Place: Loop Head Lighthouse

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motoring

Epic drive in possibly the world’s best car

reland boasts some of the world’s best roads. John O’Mahony went exploring in the spectacular new BMW 5 series

property

Newly-renovated cottage with two holiday lets has magnificent views along the Atlantic coast

Clare v Roscommon - GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship - Round 4A

gaa

Pioneering spirit helps Clare get back to football’s theatre of dreams

property

Rustic bliss in high-spec holiday home on the Clare coast

motoring

Lexus GS 450h F Sport review (02/08/2014)

Be careful outdoors this week

All lit up for a trip down memory lane

“In a way, I feel I have come home here to Loop Head.”

Sat, 19 May, 2012

Taoiseach retraces grandfathers steps at lighthouse

The Taoiseach has been retracing the steps of his grandfather as he officially opened the Loop Head Lighthouse in Clare for the summer season this evening.

Fri, 18 May, 2012

Taoiseach Kenny to shine light on grandfather’s past

Taoiseach Enda Kenny will next month visit the Co Clare lighthouse where his grandfather was keeper in the 1920s and 30s.

Mon, 23 Apr, 2012

Lighthouse tours to be extended

CLARE County Council has confirmed plans to extend the visitor access to the Loop Head Lighthouse until October following a massive response to its recent opening to the public.

Wed, 24 Aug, 2011

Historic lighthouse hopes for bright future ahead as tourist attraction

THE doors of the Loop Head lighthouse overlooking the Atlantic in west Clare were opened to the public yesterday for the first time — 341 years after the first lighthouse was built.

Tue, 19 Jul, 2011

Plan for €1.75m footbridge to historic island could be ‘jewel’ for tourism

A €1.75 million cable suspension footbridge to link the historic Bishop’s Island to the Co Clare mainland “could be the ‘jewel in the crown’ of Ireland’s tourism.

Tue, 21 Dec, 2010