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A retired Church of England priest lost his life in Achill last Sunday night after his car was caught in a flash flood on the island. Rev Dr Roger Grainger (81) was driving towards his home in Dugort when his car was hit by a flash flood at 10pm on Sunday night. Despite efforts by locals to save the former priest and actor, who had made appearances in a number of television shows, they were unable to save him after his car was swept into a drain, submerging it.

Galway-based property developer Joe McNamara, who was arrested but later acquitted after he drove a cement mixer into the gates of Leinster House, was back in the news on Monday at the High Court about work he is doing on Achill Island.

Galway-based property developer Joe McNamara, who was arrested but later acquitted after he drove a cement mixer into the gates of Leinster House, was back in the news on Monday at the High Court about work he is doing on Achill Island.

The Achill Young Fine Gael Fundraiser will take place on July 16 at 9.30pm in Lourdie's (The Pub), Dooagh, Achill.

All are welcome to a special Mass celebration in St Patrick’s Church, Pollagh, Achill, on Wednesday February 11 at 7.30pm.

A man from Achill who was observed overtaking vehicles on a continuous white line was convicted and fined by Judge Mary Devins at Ballinrobe District Court on Friday.

An Achill teenager who died after his car plunged off the edge of a cliff and into the Atlantic Ocean was laid to rest this week.