# Clare Island

This year

2023

High and dry: Offshore islands a footnote in State priorities

A report by

Niall Sargent

Noteworthy talks to islanders waiting 25 years for policies to thrive and not just survive.

Islanders not directly involved in designing the State's first policy for the islands in 25 years

Our remaining 27 inhabited islands have a combined population of just 2,700 - and numbers are dropping

Islander: “There are cases of increasing population but few. It’s really hard to watch places going down.”

14.9k

Jan 29th 2023, 12:05 AM

All time

Funeral of 13-year-old who died in single-vehicle crash to take place tomorrow

Morgan Pinder was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash yesterday morning.

50.6k

Aug 6th 2018, 8:18 AM

Young teenager dies in single-vehicle crash in Co Mayo

The incident happened at around 1am at The Quay, Clare Island, Westport.

24.5k

Aug 5th 2018, 8:21 AM

An impromptu trad session broke out on the Clare Island ferry and it's just joyous

American tourists sitting there thinking this must happen all the time.

6.2k

Apr 9th 2017, 3:34 PM

What I learned: making a business work in the Wild West (of Ireland)

Clare Island, off the Mayo coast, is an unlikely place to start a business, but that’s just what Carl O’Grady decided to do in 2012.

14.7k

Jul 11th 2014, 4:51 PM

Man dies in house fire on Clare Island

The 62-year-old man was pronounced dead on the scene after the alarm was raised last night. The incident is not being treated as suspicious.

8.9k

Mar 11th 2013, 5:25 PM

Children's referendum: Up to 2,000 people begin voting on islands

Islanders off the coasts of Donegal, Mayo and Galway will cast their vote today.

3.4k

Nov 8th 2012, 9:19 AM

Islanders to vote first in presidential election

Details of island voting have been released by the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government.

645

Sep 30th 2011, 3:13 PM