Inis Oírr is located off the West coast of Clare, a desolate but beautiful limestone island jutting out of the Atlantic. Exposed to the sea breeze and with spray in the salt air, it’s as close to the ...

Micheál Ó hAlmhain marries Áine Ní Chonghaile on Inis Oírr, the first wedding to take place on the island in nine years. In August 1983 Dublin musician Micheál Ó hAlmhain marries Inis Oírr (Inisheer) ...

Acclaimed Irish comedian, actor, and chat show host Tommy Tiernan has made a beautiful 90-second video to highlight the peace, tranquillity, and stunning natural beauty of a Gaeltacht island off the ...

RTE star Mary Kennedy has said that it is “so nice to explore our lovely country” as she staycations on Inis Oirr with her friend. The former Nationwide presenter took to her Instagram today to share ...

Power has been restored to the Aran Islands with the help of a generator last night. A fault with an undersea cable resulted in the loss of power to the islands last Friday. ESB crews were able to ...

There is no dispute on the Aran islands, a cluster of three rocky outcrops off the west coast of Ireland, that they are the spiritual home to another trinity - that of the feckless priests Fathers Ted ...

The 250 permanent residents of Inis Oirr are used to a slow pace of life. When recent stormy weather stopped the daily ferry service to the Irish mainland, most shrugged and got on with an existence ...

Almost €36 million has been committed to the development of a new pier on Inis Oírr, off Co Galway, which has been sought by the island community for almost two decades. On Thursday, the Minister for ...

The principal of Coláiste Ghobnait, the secondary school on the smallest of the three Aran Islands has issued an appeal for students from the mainland to come and live on Inis Oirr to help maintain ...

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