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<p>Hikes & Trails: Walkers on the 'Stairway to Heaven' in Fermanagh. Picture: John G O'Dwyer </p>

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Stairway to Heaven trail went down like a lead zeppelin initially but it's a hit now

A well-intentioned attempt to reduce erosion on the mountainside had actually increased it — until measures such as extra carparks were put in place

<p>Evening courses on offer in Cork include fencing, pickleball, dressmaking, and genealogy</p>

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New year, new hobby: Evening classes to try in Cork, from pickleball to swordfighting

outdoors

Everything you need to know about hiking safely this Christmas

outdoors

Increase in mountain rescues puts pressure on volunteers

munster

Hillwalkers asked not to bring dogs after spate of sheep attacks in Tipperary

general

Managing visitor impact on The MacGillycuddy’s Reeks is still quite a hill to climb

Body of woman found during search for missing hillwalker in Scotland

The body of a woman has been found during the search for a missing hillwalker.

Fri, 02 Mar, 2018

Ruling will help keep our countryside open

Anyone who enjoys the freedom of the outdoors and appreciates the access to Ireland’s countryside more or less freely given by landowners will have welcomed yesterday’s High Court ruling in which Mr Justice Michael White overturned a circuit court decision to award a hillwalker €40,000 for injuries sustained after a 2013 fall on a boardwalk on the Wicklow Way.

Sat, 18 Feb, 2017

Tipp parish becomes hillwalking favourite

A Co Tipperary upland parish, without any tradition of outdoor recreation, has established itself as a renowned centre for hillwalking.

Mon, 07 Nov, 2016

Woman dies after fall on Stradbally Mountain

A woman has died in a hillwalking accident in County Kerry.

Sun, 07 Feb, 2016

The Way that we Climbed: A look at the rivalry of Irish climbers

Hillwalking, climbing and mountaineering have long been favourite pastimes in this country. Dan MacCarthy says Paddy O’Leary’s new history captures the intense rivalry of these sports’ participants

Wed, 08 Apr, 2015

hillwalking

Stairway to Heaven trail went down like a lead zeppelin initially but it's a hit now

New year, new hobby: Evening classes to try in Cork, from pickleball to swordfighting

Everything you need to know about hiking safely this Christmas

Increase in mountain rescues puts pressure on volunteers

Hillwalkers asked not to bring dogs after spate of sheep attacks in Tipperary

Managing visitor impact on The MacGillycuddy’s Reeks is still quite a hill to climb

Body of woman found during search for missing hillwalker in Scotland

Ruling will help keep our countryside open

Tipp parish becomes hillwalking favourite

Woman dies after fall on Stradbally Mountain

The Way that we Climbed: A look at the rivalry of Irish climbers

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Mick Clifford

hillwalking

Stairway to Heaven trail went down like a lead zeppelin initially but it's a hit now

New year, new hobby: Evening classes to try in Cork, from pickleball to swordfighting

Everything you need to know about hiking safely this Christmas

Increase in mountain rescues puts pressure on volunteers

Hillwalkers asked not to bring dogs after spate of sheep attacks in Tipperary

Managing visitor impact on The MacGillycuddy’s Reeks is still quite a hill to climb

Body of woman found during search for missing hillwalker in Scotland

Ruling will help keep our countryside open

Tipp parish becomes hillwalking favourite

Woman dies after fall on Stradbally Mountain

The Way that we Climbed: A look at the rivalry of Irish climbers

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Mick Clifford

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