There is no escaping the sense of excitement and expectation not just amongst the members of Lahinch Golf Club but also the whole of the village and West Clare in general as the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open Championship looms this week.

The Cliffs of Moher Visitor Experience has launched a new shuttle bus service to the famous Irish attraction.

Just days after US president Donald Trump left west Clare on Friday, the sound of helicopter blades were once again in the air as legendary rock band Metallica paid an unexpected visit to the tiny village of Liscannor.

Gardaí in Co Clare are investigating the discovery of a man’s body on a beach early today.

Ciara McDonnell rounds up 10 walks to blow the cobwebs away on New Year’s Day.

Fears at rapidly depleting water supplies with no rain forecast.

Twenty years ago, there were the three shadowy priests who, it was claimed, had knowledge of Colin Lynch’s suspension before the Munster Council had even met to decide his faith. In Liam Doyle, Seánie McMahon, and Anthony Daly, meanwhile, Clare had the three wise kings, forming one of hurling’s greatest half-back lines. Two decades on from the Banner’s last Munster SHC success and the All-Ireland title that got away, the trio recall that tumultuous summer of ’98, from Lynch’s ban to Jimmy Cooney’s bad time-keeping.

The L-shaped Stone House has been tastefully nestled in Rossbrin cove since 2000, says Tommy Barker

Cronin’s in Crosshaven is among 30 pubs across the island of Ireland that have reached the Michelin standard for good pub grub.

Coast Guard volunteer Caitríona Lucas, who died last year following a rescue mission off the coast of Kilkee, Co Clare, was awarded a posthumous gold medal for her outstanding act of bravery.

Clare County Council’s €7m- a-year “cash cow” at one of the country’s most popular visitor attractions, the Cliffs of Moher is under threat.

A house in Grange, Cork, is a rarity of sorts as it’s on the market for less than €200,000 without needing major work, writes Trish Dromey

There’s plenty of grace and period charm at Limerick’s 30 Revington Park, writes Trish Dromey.

An ancient Gaelic festival is the perfect antidote to the frenzy and commercialism of other feast days, writes Nuala Woulfe.

Of all the signs and banners that have shot up along the Kildysart Road to celebrate the magical adventure of the local hurling team, the one by the Kellys’ front gate probably best encapsulates the boldness and historical nature of it.

If you fancy waking up in a tower then this Kells home is ideal, writes Trish Dromey.

Submarine inventor John Phillip Holland tested one of his first prototypes in a North Mon pond, writes Ailín Quinlan

Customs Officers have seized around 75kg of cocaine with an estimated street value of over €5m.

The family of Coast Guard volunteer Caitriona Lucas who died in a search operation have remembered her as an inspirational hero.

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today

Tributes have been flowing in on Twitter from home and abroad for heroic Caitriona Lucas.

Trish Dromey reports on a waterside, Glengarriff home that takes its inspiration from America’s east coast.

Many eyes have been trained recently on the grounds of this new-to-market large family home, Rockville, at the very city end of the Boreenmanna Road, not much more than 500 metres from Cork’s City Hall.

It looks like Star Wars has already had an impact on Irish tourism, as Skellig Michael, which features in The Force Awakens, was named among the top ten attractions along the Wild Atlantic Way by tourists.

A WALK by the beach at Fountainstown years ago sealed the deal for a young couple — they spotted the house they really, really wanted. 

A Minke whale, washed ashore in north Clare 13 days ago, will be allowed to decompose naturally rather than being removed by the authorities.

Raw sewage is directly discharged into the sea at 44 locations around the country, Irish Water said yesterday as it progressed plans to halt the flow of untreated wastewater at a beach centre in east Cork.

One of Ireland’s premier tourist beaches, Lahinch, faces a threat to its environment and business after waste water from a septic tank in nearby Liscannor was purposely released into a local bay.

THE Cliffs of Moher and the Burren are internationally recognised as two the world’s natural wonders.

A lone boatman set off a distress flare and called the Irish Coast Guard for assistance after he was left drifting at sea when both of his boat engines failed.

Gardaí have asked for the public's help in finding missing man John Ryan.

WOODHILL HOUSE, and its wooded grounds a couple of miles from Cork city at Tivoli, is steeped in Irish and local Munster mercantile, artistic and political history, over several centuries.