As they disembarked the team bus at the Shelbourne Hotel on their return to Dublin last Sunday, the heroes of Ireland’s Six Nations success were manhandled into the waiting embrace of Minister for Sport, Shane Ross.

Considering the rich history of yachts and racing, it might seem odd that classic would be applied to boats constructed from modern materials.

Fancy going to Paris or Spain for the weekend? They might be closer than you think. 

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Multimedia displays and apps focusing on walking tours of the famous Battle of Kinsale look set to be developed by Cork County Council to promote tourism in the harbourside town.

New research into the Siege of Kinsale will be presented at international conference, writes writes Áilín Quinlan

Heritage campaigners have called for action following the theft of information signs about one of the most important battlefield sites in Irish history.

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Amid the crackle of gunfire, billowing smoke, and explosions from grenades, Irish troops launched a seaborne attack on an enemy stronghold, eventually subduing its defenders.

Perched high above the harbour and as picturesque, quaint and historic as the town itself, Kinsale’s Southwell Alms Houses are being put out to tender today with a view to preserving their antiquity and architectural integrity while giving them a new lease of life.

It is lamentable that the Irish Defence Forces, who perceive themselves committed to the defence of our country, to liberal democracy, and to the rule of law (in times of crisis ) insist that they are descended from Oglaigh na hEireann — the group that staged the 1916 insurrection.

Oscar-winner Jeremy Irons has called for tax breaks for people who restore Ireland’s historic castles and great houses.

The Battle of Kinsale in 1601 was the highlight of a three-month siege of Spanish forces in the town and ended their hopes of conquest. Tom Hickey takes a look at a new book on this landmark moment in Irish history.

From prisons to coastal Norway, The Panel comedian has performed his stand-up seemingly everywhere, says Jonathan deBurca Butler.

Very few Irish destinations have had the dramatic history of Kinsale. Dan McCarthy looks at the history of the town, from the maritime to

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Writer and performer Aidan Dooley has reworked his show Our Last Chieftain: O’Sullivan Beara by tapping into what made Tom Crean: Antarctic Explorer so successful.

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Anyone looking for an Olympic gold medal in canoe or kayak wild-river slalom would do well to cast an eye over this Kealkil, West Cork bungalow — it looks over an historic castle, river rapids and dramatic, pulse-quickening falls.

PHILLIP O’Sullivan Beare wrote a book about Ireland while he was exiled in Spain following the Battle of Kinsale.

THIS is the biggest disaster for Ireland since O’Neill and O’Donnell lost the Battle of Kinsale (and with it the old Gaelic civilisation) 400-odd years ago.

WHERE Snowflakes Fall, by Claire Freedman, illustrated by Tina Macnaughton (Little Tiger Press; €7.07), is set in cold places, telling how creatures survive the icy landscape of their habitat.

Tommy Barker finds a Bandon house with history in its blood and wooded grounds with pond, stream and an old bridge.

DREAMS trodden in the mud — there are so many connotations with this land at Hangman’s Point, Kinsale.

AN HISTORIC museum in a top tourist town has been forced to close because of the Government’s ban on public sector recruitment.

Richard Collins on the traditions surrounding birds.

TO mark the 400th anniversary of the exodus of the O’Sullivan Beare clan from West Cork to Leitrim, a hardcore of 40 people will walk the entire route taking them through 11 counties.