Local councillor Declan Geraghty will run in the Galway East constituency in the forthcoming General Election.

Gardaí are patrolling public transport services across the region today, as part of Operation Twin Track.

GoSafe checked the speeds of almost 40-thousand vehicles and detected almost 70 travelling in excess of speed limits.

The Medtech company announced the new jobs this morning to be based at their Carrick-On-Shannon factory.

Maria Walsh says she fears his views and policies could negatively impact women, minority and marginalised groups in society.

The company is the biggest employer in the county and plan to employ close to 1,000 people locally by 2026.

Over 300 people attended a public meeting in last night to oppose plans to extend at the accommodation centre in Lissywollen.

It emerged this week that there's no dedicated budget to compensate farmers affected by the controversial law.