THERE'S SPECULATION THAT water charges may be suspended – as Fine Gael and Fianna Fail are said to have made progress on the topic yesterday. It's understood the parties have yet to agree on how long bills should be suspended for – but it's ...
Sometimes it's easy to forget how beautiful Ireland is and it often takes footage like this to remind us all. JOE reader Gleb Maguire used a drone to capture the beauty of Lough Oughter in Cavan and the result really is something special.
Lough Oughter (from the Irish 'Loch Uachtar' meaning 'The Upper Lake') is a beautiful patchwork of water separated by small islands and drumlins. It is a much loved spot for fishermen, but it is also home to a wonderful array of archaeological and ...
Lough Oughter, which connects to the Blackwater and the Boyne, should probably be much better known than it is. It contains, on a small island, a fearsome and picturesque fortress called Clogh Oughter Castle that was partially destroyed by Cromwell and ...
Nora McGillen lives in Shannon Oughter, Co Sligo. She has been a prize-winner in the Dún Laoghaire International Poetry, Allingham, Boyle Arts and National Women's Poetry competitions. Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. Go To. Comments.
Families in the immediate catchment area of Lough Oughter and beside the lakes in the Milltown and Belturbet areas have been hit by the huge flooding that has beset the country. The build-up of water has presented huge problems for the emergency ...