He said he and Minister of State David Stanton have been consulting to consider a process which would allow the Government “to beef up” hate speech legislation.

Minister of State for Equality, Immigration and Integration, David Stanton has called on the protesters at the Achill Head Hotel to “stand down”.

A member of a welcome committee set up to support asylum seekers due to arrive on Achill Island has said that “anybody with a heart would have to reconsider” opposing the housing of vulnerable women in a local hotel.

The Department of Justice has postponed plans to accommodate asylum-seekers in Achill, Mayo.

It is probably the strangest method ever devised for establishing a sea border anywhere in the world.

The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) has described the treatment of a TG4 cameraman at a public meeting on Achill island earlier this week as “deeply disturbing”.

A favourite haunt of artists, Achill Island sets the scene for an auction on Sunday. Des O’Sullivan reports.

She was enjoying her job as a management consultant but a change in career has Lesley Emin feeling as high as the tallest peaks in the west, she tells Lorna Siggins.

Kevin Toolis waked his father in the traditional manner on Achill Island, and the resulting book has been adapted into a stage show at Skibbereen Arts Festival, writes Ellie O’Byrne

Green Party candidate Saoirse McHugh says she is not sure how she will travel to Brussels if she is elected in the Midlands North West constituency.

The constituency of Minister for Rural and Community Development Michael Ring got almost one eighth of the national pot of money from a recreation scheme funded by his department.

When ten of Cork’s best restaurants team up to present an al fresco dinner to 420 paying guests on the South Mall, can too many cooks spoil the broth? Ellie O’Byrne found out at Cork’s annual Long Table dinner.

One of the most scenic locations in the country, Achill Island, provides the backdrop for the opening round of the Triton Showers Rally Championship on Sunday.

I don’t think the Roman alphabet has the guttural sounds available for it. Maybe it was lost along the way in the evolution from the Indo European steppe.

Donegal Fire Service is targeting women in a new recruitment drive.

Dwarfed by its magnificent neighbour, Achillbeg lies to the south east of the dominant landmass with which it shares a name. It forms the pinnacle of an inverted triangle and was once connected to Achill itself. Now, a narrow sound separates the two Achills through which a powerful current flows.

Just south of Clew Bay and sandwiched between Clare Island and Inishbofin is the roughly equally-sized island of Inishturk.

In a month where many of us contemplate the laziness of summer holidays spent idling on the beach, increasing numbers of Irish people look to the exact opposite for their particular brand of leisure.

Fire fighters are battling to protect homes on Achill this evening as a gorse fire engulfs the island.

Antique Cork furniture, GAA memorabilia and a range of artwork are on sale, writes Des O’Sullivan.

The task being undertaken by the crew of Irish Coast Guard helicopter Rescue 116 when they disappeared was almost a carbon copy of a mission they carried out with their Sligo colleagues in Rescue 118 just six days earlier.

Donal Hickey takes a look back at the great days 2016 gave us for the outdoors.

THE yard is carpeted in bronze and chestnut beech leaves.

A serial renovator, it took Geraldine Dennehy over six months to refurbish Cosima, writes Trish Dromey.

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) issued 12 Closure Orders and one Prohibition Order on food businesses in July.

There was a strong recovery in fish and shellfish farming production in Ireland last year, according to the latest Bord Iascaigh Mhara figures.

A severe weather alert remains in place today after torrential rain sparked localised flash flooding, leading to the cancellation or postponement of a number of sporting fixtures — most notably Listowel Races.

ENDA KENNY, Ireland’s most prominent Mayo man, will be hoping last Sunday’s All-Ireland semi-final football clash with Dublin is a metaphor for his political life, writes Gerard Howlin. 

IMAGINE my surprise when I saw a sign for the Gaeltacht from a roundabout somewhere deep in Dublin 18. 

Many of Ireland’s most remote and beautiful tourist spots are to feature on Google Street View for the first time next year.

I have a memory of 1940, at the age of nine, in my hometown of Westport, going up James’ Street. Someone shouted "the Germans have landed in Achill, they will be here tomorrow." I felt stunned: the future in ruins, houses empty, a home no longer a home.

Born into poverty in Achill, Nancy Corrigan worked as a model to fund secret flying lessons before going on to set a world flying record. Richard Fitzpatrick takes a look at this extraordinary woman

Des O’Driscoll highlights some television highlights for the week ahead.

THERE is no shame in being lazy in the kitchen.

"Where would you be without a bell on your bike?" Apparently on the growing number of greenways and shared cycling/walking paths.

Sometimes we need to be reminded there is life beyond the training field, the dressing room and match day for those who have signed up to the inter­county circuit.

With more food tours and trails in Ireland than ever, there’s never been a better excuse to eat your way through a short break, says Pól Ó Conghaile.

Four of the country’s most popular bathing spots have failed to pass basic water cleanliness tests.