It’s probably safe to say that Irish red deer have never been photographed as much during their mating or, more commonly known, rutting season.

Record numbers are visiting the country’s leading tourist attractions such as the Guinness Storehouse and the Cliffs of Moher.

Numbers of red deer in the two main herds in the lowland areas of Killarney National Park are now believed to be higher than ever, writes Donal Hickey. 

The Office of Public Works is to take over the running of the renowned Annes Grove house and gardens near Castletownroche, Co Cork.

Victorian with a Georgian twist, No 3 Main Street in Doneraile is a detached renovated property with the high-ceiling grandeur of another era.

A voluntary group which engineered a huge increase in visitor numbers to Doneraile Park does not intend to sit on its laurels.

The GAA.ie have published an interview with former Charleville hurler, Dessie Fitzgerald, who suffered a spinal cord injury in 2011 while playing for his club.

DONERAILE PARK WALK

At the top of the steps that led to Holy Cross Church in Charleville, a brown pony stood as still and as motionless as the small green and red barrel wagon with yellow wheels that was tied behind it.

The three O'Driscoll brothers - who died in Co Cork last week - have been described as lovable and full of fun.

Plans to develop a stately home and 400-acre park into one of the country’s top tourist attractions have already received a major boost.

The minister responsible for the OPW Brian Hayes has said planning permission will be lodged within the next two weeks to refurbish and open the ground floor of a Georgian mansion in north Cork which is hoped will one day rival Muckross House as a tourist attraction.

Cork County Council has turned matchmaker to the region’s artists and venue owners in a bid to connect them ahead of next month’s colourful Culture Night.

The father of a toddler who escaped virtually unscathed from a car which turned into “a ball of tinfoil” in a horror crash remains shocked his daughter was not killed.

WEST CORK is by now an internationally-recognised brand.

Tommy Barker says this property may have gone to the dogs twice, but it has many features to recommend it.

Donal Hickey says growth has blighted landscape

A COMMUNITY yesterday rallied round the teachers, pupils and parents at a school devastated by a malicious weekend fire.

The annual GOAL Mile at the CIT Track in Bishopstown on Christmas morning saw one of the biggest turnouts in the history of the event, despite the cold conditions and snow showers.