Colourful, complicated and contrary, Co Mayo islander Christy Henry, who drowned when his car veered into a lake at the weekend, was by all accounts “Mr Inishbiggle”. Aged 61, he was one of the “young ...

In May of 2024, I spent several hours exploring Inishbiggle Island. It's that small island sandwiched between Achill Island and the mainland area at Ballycroy National Park in Co Mayo. I can only ...

A man aged in his 60s has died after the car he was driving veered off the road went into a lake in Achill, Co Mayo. Gardai said they were currently at the scene of the incident at Inishbiggle Island.

The people of Inishbiggle off the coast of Mayo believe a cable car to the mainland could alleviate the isolation they endure. Other islands around the west coast of Ireland are far better served ...

Inishbiggle, a tiny island situated to the northeast of Achill Island, has experienced continuous population decline since the beginning of the 20th century, falling from a peak of 162 in 1926 to just ...

Only the metronomic purr of the motor and gently splashing water breaks the overwhelming stillness. Crossing over Blacksod Bay, I am heading towards an isolated island, shaped like a three-legged ...

For the past month the undersea pipe which brings drinking water from the mainland to the small island of Inishbiggle, off the Mayo coast, has been damaged. Report shows islanders in a currach ...