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I stayed in a 200-year-old lighthouse and visited a pirate's tomb on Clare Island From a pirate queen’s castle to an iconic lighthouse, mysterious dragons and a medieval abbey, Cían Byrne makes good on a deal to return to hypnotic Clare Island
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Saving Irish honey bees: ‘I was terrified of bees — now I run a beehive... Our native Irish honey bees are fighting for survival. Joe McNamee meets the people stepping up to save them — and preserve the food source that has sustained us for thousands of years
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Shock and awe at Croke Park: Where do Cork go from here? As Cork’s bus rumbled through the bowels of the Hogan Stand to collect a crestfallen squad, their path was blocked by the Galway kit van idling outside a victorious dressing room. How fitting
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'A fist to the face, out of nowhere': Filmmaker uses drama to highlight one-punch attack Vincent Gallagher, who was seriously injured from a single punch by a man unknown to him, has made a short film about the devastating impact when justice is not served after a one-punch attack, writes Mary-Cate Smith
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'I’ve been served a life sentence': Kerry widow calls for tougher penalties for hit-and-run drivers  Jackie Murphy's husband was out cycling when he was killed by a drunk learner driver who left the scene of the accident — she was given a four-year jail sentence which Jackie believes is not long enough