The resignation of the creative director, funding shortfalls, rebranding, and extra public relations costs have added to the drama, writes Lorna Siggins

Former manager has misgivings about using the historic site for commercial filming, says Noel Baker.

It's at times like these you realise hurling never needed to be recognised as a UNESCO-protected cultural activity for it to be fortified.

The Guinness Storehouse in Dublin continues to welcome the largest number of visitors of any other attraction in Ireland while the Cliffs of Moher are still standing tall in second place over Dublin Zoo.

Stunning images captured by the National Monuments Service (NMS) show light filtering through Newgrange leading up to today's Winter Solstice.

Aer Lingus has announced a direct flight from Dublin to Rhodes in time for Summer 2020.

An engineering expert who helped advise the Italian government on flood defences in Venice insists that the river Lee dams can protect Cork from river flooding without the need for "high walls".

From Monday, November 11, RTÉ On Climate looks at issues affecting us all including Paul Cunningham’s report from the Arctic Circle.

Eight novels from Ireland are among 156 books nominated by libraries around the world for the 2020 International Dublin Literary Award. The €100,000 award is the world’s most valuable prize for a single work of fiction published in English.

An Irish toy company has paid tribute to activist Sinéad Burke by creating a limited edition replica of the Dublin woman.

Irish students have consistently said they feel their needs are not being met through how sex education is currently taught, but we now have the opportunity to make a change, says Caroline West.

Lacemakers in Limerick want to preserve their unique craft for future generations and hope to gain UNESCO heritage status, writes Ellie O’Byrne.

Women will be allowed to rent hotel rooms with proof of identity – an ID card for Saudi women, residency card for foreign residents or passport for tourists.

North Clare and its Burren landscape is a barren, yet breath taking part of the country, writes Mimi Murray.

With Ireland on the list of 49 countries in which travellers will now be able to get tourist visas for Saudi Arabia, here are our tips for readers who can’t wait to get to the kingdom.

Teachers interested in learning how to tackle bullying both online and in their schools are invited to sign-up for free training with the National Anti-Bullying Centre (ABC).

Last year UNESCO considered applications for special cultural status at a meeting in Paris, and among the submissions made was one from the GAA seeking the inclusion of hurling.

A Green Party MEP does not believe building housing on reclaimed land in Dublin Bay is a viable option.

If you were at a wedding in the last few years, chances are that you were served prosecco.

Colin Sheridan With the sporting summer we’ve so far had — Irish cricketers storming Lord’s, young Irish soccer players dazzling in Europe, young Irish sprinters winning medals, and some lad from Clara winning the Open up north, you could almost be forgiven for forgetting about the hurling.

Adventure holidays are the way to go as parents seek means of entertaining social media generation kids, writes David Gordon.

Photographs have surfaced on social media of climbers flocking to climb the sacred indigenous Uluru, or 'Ayers Rock' in Australia, sparking controversy.

A Government ‘town hall’ meeting in Cork to promote its climate action plan was invitation-only and was not publicised in advance.

The Government seems intent on making going home after school impossible for as many children as they can, says Victoria White.

Irish and international research which shows physical appearance is the most common reason for being bullied.

A call has been made for the Council in Kerry to take over the 10,200-hectare Killarney National Park so it can be properly staffed and maintained.

The Crann Centre Ltd, a registered Irish charity, with a state-of-the-art centre in Ovens, Ballincollig Cork has appointed Padraig Mallon as chief executive.

David Hughes There is no evidence of arson in the fire that destroyed the landmark Notre Dame cathedral, according to the French public prosecutor, who said they are working on the assumption that the blaze was an accident.

Developer Harry Crosbie is planning a tourist lookout tower at the site of the Poolbeg chimneys in Dublin.

A new initiative has been launched in Dublin by Plan International and UNESCO Chair IT Tralee to help children with disabiliteis to join in everyday activities including playing sport.

The charming village of Portmagee, Co Kerry, is known as the gateway to the Skellig islands and it hosts tens of thousands of people annually who take the 45-minute boat trip to the Unesco world heritage site.

With direct flights from Cork to Malta launching next month, Suzanne Harrington visits the breathtaking island.