That old saw “You can take the man out of the bog but you can’t take the bog out of the man” is a truism of Irish life, maybe of all cultures.

Esther N McCarthy rounds up ten top adventure activities in some of Ireland’s most beautiful locations.

Ireland is rich in treasures inherited from previous generations.

The operators of the M3 Motorway toll generated over €315,000 per week in operating profits last year.

Peacekeepers — The Irish in South Lebanon is on RTÉ One at 9.35pm on Tuesday.

Visitor numbers to national heritage sites rose 11% last year to more than 4.9m.

Twenty years after it hit national headlines, set political and business shock waves and repercussions that saw Ministerial resignations, tribunals and indirectly the demise of a serving Taoiseach, Cork City’s Horgan’s Quay site is back up for grab, openly this time, by tender.

Stammering can make a person’s life hell. Many become more introverted, with their work and social lives being affected enormously. But help is at hand, writes Ellie O’Byrne

A new tourism campaign promoting Ireland’s diverse 5,000-year-old historical heritage could bring 600,000 more visitors to the south and east by 2020 — helping to grow the local economy by almost €1bn.

The operators of one of the most controversial road schemes ever built in the country generated over €370,000 per week in operating profits from the route last year.

A Facebook campaign has been set up to save the ‘fairy trees’ at the ancient Hill of Tara site, which organisers say are being "suffocated with heavy rubbish" by wish-makers.

Living the dream, that’s Ian Reilly from Skryne in the county of Meath. A dog-lover all his days, born and bred into the world of greyhound racing, in February 2002 Ian took a plunge, ventured into the precarious career of full-time trainer.

China’s number one travel blogger is visiting Ireland potentially showcasing the country to tens of millions of tourists in the Far East.

A dawn chorus with a difference will be heard over the Hill of Tara next month, when the mellifluous melodies of waking birds will be replaced by the panting, puffing, thudding, groaning, and possibly squelching, of hundreds of hardy runners.

It was one of the most controversial road schemes ever built — but now the M3 motorway is making tens of millions of euro in profits for its private operator.

A 5,000-year-old standing stone has been vandalised on the Hill of Tara in Co Meath.

Earthquakes and polluted water supplies are blamed on the gas extraction process ‘fracking’ now mooted for Ireland, says Investigative Correspondent Conor Ryan

YOUGHAL, CORK €395,000

ONLY a handful of people ever get to see it in its full splendour but Newgrange still remains the country’s best-loved heritage site.

Heritage is as much about where we’re going as where we’ve come from. So why not spend Heritage Week getting in touch with our past – and having fun in the process?

Author David Monagan moved his family here ten years ago, buoyed by a romanticism that has since dimmed a little says Colette Sheridan.

The Burren in Co Clare has been voted the nation's favourite heritage site.

THE Burren tops the list of our most favourite heritage sites in a survey commissioned to mark National Heritage Week 2010.

SWEDEN’S Maria Hjorth, who included an eagle at the 12th and shot four birdies in a splendid five under par round of 67, is the leader after yesterday’s first round of the AIB Irish Women’s Open Championship at Killeen Castle, Co Meath.

THE “secrets and treasures” of the Hill of Tara are set to be revealed following the most extensive survey of the area in recent years.

THE award-winning writer Colm Tóibín has condemned the construction of the M3 motorway, which opened yesterday.

Irish writer Colm Toibin has condemned the construction of the controversial M3 motorway which opened today.

The controversial M3 motorway through county Meath opens today - potentially cutting journeys between Cavan and Dublin by an hour.

FOLLOWING two wonderful weekends of Grand National activity in Aintree and Fairyhouse, is the Minister for Environment and Heritage, John Gormley, aware that the Irish Grand National was originally the Ward Union Hunt Steeplechase?

CONSERVATIONISTS have hit out at Green Party leader John Gormley after his department included the Hill of Tara on a shortlist of seven sites put forward for world heritage status.

IN a time of huge economic crisis, it’s somewhat bemusing to note that the NRA are beavering away on plans for an outer orbital ring road to join up Drogheda, Navan, Kells, Kilcock and Naas.

ON most journeys a green light signals forward momentum – for this government it usually just means another U-turn by John Gormley and Co.

Environment Minister John Gormley has denied accusations that he has abandoned his promise to include the Hill of Tara on Ireland's list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

SINCE the emperor bought new clothes, few have been so stark in their political self-delusion as the Green Party this week in their insistence that the relevance of their agenda, to save the world, will help save them from their near brush with death in last week’s elections.

LIAR! Liar! The election finally caught fire.

America’s influential Smithsonian Institute has included the Hill of Tara in a list of must-see endangered sites, it was revealed today.

ACTIVISTS will accuse the State’s roads building body today of a staggering €16 billion overspend — more than the spiralling national debt.