WE hear a lot of talk about Ireland’s priceless environment and heritage.

This weekend’s festival at the Hill of Uisneach will celebrate the site’s ancient past, writes Caomhán Keane

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.

The Burren, the Céide Fields and Clonmacnoise are among the sites that Environment Minister John Gormley believes should be on the World Heritage List.

Native American Indian spiritual leaders marked the summer solstice and celebrated World Peace and Prayer Day with a peace pipe ceremony in Ireland.