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New Rathlin Island ferry operator to start services on Friday

The Rathlin Island ferry is set to resume services from Friday. The Department for Infrastructure said Dunaverty Ltd will be the new operator on the Rathlin Island to Ballycastle route. A passenger-only vessel will run five return sailings a day, ...

11 Jan 2023 at 18:57

Northern Ireland

Rathlin Island ferry firm stops trading

The company operating the Rathlin Island ferry has ceased trading. Rathlin Island Ferry Ltd ran the service on behalf of Stormont’s Department for Infrastructure (DfI). The department said it is looking at contingency arrangements for the ...

11 Jan 2023 at 15:51

Northern Ireland

First puffins of season return to Rathlin Island

The first puffins of the season have returned to Northern Ireland’s only inhabited offshore island. Rathlin Island plays host to the distinctive seabirds every year from Easter. The RSPB Northern Ireland has confirmed the first puffins ...

31 Mar 2023 at 17:26

Northern Ireland

Rare seabirds breed on Rathlin Island for first time in decades

A rare seabird has been seen breeding on Rathlin Island for the first time in decades. Manx shearwaters are an amber-listed species in the UK and Ireland that are highly vulnerable to various pressures and are considered to be at risk ...

01 Oct 2025 at 14:07

Northern Ireland

Conservationists celebrate resurgence of corncrakes on Rathlin Island

Conservationists are celebrating following a resurgence in the number of corncrakes on an island off the North Antrim coastline. Six calling male corncrakes have been recorded on Rathlin Island this breeding season, the RSPB NI said, ...

04 Jun 2025 at 15:41

Northern Ireland

Project to boost Rathlin corncrake among those receiving biodiversity funding

A project aimed at helping to boost the number of rare corncrake birds on Rathlin Island is among those receiving 40 million euro (£33.7 million) of funding. The Peaceplus funding has been awarded to projects designed to assist ...

01 Jun 2025 at 11:00

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