Well, of course, we did have bears, but not on Bere Island. The island is named after the peninsula and is derived from the Spanish princess Bera who was married to the first king of Munster, Eogan More.

Trish Dromey finds a TV ‘Dragons’ Den’ judge has run the rule over this big Inishmore island beach home.

Three men were rescued last night after a currach was reported missing off the Aran Islands.

A leading global travel guide has named Kerry as the second best destination in Europe for family holidays, trailing Kent in England.

What beautiful country!

People have started digging in after the first publicly developed allotment scheme in Cork was officially opened at the weekend.

NEVER mind the showbands — here’s Tommy Tiernan.

Historians are dusting down their maps of West Cork for an Antiques Roadshow-style road trip that they hope will unearth historical gems.

Two main players in the EU Fiscal Treaty campaign claimed they have scraped a win in the referendum despite being on opposite sides.

Islanders off the north west coast of Ireland will be the first people to vote on the EU Fiscal Treaty referendum today, four days ahead of the rest of the county.

“MARY must be seen on the move.” This was one of the key pieces of advice in a document of planning for Mary Robinson’s presidential campaign 21 years ago.

An elderly woman despondent about the state of the country has returned to the island she lived on for 56 years to cast her vote.

ALMOST 1,000 people will this morning have the opportunity to strike the first blows of the 2011 General Election as islanders off the Donegal and Mayo coasts go to the polls.

A man in his 20s is fighting for his life in hospital following a double stabbing in Cork last night.

ARCHAEOLOGISTS believe they have discovered what may have been Cork’s ancient capital, built 3,200 years ago at a time when Rameses III was pharaoh of Egypt.

A man is due in court in Galway tomorrow to face charges of assaulting a garda on the Aran Islands in the early hours of this morning.

A GROUP of 24 Irish fishermen are taking the European Commission to court this week over the refusal by Brussels to grant increased tonnage to trawler owners who carried out safety improvements to their vessels.