The grassroots of a solution to the acute shortage of burial space in Connemara may be on the horizon – with Galway’s first privately-owned cemetery. The...
By Máirtín Ó Catháin Deep in the heartland of New South Wales in Australia, there is a city called Wagga Wagga (pronounced ‘Wawga Wawga’). Each Springtime,...
It may not be everyone’s idea of the World Cup dream – 32 days and 10,000 kilometres in a 16 year old car – but one...
Hundreds of short-term lets – holiday homes and apartments – across the county look set to come under increased scrutiny from the planning authorities from June...
A Canadian mining company has heralded its intention of following the tracks of potentially valuable minerals deep into the heartland of Connemara in the coming years....
The reason that some Post Offices in rural Ireland are in danger of closure is simply down to the fact that less and less people are...
A whole tranche of local Post Offices could be facing closure – without the knowledge of the community – on foot of a new ‘retirement’ package...
The generational rights of coastal residents to harvest seaweed from Connemara’s shores has been copper-fastened by the state, following clarification from a Government Minister in the...
