Winter storms Desmond, Eva, and Frank have wreaked havoc on golf courses throughout Ireland but nowhere more aggressively than at the famed Killarney Golf & Fishing Club in Kerry.

Gardaí have revealed three drivers were driving more than 40 kms over the 100kms per hour limit in Donegal and Westmeath, as part of a 24-hour crackdown on speeding.

The K Club’s Ryder Cup course has been voted the country’s top parkland course for 2014 by readers of Golfing Weekly. Its sister course at the Straffan estate, the Smurfit Course, came in at No 15.

BECAUSE we live on an island, and because every travel brochure ever printed plonks a bikini-clad siren on its cover, we tend to associate holidays with the coast.

Christy O’Connor Jnr is backing world No 1 Rory McIlroy to win at least 10 major titles.

Gardaí in Athlone have released without charge a young man who was questioned in relation to a drugs seizure in the town yesterday evening.

A 23 year-old man is being quizzed by Gardaí following the seizure of drugs in Co Westmeath.

REGULAR viewers of RTÉ’s The Restaurant programme could not fail to have noticed the beautiful lakeside view which surrounded the chefs as they took a break from the heat of the kitchen.

Alife lived without an obsession may seem a calm, balanced thing but it’s hard not to think the converse is also true.

AT LONG last, Ireland is getting to grips with gastro pubs.

The number of Irish beaches securing coveted Blue Flag status has hit an all-time high.

A number of restaurants are bucking the trend and thriving during the economic slowdown.

BLUE flags were awarded to 76 beaches and marinas yesterday – the lowest number since 2002.

Agriculture Minister Brendan Smith today witnessed first hand the devastating impact of the recent floods on farmers in Co Galway.

PORTMARNOCK has been voted Ireland’s premier golf course by Irish Golf Digest magazine.

RIVERS and canals could have an important role to play in the country’s transport system, north and south.

OPTIMISM is high a successful season for professional golf in this country will be maintained, in the €150,000 Challenge of Ireland tournament, starting over the picturesque Christy O’Connor Junior-designed Glasson course near Athlone this morning.

THE celebrations have been put on ice by the Challenge Tour’s newest champion Michael McGeady, who this week returns to his homeland to compete in the Challenge of Ireland at the picturesque Glasson Golf & Country Club, Athlone on Thursday.

JUSTIN KEHOE couldn’t be blamed if he hardly knew where he stood these days.

A terrified family were recovering today after they were held hostage overnight as part of a post office heist.

The news that Jack Nicklaus is set to design his second course in Ireland — on the grounds of the Killeen Castle in Co Meath — has renewed the debate on just how many more new multi-million euro complexes this country can take.