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Galway Harbour Company Offers to House Old Aran Ferry, Naom Éanna
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#NaomÉanna- According to Galway Bay FM, Galway Port Company said it would be happy to provide a permanent home for an old ferry, Naom Éanna, which once linked Galway to the Aran Islands. The port's harbourmaster, Captain Brian Sheridan says ...

Irish Times
Break-up of Aran island ferry for scrap opposed by waterway enthusiasts
Irish Times
Joyce's Ulysses publisher Sylvia Beach and writers Brendan Behan and Breandán Ó hÉithir were among the many who travelled and reminisced about travelling on the good ship Naomh Éanna that once linked Galway to the Aran islands. Now, over a half a ...
Heritage Ship 'Naomh Eanna' Set For ScrappingAfloat

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Arts and heritage department rejects appeal to save former Aran island ferry
Irish Times (blog)
The ship, built in Dublin's Liffey Dockyard in 1956, served the Galway to Aran island sea route for 30 years, before being acquired from State owner CIÉ by the Irish Nautical Trust. It was laid up in 1986. Sam Field Corbett, managing director of the ...

Galway Harbour offers to house old Aran Ferry
Galway Bay FM
Galway Harbour offers to house old Aran Ferry. Galway Bay Fm newsroom - Galway Harbour Company says it would be happy to provide a permanent home for an old ferry, which once linked Galway to the Aran Islands. Gaeltacht Minister Jimmy Deenihan ...

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IrishCentral
Places in Ireland that can change your life (PHOTOS)
IrishCentral
A rare glimpse into old Ireland, the Aran Islands' beauty is the attraction for thousands of tourists every year. The three islands of Inis Mór, Inis Oírr and Inis Meáin provide an insight into Ireland's journey through time. One can find Iron Age huts ...

Irish Times
Sibling's modern interpretation of the Aran sweater at London Fashion Week ...
Irish Times
Handcraft worked its way into many collections at London fashion week and two of the designers behind the London label Sibling cited their Irish background as the force behind their autumn-winter collection, which fashioned new takes on the traditional ...

Neeson blasted by animal rights group
U.TV
However, a spokesman for Ireland's national animal rights group, Animal Rights Action Network (ARAN), has taken aim at the actor, claiming his views are "out of touch". ARAN spokesman John Carmody says: "He may be able to act and string lines together, ...

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Inishowen News
Aran jumper on ice Olympic debut
Inishowen News
Business Directory Ad. Aran jumper on ice Olympic debut 19.02.14. WE may have no Olympic skaters among our 'rinks' but the Irish seem to be taking over on the ice nonetheless. First, Chicago skater Jason Brown (19) wowed audiences and went viral last ...

How It's Done: Celebrate St. Patrick's Day, not St. Patty's
Lancaster Newspapers
St. Patrick's Day is celebrated in the United States by all types — the folks who favor “Kiss Me, I'm Irish� T-shirts, and the ones who prefer Aran sweaters and tasteful Donegal tweeds. Eveleen McNaboe Coope, owner of Celt Wares in Strasburg, says she ...

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Éamon Ó Cuív: Sale of €8m airstrips may only recoup €500k
Irish Examiner
The department is carrying out a review of the Aran Islands air service, but Mr Ó Cuív claimed that this was an indication of a lack of State commitment to coastal communities. Referring to the planned sale of the airstrips, he added: “The department ...

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