The body of a man aged in his 30s has been recovered from the River Corrib in Galway.

For the first time the population of the seven inhabited islands off the Cork coast have elected a joint community council which they hope will give them greater clout when it comes to gaining vital inward investment.

A heavy cargo service will be provided for the four islands in West Cork.

The Galway RNLI Lifeboat was called out twice in Galway Bay this evening.

ALMOST 1,000 people will this morning have the opportunity to strike the first blows of the 2011 General Election as islanders off the Donegal and Mayo coasts go to the polls.

FOR more than 70 years, she plied some of the world’s roughest oceans, providing a vital service to the people of the remote Falkland Islands.

MEMBERS of an organisation in the country’s most south-westerly village padlocked public toilets yesterday in protest against claims of local authority inaction.

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A battle is underway to save two pilot whales who have become trapped in a tidal inlet on a West Cork island.