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I don't see myself as an islander. I live on one and grew up 10km from the beach, yet I feel there’s a disconnect between myself and the sea. My life isn’t dictated by the tide and ferry timetables ...

On a recent visit to the Saltee Islands off the coast of Co Wexford, I was amazed to find that up to 200 people are landing on the larger island every day in the summer. Four ferry boats ply the ...

The natural beauty and scenery of Wexford’s Saltee Islands has been showcased in the Love Your Coast photography competition with four photos from the hidden retreat making the shortlist in the ...

In Ireland, you have to seize the day during our precious yet capricious bolts of glorious weather. So with the recent spell of exam-season sunshine, I hastily popped online to nab the next available ...

Gannets on the Saltee Islands. The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) is to spend some €50,000 in a bid to eradicate the significant rat population on the Saltee Islands. The NPWS is taking ...

A new special protection area (SPA) for seabirds off the coast of Co Wexford could help to safeguard the puffin population on the uninhabited Saltee Islands, experts have said. It is believed that the ...

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