Inishturk Island, off Mayo and Connemara, Galway's stunning western coastlines, is really one of the best places to visit along the Wild Atlantic Way. The island’s name comes from the Irish “Inis ...

The rain is down as the Pirate Queen draws out of Roonagh Pier in Co Mayo. At this time of year, there are three return sailings a day between Roonagh, a half-hour or so from Westport, and Inishturk.

“The first word that springs to mind when I think of Inishturk is ‘connections’... Whether you’re family or not, islanders shake your hands and get to know you." It’s mid-August, and I’m standing on a ...

A company which has provided the ferry between the mainland and Inishturk in Co Mayo for the last 10 years has brought a High Court challenge to the awarding of a €1.7 million contract for the service ...

The tiny island of Inishturk off the coast of Mayo celebrates the arrival of its first ever passenger ferry. The new vessel, the £150,000 ‘Caher Star’ is owned by local fisherman and Inishturk native ...

THE father of two thirds of the children in an island school has said if he won the €19million Lotto jackpot he’d build houses to meet the interest of people looking to move there. Joe Whelan visited ...

The Government has announced over €357,000 in funding for construction of a new helipad on Inishturk island, Co Mayo. The investment from the Department of Rural and Community Development will help ...

Inishturk, Ireland, has a population of 58 and its people—according to a widely circulated Internet rumor—have offered refuge to any Americans who want to flee from a Donald Trump presidency. This ...

The 19 families on Inishturk, comprising 80 people, were "shattered" last night on learning they are to be left without a mains… The 19 families on Inishturk, comprising 80 people, were "shattered" ...

Charles Haughey visits the tiny island of Inishturk off the coast of Mayo to officially switch on the electricity supply. Charles Haughey came to Inisturk to turn on the island's electricity supply ...

REMOTE islanders have spoken of the heartbreak caused by sending their children, some as young as 11, to secondary school on the mainland. Youngsters from Inishturk island, nine miles off the Co Mayo ...