Shedding light on the feat of engineering behind Fastnet Lighthouse

Lorna Siggins writes about the feat of engineering behind the ever-impressive Fastnet Lighthouse

Great Lighthouses of Ireland (series two, programme one), Sunday May 8, RTÉ One

It could be the most tranquil day on the Atlantic ocean, with the Fastnet Lighthouse framed against a blue horizon and barely a wisp of a cloud in sight.

Despite that, Irish Lights maintenance team member Paul Barron never flies out to the spectacular rock 6km southwest of Cape Clear island without extra supplies – whatever the forecast may be.