Paddy Crowe of the Inisheer Co-Op has been on RTE television to tell us about plans for Inisheer to become energy independent from the Mainland. Inisheer like the other Aran Islands presents many possibilities for alternative energies.
It is hoped that the need to import oil from the mainland will in time become unneccessary.
Many houses already have wind generators and more are on the way.
At a cost of nearly €14m the new harbour on Inishmaan has been completed. thousands of Island made x shaped concrete blocks were used. This new harbour and breakwater will improve ferry access to Inishmaan and with the impending completion of the harbour on Inishmore and developments on Inisheer the Aran Islands harbour developments show a huge commitment by government to Island development. Minister O Cuiv is certainly deserving of credit and must be enjoying his regular openings and announcements. With a population of only 200 or so Inishmaan is the least populated of the 3 Aran Islands. This excellent improvement to the infrastructure can only help future tourism and commercial developement.