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Uisce Éireann is working to lift Clare Island Boil Water Notice

Uisce Éireann has this afternoon reminded customers on Clare Island that a Boil Water Notice remains in place on the public water supply. Monitoring of the supply will continue for the month of September when the notice will be reviewed again. In ...

01 Sept 2023 at 16:00

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Western Rail Corridor will cost more than €154 million – Eamon Ryan

MINISTER for the Environment Eamon Ryan has suggested that the Western Rail Corridor will cost more than the previously estimated cost of €154 million. Minister Ryan re-affirmed his support for reopening the Claremorris-Athenry railway but said ...

14 Jul 2023 at 08:58

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Discovery of body on Achill Island 'not suspicious' say Gardaí

Gardaí investigating the discovery of a male body on Achill Island are not treating the case as a suspicious incident. The discovery of the body was made by a walker close to Corrymore Lake near Keem Bay at approximately 7.30am this morning. ...

13 Jul 2023 at 14:44

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DAD DIARY: Island intrigue

I was talking to a fellow ‘blow-in’ to Dooega in Achill this week, and he pointed to the majestic view across to Clare Island. “Would you ever get fed up of it?” he asked, rhetorically. I grew up with one very clear image of Clare Island – ...

27 Jul 2023 at 11:30

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International Kite Festival returns to Achill this weekend

This Sunday, the skies around Keel beach on Achill Island will be full of colours with the return of the Mayo International Kite Festival. Hundreds of kite fliers and spectators of all ages will experience a visual feast at the Mayo ...

27 Jul 2023 at 10:33

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Clare Islander wins car in hospice draw

Sinead O’Malley from Clare Island has won the Mayo Roscommon Hospice Foundation’s car draw, in association with Mulroy’s Londis in Castlebar. Sinead takes home a Hyundai Kona Electric worth in the region of €45,000. Her name was ...

08 Jul 2023 at 17:00

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Search continues for teen missing on Achill Island

AN extensive sea and land search for a teenager who went missing on Achill Island on Friday evening continues this afternoon. Eighteen-year-old Sebastian Palma Sigmond, who was on holiday on Achill Island has been missing since ...

09 Jul 2023 at 16:40

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Clare Island Walk raises vital funds for Western Care

A novel fundraiser has raised more than €14,000 for Western Care Association. Almost 100 people took part in the annual Clare Island Walk this summer taking on 5km, 8km and 12km routes around the historic and picturesque Mayo ...

18 Sept 2023 at 19:02

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Uisce Éireann working to lift Boil Water Notice impacting Clare Island Public Water Supply

Uisce Éireann, in partnership with Mayo County Council, are continues to work to lift the Boil Water Notice in place for customers supplied by the Clare Island Public Water Supply. The notice, issued in June, remains in ...

08 Aug 2023 at 18:00

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Achill Island Sea Salt a step closer to protected EU status

Achill Island Sea Salt moved a step closer to joining the likes of champagne, Stilton blue cheese and other esteemed ranks of food and drink products by being designated EU protected status. The Department of ...

10 Aug 2023 at 11:05

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Unique folk festival returns to Clare Island

A diverse line-up of artists and events will adorn the second edition of the Clare Island Folk Festival, taking place on next month off the Mayo coast from September 8 to 10. The festival will bring together ...

19 Aug 2023 at 15:30

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Wildfires erupt on island popular with Irish holidaymakers

Raging wildfires have struck the picturesque island of Tenerife, a tourist haven for holidaymakers in Spain's Canary Islands. The fires have consumed vast swathes of land in the mountainous area surrounding ...

17 Aug 2023 at 13:39

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