A local TD says the town has many iconic landmarks, but they need more support in terms of promotion and longer opening ...

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Edel Quinn (grand daughter of Mary Ann Rooney, Cumann na mBan) and Brian Cleary (grandson of Irish Volunteers VP Tomas B Cleary) who unveiled a plaque in Athenry Photo: Andrew Downes Galway rebels led ...

Ireland has emerged as an accommodating host to many of the global hyperscale community’s major players in recent years, with the likes of Amazon, Facebook, Google and Microsoft collectively investing ...

Sara Walls runs the Gúna Geal ladies' clothes shop in Athenry, Co Galway. It opened in 2009, just as the economy was starting to bend like a reed in the fiscal winds then buffeting the State. "It has ...

Campaigners and business owners who are pushing for the green light for the Apple data centre in Athenry in Co Galway say they are fearful of the long-term impact for the area and the country if the ...

BRIDGET (Bridie) Gannon, formerly of New Line, Athenry, Co. Galway, beloved wife of the late Martin Gannon, died peacefully, in the wonderful care of the dedicated staff at Our Lady of Fatima Home, ...

Folk singer-songwriter Pete St John has passed away peacefully at Beaumont Hospital in Dublin, with his music leaving an indelible mark on Irish culture. The traditional musician is best known for ...