Hill walkers are warning their hobby is under threat after a court case awarding major damages to a woman who fell on a trek in Wicklow.

If indoor rock climbing is what gets heartthrob Jamie Dornan his fab abs, then many will follow. Áilín Quinlan does some of the research

A DESIRE to stay healthy and fit is the major driving force behind older Irish people participating in physical activity, with women more driven by than men.

Two Irish climbers who plunged to their deaths in a fall on an Alpine mountain had reached the summit and were descending when the accident happened.

Opposition TDs and campaign groups have warned that the restructuring of the company in charge of State-owned forests must be handled with care and not result in job losses.

Locals are helping to conserve the terrain for future generations, says Dan MacCarthy

Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney has confirmed Coillte is selling forestry land in Co Donegal by public tender, but the transaction is at the discretion of the company.

A battle to keep Coillte in public ownership has stepped up a gear as a cross-section of interest groups called on the Government not to sell the asset.

DANGLING half way down a mountain from a nylon rope like some agitated spider is probably not the best place to wonder if the sport of climbing is for you.