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.

Mr Kenny had accepted an invitation from Clare County Council to visit the Loophead Lighthouse in west Clare, which was opened to the public last summer for the fist time in its 341-year history.

The visit has been confirmed for Friday, May 18, a fortnight before the lighthouse reopens for the summer.