The historic lighthouse keeper's cottages at Loop Head are set to undergo renovation works as part of an overall project plan for the sustainable development of the popular West Clare visitor attraction.
A group of (ham) radio amateurs from across the Mid West made contact from Loop Head Lighthouse with more than 1300 people in 60 countries at the weekend.
The 2019 tourist season at Loop Head Lighthouse commences on Saturday, 16 March 2019 as the historic West Clare landmark opens to the public for the first time this year.
Ham radio enthusiasts will convene at Loop Head Lighthouse in County Clare this coming weekend to connect with fellow operators based at hundreds of lighthouses and lightships around the world.
A massive navigation buoy that drifted almost 4,000 kilometres across the Atlantic, has been safely recovered from the sea and is no longer a danger to shipping.
A maritime navigation buoy, which appears to have travelled thousands of kilometres across the Atlantic from Canada, has been discovered off the west coast of Co Clare.
