to a family of a 16-year-old girl for what was described as "failings" that should not have happened, which led to her death at University Hospital Limerick.

Munster • 26 Nov 25

Staff and musicians - Meliora Quartet - pictured with Taoiseach after performance at Triskel Arts Centre Cork City

Cork's Triskel Arts Centre unveils €1.2m strategic plan

A €1.2m investment has been unveiled for Cork's Triskel Arts Centre, to help strengthen its artistic programme ahead of its 50th anniversary in 2028.

Munster • 11 Nov 25

New pony heritage centre opens at Connemara National Park

A new pony heritage centre has opened at Connemara National Park this weekend.

Connacht • 01 Nov 25

Man pleads guilty to threatening to kill Tánaiste, family

A 48-year-old man has pleaded guilty at Doire an Fhéich District Court in Conamara, Co Galway, to making an online threat to kill or cause serious harm to Tánaiste Simon Harris and his family in August of last year.

Courts • 21 Oct 25

Humphreys clarifies position on O'Farrell inquiry vote

Tánaiste Simon Harris has defended the Fine Gael video which questions the work of presidential candidate Catherine Connolly as a barrister during the economic crash.

Presidential Election • 21 Oct 25

Two actors perform The Maker as part of the Baboro International Arts Festival in Galway

29th Baboró arts festival taking place in Galway

The Baboró International Arts Festival for Children is under way in Galway with over 50 events featuring theatre, dance, music and interactive workshops.

Connacht • 28 Oct 25

) Jim Fahy with Eileen and Leo Finnegan holding copies of 7McGovern’s book from 1899 called “Labor Lyrics and Other Poems” at Castlefield, the townland in Williamstown where McGovern was born in 184

Jim Fahy to be remembered at book launch

Former RTÉ Western Editor Jim Fahy will be warmly remembered by the Williamstown Heritage Society in northeast Galway at the launch of a book he had been working on prior to his death in January 2022.

Connacht • 10 Oct 25