Glen of Aherlow Loop

WHEN I walked this route, mid-March 2014, the banks of the attractive little rapids on the Slaheny River above Coolyard Bridge were being reinforced. There are many classic mountain-river rapids and waterfalls to admire on this walk.

Castletownshend and Castlehaven

TOMIES WOOD WALK, KILLARNEY

CARRIGFADA HILL, WEST CORK

THE memories of Christmas may be fading, but that pudginess around the mid-riff is a lot harder to shake off.

As Dan MacCarthy dips into a new series of guides on the country’s best walking spots, he discovers that size really doesn’t matter when it comes to the breathtaking beauty on offer

Dan MacCarthy meets a couple who have added to their farm income by embracing agri-tourism

A GROUP of 12 hill walkers are lucky to be alive following a dramatic rescue on the Galtee mountains in Tipperary.

Twelve people have been rescued from the Galtee Mountains after getting lost during poor weather conditions yesterday.

A FAMILY of four were found safe and well late on Sunday night after becoming lost while hiking on the Galtee mountains in Tipperary.

KEEP those umbrellas nearby and don’t put your raincoats away just yet.