Fota Arboretum and Garinish Island are among the dozens of Irish gardens and parks that have been recognised with International Green Flags.

Take a stroll through Ireland’s majestic gardens with Donal Hickey.

One of the few multi-million euro restoration projects to have gone ahead during the economic downturn has been unveiled to the public with the limited reopening of Killarney House and Gardens, yesterday.

A multi-storey car park is being considered to stem traffic and parking problems in a major tourist town.