# aran-islands - Wednesday 24 June, 2020
# Galway
# Galway
The Cabinet is expected to decide this week whether the islands are to re-open on 29 June.
# aran-islands - Saturday 11 January, 2020
# Aerfort Chonamara
# Aerfort Chonamara
The Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht defended the purchase, saying the airport is of “strategic importance”.
# aran-islands - Tuesday 26 November, 2019
# Sold
# Sold
Cabinet approved plans to buy the airport, which is 28 kilometres west of Galway City, this afternoon.
# aran-islands - Saturday 23 November, 2019
# Climate Change
# Climate Change
The islands are aiming to become “energy independent” by 2022.
# aran-islands - Monday 16 September, 2019
# Inis Mór
# Inis Mór
The drone was successfully piloted to Inis Mór by researchers from NUI Galway.
# aran-islands - Wednesday 29 May, 2019
# Doolin
# Doolin
Such lasers can cause glare and flash blindness. In this case, the helicopter was able to continue to the Aran Island.
# aran-islands - Friday 21 December, 2018
# Aran Islands
# Aran Islands
A contract with Aer Árann will run from today until 30 September 2019.
# aran-islands - Saturday 24 November, 2018
# Aran Islander
From The42
# Aran Islander
The 27-year-old tighthead prop moved to the States eight years ago.
# aran-islands - Wednesday 6 June, 2018
# Trasna Na Dtonnta
# Trasna Na Dtonnta
The department says it will be putting the routes out to tender.
# aran-islands - Sunday 18 February, 2018
# Renewable Energy
# Renewable Energy
The research will use renewable energy to power a fleet of vans.
# aran-islands - Monday 15 January, 2018
# Cliffs Of Moher
# Cliffs Of Moher
The new ship is being built in France and will have a low emission engine system.
# aran-islands - Wednesday 4 October, 2017
# Coast Guard
# Coast Guard
The man was named locally as Russian national Andrey Maltsev.
# aran-islands - Saturday 22 July, 2017
# Kilronan
# Kilronan
The man was taken to hospital in Galway.
# aran-islands - Wednesday 19 July, 2017
# Sea Rescue
# Sea Rescue
A report from the Marine Casualty Investigation Board found that the two people would not have been rescued without the help of bystanders.
# aran-islands - Friday 7 July, 2017
# Unbelievable Jeff
From The Daily Edge
# Unbelievable Jeff
“The hire cars on the island of Inisheer might need updating, possibly.”
# aran-islands - Tuesday 30 May, 2017
# Aran Islands
# Aran Islands
Starting tonight, water restrictions will be extended on the Aran Islands from 9pm to 8am on a daily basis.
# aran-islands - Tuesday 9 May, 2017
# Running Low
# Running Low
Starting tonight, water restrictions will be imposed on Inis Oirr from 11pm to 7am on a daily basis.
# aran-islands - Thursday 20 April, 2017
# British Aran Wool
From The Daily Edge
# British Aran Wool
This is the future that Brexit wants.
# aran-islands - Saturday 17 December, 2016
# Home For Home
# Home For Home
The money raised will go to COPE Galway and Focus Ireland to help house families in Galway.
# aran-islands - Tuesday 6 December, 2016
# All Together Now
# All Together Now
Fianna Fáil argues that it is no longer necessary for those living on the islands to vote early.
# aran-islands - Friday 2 December, 2016
# Inis Mór
# Inis Mór
The service will remain until 4 January.
# aran-islands - Wednesday 30 November, 2016
# Aran Islands
# Aran Islands
Island Ferries will be stopping all services to the Aran island until 17 March 2017.
# aran-islands - Thursday 27 October, 2016
# Power To The People
# Power To The People
An ESB undersea habitat was used to fix a fault in a 10.5 km power cable.
# aran-islands - Wednesday 19 October, 2016
# Aran Islands
# Aran Islands
Residents had originally been told the service would cease operation in January.
# aran-islands - Saturday 17 September, 2016
# Men Of Aran
# Men Of Aran
A new photo project by Italian photographer Tiberio Ventura documents the otherworldliness of life on the islands.
# aran-islands - Monday 8 August, 2016
# Put On The Kettle
# Put On The Kettle
A special generator will power the islands until the undersea cable is repaired.
# aran-islands - Sunday 7 August, 2016
# Blackout
# Blackout
The plan is to ship the generators today, but that may not be possible.
# aran-islands - Friday 5 August, 2016
# In The Dark
# In The Dark
Inis Oirr and Inis Meáin will have no power because of a fault with an undersea cable.
# aran-islands - Monday 4 April, 2016
# Taking Flight
# Taking Flight
A previous tender was cancelled late last year.
# aran-islands - Wednesday 16 December, 2015
# Aran Islands
# Aran Islands
Residents have been told that the service will stop operating on 17 January.
# aran-islands - Sunday 25 October, 2015
# Story Behind The Photo
# Story Behind The Photo
The impact photography had on Ireland’s social, political and cultural past is examined in a new series.
# aran-islands - Monday 12 October, 2015
# Aran Islands
# Aran Islands
The Department of the Gaeltacht said its contract with the airline has been extended for one year, at a cost of €1.62 million.
# aran-islands - Friday 25 September, 2015
# Scrapped
# Scrapped
The contract had caused deep concern among residents of the three islands.
# aran-islands - Friday 11 September, 2015
# Aer Arann
# Aer Arann
Locals say their objections have not yet been addressed.
# Wooly Jumper
# Wooly Jumper
It’s 125 years since knitting was first encouraged on the Aran Islands – and the story of the famous jumper is a colourful one.
# aran-islands - Monday 31 August, 2015
# Aer Arann
# Aer Arann
The decision has caused deep concern among residents of the three islands.
# aran-islands - Thursday 27 August, 2015
# Forgotten Islands?
# Forgotten Islands?
A new tender for the commuter service to the islands has been given to a Galway helicopter firm at the expense of Aer Arann Islands, the holder of the tender for the last 45 years.
# aran-islands - Wednesday 26 August, 2015
# At Last
# At Last
The teacher for the island’s sole primary school is to be funded privately by Zurich Insurance however.
# aran-islands - Tuesday 4 August, 2015
# Would You Look
# Would You Look
Google is lending its Google Trekker to Fáilte Ireland (nice of them…).
# aran-islands - Thursday 21 May, 2015
# Ballot On An Island
# Ballot On An Island
Islanders get to cast their vote the day before people on the Irish mainland.
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