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The Rathlin Ferry. (Image: Nicole McGinn) The Department for Infrastructure (DfI) has announced its intention to increase fares on the ferry services to Rathlin Island and across Strangford Lough, with a statutory 30-day notice period to commence on today, Monday 27 October 2025. Background & Context Rathlin Island is Northern Ireland’s only inhabited offshore island and falls under the wider Rathlin Island Policy, a Northern Ireland Executive policy aimed at ensuring “conti

Manx Shearwater (Puffinus puffinus), adult in flight at sea. For the first time in decades, Manx Shearwaters have been confirmed breeding...

Representatives of the Rathlin Life Raft Project say efforts to make Rathlin Island rat-free are “progressing well.” The Rathlin Life...

In a move to safeguard essential transport links for Northern Ireland’s only inhabited offshore island, the Department for Infrastructure...

Minister Muir is pictured with Professor Justin Magee, Future Island-Island, Charlie Bosanquet, LIFE Raft, Marina McMullan, Chair of...

Taking in the sights on Rathlin Island. Seven service users from the Northern Trust’s Mountfern Adult Centre in Coleraine have returned...

The face of one of Ireland’s most ancient ancestors, Rathlin Man, has been revealed in stunning detail as part of From That Small Island,...

Slemish Mountain Image: William Logan A potential new UNESCO Global Geopark, stretching across some of the most geologically and...

(L-R) Food & Fitness team member Chloe Treanor, St. Mary's pupil Saorlaith Molloy-Teggart, Sara McCullough and Cabhan McCurdy. The Dairy...

The elusive Corncrake, pictured on Rathlin Island, County Antrim. Image: Tom McDonnell, Northcoast Nature In a remarkable milestone for...

Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan Image: BBC Studios/Olli Hillyer-Riley The BBC’s beloved Springwatch  returns to screens on Monday, 26...

Scenes from Rathlin Maritime Festival 2024 Photos: Causeway Coast & Glens Borough Council The Causeway Coast and Glens Council’s Events...

Minister Kimmins is pictured with representatives from the Rathlin Development and Community Association, The Future Island-Island...

Corncrake Crex crex, adult wing stretching in grassland. Image: John Bowler RSPB NI is delighted to announce that the unmistakable...

Representatives of a project to combat invasive species on Rathlin Island say they are “optimistic” that a species bird-killing, domestic...

Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins has confirmed the summer timetable for Rathlin Island Ferry Service. The timetable will run from 14...

Blackhead Lighthouse, County Antrim There are 65 lighthouses operated by Irish Lights dotted around the island of Ireland in beautiful...

Infrastructure Minister John O'Dowd visited Rathlin Island on Thursday where he met representatives from Rathlin Development & Community...

Ruby Free, a conservation biologist and now an emerging author, is set to captivate readers with her debut book, tentatively titled "...

RSPB NI are thrilled to announce that three calling Corncrakes have returned to Rathlin Island for the breeding season this year. They...