Death row survivor Sonia ‘Sunny’ Jacobs found ‘tranquility’ in Connemara before death in house fire
Jacobs spent five years on death row in Florida for murder she did not commit
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Best restaurants for casual dining: Irish bistros, cafes and wine bars for a laid-back meal
Key ingredients of a popular place to eat? Passion, quality and a twist of originality
Woman who died in Connemara house fire named as former US death row inmate Sunny Jacobs
US citizen, who had conviction overturned after almost 17 years in prison, died along with man in his 30s
What will €475,000 buy in Galway city and Co Kildare?
Two homes, one price: A three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Galway city or a detached four-bedroom house on an acre outside Athy?
Elaine Feeney on her new novel: ‘I was pushing a sort of Chekhov dinner party in the west of Ireland’
The author of Let Me Go Mad in My Own Way on her ‘first Irish family saga’, why she left teaching, and the politics of the domestic space
Picture story: Druid Theatre prepares to mark 50 years with Shakespeare and Synge
Riders to the Sea and Macbeth come to the Mick Lally Theatre as part of Galway International Arts Festival
The ultimate guide to the Irish summer: 50 great things to do come rain or shine
Our hot tips for Irish summer fun, from walks and swimming spots to stargazing and crab fishing, and from foodie tours to 99s
Summer 2025: 100 great restaurants, cafes and places to eat around Ireland
Some of the best restaurants in Dublin, Cork, Galway and around Ireland from brand new places to classic favourites
‘It’s gone absolutely loony’: As Ireland’s campervan culture explodes, problems arise
Amid a record boom in campervan ownership since Covid, complaints include a lack of infrastructure, ‘backlash’ from some councils and poor behaviour from a minority
Cost of traffic congestion in Galway will be equivalent of almost €1,000 a year for each inhabitant
Galway stands out due to the expectation that its congestion problems will be more spread across the day, more than doubling at lunchtime
Galway arts worker charged with criminal damages to aircraft at Shannon refused permission to travel
Nell Buckley (29) of Ballyburke, Galway barred from entering any airport and must return passport
Dublin and Galway student accommodation portfolio hits the market at €115m
Portfolio of 724 student bed spaces in Dublin and Galway hit the market
Escape from the city to a rural refuge in the magical, mystical Burren
Aoibheann McNamara has transformed a 1930s Land Commission cottage on a high plateau in the Burren into a 21st century self-catering retreat
Average monthly rent exceeds €2,000 for the first time
Daft.ie report says rents nationally rose an average 3.4% to €2,053 per month in first quarter of year
Oireachtas health committee must hear from HSE on Portiuncula maternity services, says Opposition
‘Questions need to be asked now about what exactly is going on here,’ says Labour health spokesperson as 10 reviews ongoing
Blue flags: Record number of Irish beaches and marinas win award for 2025
Kerry has most blue flags with 15, while Cork has most green coast awards with 14
Popular Connemara food truck Misunderstood Heron avoids closure with relocation to Mayo tourist spot
Award-winning food truck forced to shut down in Leenane will reopen in P Dan’s Pub near Louisburgh
Dorothy Cross: ‘I don’t think art is about talent really. It’s about a route you take’
Irish artist says: ‘I think there’s a freedom here that comes from being postcolonial’
Dublin landlord hit with largest-ever RTB fine over failure to register tenancies
Sweet Home Accommodation Ltd issued €22,000 fine for breach of rental laws at six city centre properties
Tenants win €3,000 from landlord who told them he was selling house, but re-let it
An advertisement showed the vacated property available for a period of three years at a monthly rent of €2,200, the tribunal heard
Jess Murphy: ‘Everybody’s equal in my kitchen – whether you wash dishes or cook on an open fire grill’
The Kai restaurant chef-proprietor says appreciation of food is the easiest way to overcome cultural barriers
Darkness into Light in pictures: Thousands take part in predawn walk to raise funds for Pieta
Walks took place at several locations across the country where participants walked 5km as the sun rose
Sonia O’Sullivan: Sometimes you need to go off the beaten track to find that timeless run of your life
Inis Meáin’s school hosts annual fundraising race that now attracts 500 participants
The Pullman review: Is this restaurant on a train carriage travelling towards a Michelin star?
On a beautifully restored train carriage at the Glenlo Abbey Hotel in Galway, the food has purpose and ambition, with some flaws
‘I didn’t expect to find an exciting life in Dublin’
Guilherme Parisi moved from Brazil to Dublin in October 2024 to take up a job at a German multinational company who he worked for since 2019
‘I thank God every day it was me he attacked’: Army chaplain forgives boy who stabbed him
Fr Paul Murphy says ‘everything was blessed’ on the night in question
Adam Loughnane asked for help at a Galway hospital. Three hours later he was dead
A family is bereaved by suicide every day in Ireland even though most who take their lives have sought help. This is one young man’s story
Hospitality tech firm Kappture to create at least 20 jobs as it grows Galway software development hub
Move will add 20 jobs in Galway City
University Hospital Galway apologises for shortcomings in delivery of baby who died hour after birth
Anna and Gerard Gilligan settle High Court action over daughter’s death
Work to excavate site of Tuam mother and baby home to begin in June
Almost 800 children could be buried at the site
The Guide: Kilkenny Roots Festival, The Flaming Lips and other events to see, shows to book and ones to catch before they end
April 26th-May 2nd: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this week
‘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
Irish man may have made call to British police that led to fatal incident, says watchdog
David Joyce, originally from Galway, died in Milton Keynes after running at armed officers responding to report about man with gun
Irishman shot dead by UK police was ‘special person’, brother tells funeral
About 100 people gathered in Galway for the funeral of David Joyce (38)
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