Observed mistily above the Sherkin hills from the Beacon at Baltimore, Cape Clear is an enticing island and by far the largest in Roaringwater Bay, writes Dan MacCarthy

THE president unveiled the country’s first countywide place names archive yesterday and praised the man responsible for his dedication to the project over three decades.

BENEATH grey leaden skies, 15 bells tolled yesterday in memory of each of the sailors who perished in the Fastnet Race tragedy 25 years ago.