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) ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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Gardaí in Galway have confirmed that they had to send extra members of the force to the Aran island of Inis Oirr last weekend when a series of disturbances broke out over the bank holiday. No one was ...

Update: The search for a woman missing from her home on Inis Oírr since early yesterday has now been stood down. A body was located and recovered from the sea this afternoon about a mile off the ...

When Tomás Conneely pulled up his tractor at Inis Oírr’s polling station yesterday afternoon, turnout for the European and local elections was about 16 per cent. A nippy northerly wind was keeping ...