The 500-acre state-of-the-art digital orchard announced this week is set to transform the Galway town of Athenry. But is this €850m investment a real sign of a rebirth for struggling rural Ireland, or ...
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 ...
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, ...
Should you be lucky enough to find yourself in a pub in the west of Ireland as the sun goes down and the music begins, it won’t be long before every voice is raised, singing “The Fields of Athenry”.
The Foods of Athenry Gourmet Sodabread Toasts Honey Almond & Rosemary (€4.25/100g). What’s good about it? You’ve got to love a food product that self-describes as “fabulous” on the packaging, and ...
People in a small town in Ireland are planning a march this weekend to show that they support Apple's plans to build a data centre in their area. Apple is trying to build an €850 million (£756 million ...
The rise of the Cranberries’ Zombie as a crowd song, first at Limerick GAA games and more recently in Irish rugby, has provoked an anguished letter from East Galway. Most commentary on the phenomenon ...
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we look into Apple’s controversial plans to build a huge datacentre in a small town in the west of Ireland, and hear the local arguments it has caused. We find out how ...