21/05/2010
by Northern Gannet
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From Wikipedia: The island’s only permanent inhabitant macroorganisms are common periwinkles and other marine molluscs. Small numbers of seabirds, mainly fulmars, northern gannets, black-legged kittiwakes, and common guillemots, use the rock for resting in summer, and gannets and guillemots occasionally breed successfully if the summer is … Continue reading
21/05/2010
by Northern Gannet
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Here’s some mad old footage of SAS Officer Tom McClean landing on Rockall in 1985 to claim it for the UK. He lived on the rock for 40 days…..!
18/05/2010
by Northern Gannet
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We did think about it. But out of respect to that great bird we decided we just couldn’t go down the Twitter path. We are working on a Facebook page though. It’s not a priority at the moment…
18/05/2010
by Perry Winkle
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These powerboat chappies are coming to Galway this Summer… http://www.aroundireland.org/
18/05/2010
by Northern Gannet
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“Stunts such as these do not undermine the fact that there is no dispute between Ireland and Britain over Rockall,” a spokesman for Minister for Foreign Affairs Micheál Martin has said. There must be a dispute then Ted… Rockall dispute … Continue reading
18/05/2010
by Northern Gannet
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The BBC’s got this story about a guy who wants to put a plaque on Rockall, claiming it for the UK. (There’s a plaque there already. Claiming it for the UK). Sure it’s all fun and games… BBC News – … Continue reading
14/05/2010
by Northern Gannet
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Ugly. Covered in guano. Lonely. But enough about me, read all about Rockall at WikiPedia…. Rockall – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.