Fiann Ó Nualláin follows in the footsteps of the Fianna as he explores a province’s hills and vales.

We had taster details of the new Renault crossover — the curiously named Kadjar — in these pages recently, but the French firm has now revealed more about it ahead of its launch at next month’s Geneva Motor Show.

LAST week I gave a talk about trees at Salterbridge House near Cappoquin as part of the Waterford Garden Festival.

MORE than half of Europe’s frog, toad and newt species could be wiped out by mid-century, scientists warned yesterday.

Spanish prime minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero was to meet today with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas to discuss new tensions between Israel and the Palestinians and other regional issues.

Energy group BG today confirmed plans to enter Libya after it was a big winner in the oil-rich nation’s latest auction of exploration licences.

Rescue teams were combing the rubble of mud-and-stone houses today after a massive earthquake killed more than 550 people in a desperately poor region of northern Morocco.