The control of the beef sector is in the hands of too few and needs more competition – that’s the view of Supermac’s head, Pat McDonagh. As reported by the Irish Independent, Galway man Pat McDonagh, whose restaurant chain buys around 30,000 tonnes of Irish…

Galway City misses out on a small cruise ship due to weather conditions yesterday morning. The Silver Wind cruise ship, a small vessel with a passenger capacity of upwards on 300 passengers, was unable to dock in Galway Bay in the early hours of Friday.…

Our summer of 2019 looks set to end as it began – with rain showers defying the best efforts of the sunshine to break through. Met Eireann warned that the country faces yet another week of mixed conditions with intermittent spells of sunshine, but rain…

Heritage Week 2019 kicks off today, with over 2,000 events being held around the country to celebrate and promote our built, natural and cultural heritage. Many of the events over the next week are free of charge, and are hosted by local communities,…

A class of graduate nurses in Galway face unemployment or emigration because of a recruitment freeze, according to a local Fianna Fáil TD. Eugene Murphy says 64 students are about to complete an internship in University Hospital Galway. But he says they've…

A Grange Institute of Technology Sligo student has won the Allergan Innovation Award. Patricia Regan of the Faculty of Science at IT Sligo won the prestigious award along with €7,500 for her pioneering research into Alzheimer’s disease. Her research aims to…

Tedd Webb Academy Day 16th August results Group 1 Sligo 0-10 Galway CW 1-7 Galway Blue 2-2 Mayo EW 1-15 Galway CW 0-9 Mayo EW 1-5 Sligo 3-9 Galway Blue 0-5 Group 2 Mayo NS 4-7 Leitrim 0-5 Roscommon 1-3 Galway North 0-10 Galway North 2-5 Mayo NS 3-10 Leitrim…

Sligo Rovers suffered a 2-1 win defeat away to St. Patrick’s Athletic last night. Rovers took the lead through Romeo Parkes on 22 minutes were unable to push on. Second half goals from Glen McAuley and David Webster secured all three points for Harry Kenny’s…

North Mayo Minor B Championship Final Erris St. Pats 1-12 Ardnaree 1-06 South Mayo U14 A Championship Claremorris 5-17 Davitts 7-10 South Mayo U14 B Championship Shrule/Glencorrib 4-14 The Neale 2-08 East Mayo U14 B Championship Aghamore 6-16 Eastern Gaels…

In the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division tonight, leaders Dundalk welcome Finn Harps to Oriel Park for an 8pm start. The other matches begin at 7.45. Shamrock Rovers, who lie second, are away to Derry City. Bohemians host UCD at Dalymount Park, It's St…

In the Elverys Sports Super League last night Ballina Town recorded a 2-1 away to Ballyheane. Ballina remain in third position while Ballyheane are still hovering over the relegation drop zone.

Following a recent CCC meeting dates & times for Round 2 of the Mayo GAA Senior & Intermediate championships were confirmed. All games will be on Aug 24th & 25th. The outstanding games in the Junior A championship have also been fixed to take place this…