This is really phenomenal. On all-too-rare occasions, we can be reminded how cool it is to be alive in this day and age. Yesterday provided one of those moments. On Monday, Ireland played host to the first ever drone delivery of diabetes medication, which saw a drone deliver insulin to the Aran Islands off Ireland’s […]

7 years ago

The mystery of the washed-up vessel appears to have been solved. A vessel discovered close to Inis Óirr, the smallest of the three Aran Islands, is likely to have been a remotely-operated boat used as target practise by the US Navy that drifted eastwards towards Ireland. The boat has been the source of huge local, […]

7 years ago

How it got there remains something of a mystery. A vessel which is believed to belong to the United States Coast Guard has been discovered washed up close to Inis Óirr, the smallest of the three Aran Islands. The vessel was discovered on Monday afternoon by the crew of the Doolin Express, a ferry operated […]

7 years ago

The Aran Islands, as seen by an outsider… The Aran Islands are “a place lost in time” according to Hollywood actor and author Andrew McCarthy, who wrote about them in the New York Times. The article waxed lyrical about the islands in a travel feature following a number of visits by McCarthy over the course of […]

8 years ago

A fantastic gesture. Barry O’Sullivan, businessman and star of Dragons’ Den on RTÉ, is to auction off his dream house on the Aran Islands to raise money for two homeless charities, Focus Ireland and COPE Galway. A stunning 6-bed property on Inis Mór which enjoys magnificent views of Kilmurvey beach and the Atlantic Ocean, it […]

10 years ago

We’d extend them our deepest sympathies but, unfortunately, they won’t actually be able to read them. Two of the Aran Islands, Inis Oírr and Inis Meáin, will be without power until Monday according to the ESB. The problem has arisen due to a fault in an underground cable connection. Electricity has been restored to Inis […]

10 years ago