Fire crews from two stations were last night battling to bring a large mountain fire under control in East Clare.

Anyone hearing the piercing cry of the curlew in boglands this summer can count themselves lucky. I walk through bogs from time to time and haven’t heard that call, or many other once familiar calls, for decades.

As more people become aware of the treasures our bogs hold, their attention is being drawn to unusual plants which decorate the peatlands.

THE other day, I revisited a bog near the Cork/Kerry border where we used to cut turf to burn at home until about 35 years ago, writes Donal Hickey. 

The families of two of The Disappeared have visited a reclaimed bog where it is believed the remains of their loved ones have been found.

The remains of two bodies have been found in a bog in Co Meath where three of the IRA Disappeared are believed to have been secretly buried.

You can keep your fancy Crossfit exercises and stick your expensive gym memberships because Bogfit is the latest craze that will get you fit.