Lighthouse tourism already ‘beacon of light’ for remote areas, conference hears
Great Lighthouses of Ireland aims to make each lighthouse a commercial success
Lighthouses of Ireland
Series of stories about lighthouses of Ireland
‘I love the workmanship that went into that’: A visit to the stylish Blackhead Lighthouse in Co Antrim
Unmanned tower on the northern side of Belfast Lough offers spectacular view
The beauty of Ireland’s lighthouses
Following our recent series exploring the many beautiful lighthouses across the island, we pick out some of our favourite photographs
‘You could be more lonely in a crowd’: A fourth-generation lighthouse keeper on the family business
Eugene O’Sullivan (83), whose family oversaw lighthouses for 150 years, found the final day of that long run emotional
Wicklow Head lighthouse provides a room with a view, 109 steps from bottom to top
After being struck by lightning in 1836, Wicklow Head lighthouse was retained only as a daytime landmark for sailors. Now it is a dream holiday rental
Black Ballycotton lighthouse reveals its long-held mystery to island visitors
Once regarded as one of the tougher postings, its closeness to the village meant keepers ‘might see their girl going for a whirl with someone else’
My worst night in the lighthouse: Seas of solid green water smashed the glass to smithereens
Remote Mayo facility, with its adjacent working pier and two helipads, is an important refuelling depot under the remit of the Department of the Marine and Irish Lights
‘People say Donegal is the forgotten county but in Donegal, this is the forgotten area’
There was ‘no tourism in Fanad’ before the lighthouse tourist centre, which employs 29 local people
‘The graveyard of 1,000 ships’: How Hook lighthouse has offered protection to sailors for centuries
The first of a series about lighthouses around Ireland: Hook has acted as a beacon along one of ‘three most dangerous’ stretches of coastline in the world from the fifth century
From guiding ships to drawing tourists: the changing role of the great lighthouses of Ireland
Most Irish lighthouses date from the 1800s, and many were the work of George Halpin
In pictures: Wicklow lighthouse shines once again after almost 50 years
The original 19th century dome blew off in the 1970s, lay in a shed, was flattened and thought lost until its recent restoration
Sean Moncrieff: The Hook Head lighthouse and a troublesome outside broadcast
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