Editorial Comment
Our old friend, uncertainty
Thu, Apr 02, 2026
There was a time—not so long ago—when uncertainty felt like a temporary visitor. During the long stretch of Covid, we told ourselves that disruption had an end point, that normality, however redefined, would eventually return. And when it did, even imperfectly, there was a quiet assumption that we had endured our share of upheaval. That perhaps, having navigated pandemic and recession, the road ahead might finally smooth.
Local News
Date set for hearing over allegations of threats and demands for welfare money
Sat, Apr 04, 2026
A city man is to come before a September sitting of Galway District Court charged with threatening violence when attempting to take a social welfare payment from a victim who had just collected it.
National News
No white smoke yet for Ring Road
Thu, Apr 02, 2026
The planning file was updated last Friday, March 27, and a number of senior government politicians have let it be known that they expect news soon, although there has been no indication as to whether a grant or refusal is the outcome.
