Place: North Atlantic Ocean

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Endangered turtle blown off course grabs 6am flight home from Cork to Gran Canaria

Three weeks after being taken into care by Dingle Oceanworld Aquarium, the sea turtle was booked on the Ryanair flight to return it to more familiar waters.

business

Trump’s desire to acquire Greenland is not ‘crazy’

world

How did the moon end up where it is?

golf

Irish Open crowd phones it in on a buzzing opening day

farming

AccuWeather’s global weather forecast predicts wet summer

general

Robert Redford walks a mile in Bill Bryson's shoes in new movie

Forget weather apps: Anyone can forecast an Irish summer

Thu, 16 Jul, 2015

VIDEO: Tears and trauma in West Cork and beyond: The Air India crash 30 years on

30 years ago next Tuesday,an Air India jumbo jet en route from Canada exploded over the West Cork coast, killing all 329 on board. Eddie Cassidy on the tragedy three nations can never forget

Sat, 20 Jun, 2015

Peaks to rival Carrauntoohil on ocean floor

A multinational team of scientists led by Ireland’s Marine Institute have uncovered mountains higher than Carrauntoohil on the Atlantic seabed.

Wed, 10 Jun, 2015

Huge solar eruption could see aurora over Irish skies

A huge solar flare eruption could lead to the dazzling display of the aurora borealis - the northern lights - over Ireland this weekend.

Thu, 11 Sep, 2014

Last winter the stormiest in 143 years

Remember the huge waves, the howling winds and the lashing rain?

Wed, 27 Aug, 2014

Weather phenomenon called WAO to blame

Victoria White (Opinion, May 9) should really do a little background reading in climate science.

Mon, 13 May, 2013

Wet summers 'caused by sea warming'

A recent run of wet summers in Ireland and the UK could be caused by substantial warming of the North Atlantic Ocean, according to a new scientific study.

Mon, 08 Oct, 2012

Votes cast for French president

Voters in France’s overseas territories have begun casting ballots for Nicolas Sarkozy or Francois Hollande in the presidential election.

Sat, 05 May, 2012

Fog lifts in Faroes, but not for fans who ‘mist’ match

HUNDREDS of Irish soccer fans never made it through the thick fog to attend Ireland’s World Cup qualifier on the Faroe Islands. But you couldn’t say they ‘mist’ much.

Thu, 09 Jun, 2005

Seal hunters descend on ice floes

Thousands of sealers armed with clubs, rifles and spears have descended on the ice floes off eastern Canada for the world’s largest seal hunt.

Wed, 30 Mar, 2005