A 90-degree vertiginous cliff above, and a disappearing ground below, is no place to contemplate the nature of landscape and what actually constitutes an island. Actually I lie.

The subject of what constitutes an island cropped on this page a few week’s ago in reference to the minute Flea Island in West Cork.

Not a galaxy far far away, but still a unique venue.

Searches are due to resume today for a man whose small fishing boat was found drifting off the Cork coast last night.

Some of the stranger stories from around the world.

ARDMORE-GOAT ISLAND, WATERFORD.

Size: 165 sq m (1,765 sq ft)

IN June, I wrote about the Aran islands, and the extraordinary landscapes my wife and I encountered there.

A LONG coastal strip of land close to Whiting Bay, Co Waterford has an ambitious price tag of €1.5m.

SUN-SEEKERS are returning to popular beaches near Ardmore after barricades at the centre of a bitter access row were taken down by angry locals.

A young lobster fisherman who died off the coast of Cork was not wearing a lifejacket, it emerged today.

FIFTY-THREE boats raced from the Royal Cork at Crosshaven in the inaugural Irish Examiner Round The Island race and the silver salver for the winner went to Sally O'Leary, who helmed Ford Racing.