THERE’S something special about landing on an island, whether you arrive by causeway or by bridge, by air, by ferry or other boat, by swimming, or swing by an island via a cable-car — and you’ve all those choices on offer for Ireland’s hundreds of islands.

BERE ISLAND in West Cork was due to have a joyous celebration over the weekend with the first ever Presidential visit to the small community – but instead islanders were united in grief following the accidental death of a five-year-old girl.