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An intrepid Polish cave explorer has broken the Irish and British record for navigating the deepest underwater cave in his exploration of a cave in Mayo.

The cat is among the pigeons in Achill these days thanks to a truly exciting series of yawl races in Derreens, Achill over the weekend. Indeed everyone agrees that there’s no better location for yawl racing than Derreens where many scores of people watched the weekend races from the Achill and Curraun shores. The panoramic view for spectators was only equalled by the thrills experienced by those who watched the yawls battle it out to be first to the finishing line in the annual Cruinniu Badoiri Acla.

New planning guidelines from the Environment Minister John Gormley will not prevent councillors from zoning flood plains for development, Labour TD Michael D Higgins has warned.

Long, lazy, evenings, red summer skies, glass of champagne in hand. As your cruise ship departs one of Europe’s most stunning ports and sails languorously into the evening sunset, you know that life is good. With the stresses and strains of everyday life a distant memory as you sail from one historical port to another, this particular holiday is designed to instil deep relaxation within the luxurious confines of your cruise ship.

There's so much more to yawl racing than meets the eye! That's the verdict of people here generally as the annual Cruinniu Badoiri Acla continues to thrill the local population and visitors alike. This weekend past was no exception for great yawl racing despite “feast to famine” weather conditions which ranged from raging storm to midge friendly calm. Saturday's race in Tonragee (which translates as “back to the wind” ) was cancelled due to too much wind.

Three quarters of the treated water in Tuam’s public supplies is being lost before it reaches the taps, according to a report published by Forfás this week.

styleLike most people I was hit hard with a chesty cough and cold over the weekend and as I’m not big into taking a concoction of tablets I opted for some vapour rub instead. I poured some vapour rub into a basin and added my hot water.

With frequent scares in recent weeks over Legionnaires disease, a new product has been launched on the Irish market which prevents the risk of the disease at the point of use.

Kilkenny County Council has issued a number of helpful hints that property owners can adhere to if frozen pipes occur on their premises.

The members of the Mayo County Council Environment and Emergency SPC welcomed the publication of the draft report on the River Basin management for the western region at their meeting this week. The committee were given a presentation by Pat Canney, co-ordinator of the western river basin’s district office on the draft report compiled by his office which is currently out for public consultation.