Lighthouse tourism already ‘beacon of light’ for remote areas, conference hears
Great Lighthouses of Ireland aims to make each lighthouse a commercial success
Commissioners of Irish Lights
‘I love the workmanship that went into that’: A visit to the stylish Blackhead Lighthouse in Co Antrim
Unmanned tower on the northern side of Belfast Lough offers spectacular view
‘You could be more lonely in a crowd’: A fourth-generation lighthouse keeper on the family business
Eugene O’Sullivan (83), whose family oversaw lighthouses for 150 years, found the final day of that long run emotional
My worst night in the lighthouse: Seas of solid green water smashed the glass to smithereens
Remote Mayo facility, with its adjacent working pier and two helipads, is an important refuelling depot under the remit of the Department of the Marine and Irish Lights
‘People say Donegal is the forgotten county but in Donegal, this is the forgotten area’
There was ‘no tourism in Fanad’ before the lighthouse tourist centre, which employs 29 local people
From guiding ships to drawing tourists: the changing role of the great lighthouses of Ireland
Most Irish lighthouses date from the 1800s, and many were the work of George Halpin
‘The graveyard of 1,000 ships’: How Hook lighthouse has offered protection to sailors for centuries
The first of a series about lighthouses around Ireland: Hook has acted as a beacon along one of ‘three most dangerous’ stretches of coastline in the world from the fifth century
Conor Pass bought by State for ‘less than €6m’, paving way for Ireland’s first marine national park
Details of Co Kerry amenity announced in Dingle to coincide with Earth Day
Is this our last chance to see an Irish lighthouse’s ‘beautiful loom’?
Campaigners say switching St John’s Point to LEDs would snuff out the magic of its light
Revealed: The most-viewed properties of 2019 on myhome.ie
From islands on the Wild Atlantic Way to three-bed starter homes to country estates
Rural broadband: Full list of high-speed internet hubs
Breakdown by county of all locations set for high-speed links in first year of broadband plan
Clannad’s Moya Brennan’s selling Dublin seafront home for €1.25m
Musician has happy family memories of Crofton Terrace in Dun Laoghaire as the family prepares to move back to Donegal
Two lighthouse keepers’ cottages on island off Donegal go on sale for €75,000
The cottages on uninhabited Rathlin O Birne Island come on market as part of seven acre plot
Painter James Morton still flying high at 100
Aviation enthusiast was born 25 days before first non-stop transatlantic flight ended in Clifden
New Dún Laoghaire HQ to bring Irish sailing to the next level
Competition attention will turn to the annual Princess Regatta for Olympic classes
The lighthouse life: ‘You must have the best job in the world’
Keepers’ lives always seemed romantic. If you’d like a taste, you can even stay the night
Fastnet lighthouse beam to reduce from next week in spite of appeals
Unesco world heritage status may be applied for amid west Cork tourism fears
‘Do not put more than one leg and wing in each envelope’
The 19th-century ornithologist who hit upon a novel way of tracking bird migration
Rescue 116: ‘It’s been a tough year, very tough’
Life is still on hold for many, and questions remain, a year after the helicopter crew’s loss
Appeal to Taoiseach, lighthouse authority to save Fastnet beam
Light of west Cork coast should be kept as a memorial to lives lost at sea, lawyer argues
Fastnet Rock: Public meeting in west Cork over plans to change light
Commissioners of Irish Lights move comes amid concerns over installation of LED replacement that will reduce beam
Rescue 116 crew member remembered as ‘selfless’
Hundreds of mourners attend memorial service for Ciarán Smith in north Dublin
Rescue 116 crash: efforts to pinpoint helicopter’s black box signal
No plans to ground fleet of Sikorsky S-92s, says Shane Ross as he visits Blacksod, Co Mayo
‘I can do that’: how I became lady of Rathlin’s manor
When Rathlin Island advertised for someone to run its 18th century Manor House, Genevieve McLernon and her husband applied
Irish politics: Standing still amid world events
Forget about Brexit and Trump, our parliamentarians are (still) debating water charges
Flight cancellations and used car sales slump blamed on Brexit
Shane Ross says Brexit will lead to a geopolitical and economic earthquake
Hard Border ‘anathema’ to Irish tourism, committee hears
Tourism Ireland chief tells House of Lords committe freedom of movement North and South is crucial
Brexit: Uncertain outlook for EU ‘fish pond’ as sea boundaries are redrawn
Oblivious to Brexit, fish know no boundaries - but fishermen will be held to account, conference told
No new safety guidelines for slipways after Buncrana tragedy
NUI Galway professor calls for centralised standards for treating marine algae
Steering the fishing industry through choppy waters
With challenges on all fishery fronts, new CEO at BIM Tara McCarthy has a lot on her plate
Island manor seeks one careful manager
The Manor House on the L-shaped island off the north coast has been refurbished and now the Rathlin Development and Community Association is looking for someone to run it
NUIG report says maritime sector is doing better than general economy
From 2012 to 2014, ‘blue economy’ continued to outperform national economy, with growth rates of 8%
Lighthouses to offer Atlantic coast accommodation
Twelve working lights from Down to Cork refurbished under European Union-funded initiative
Fish farm licence delay ‘costing 2,000 jobs’
IFA report says 600 applications ‘in the system’ for up to seven years
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