Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) has called for a crackdown on fish farms after farmed salmon escaped into five river systems in the west of Ireland.

Scores of farmed salmon have been caught in five renowned rivers despite producers not reporting any escapes, fisheries chiefs have revealed.

A disqualified driver who was “two and a half times over the limit” when he crashed an uninsured, unroadworthy, and overloaded car, has moved to appeal his 10-year prison sentence for dangerous driving causing death.

A teenager drowned when the speeding, overcrowded car in which he had been a front-seat passenger lost control and ended up in a waterlogged drain.

WE set off north, up MacCurtain Hill, passing the garda station on our right.

Martin Claffey enjoys a walking break in the stunning surrounds of Connemara.

First-time author Lydia Little has just launched the first of a new series of books based on the adventures of a schoolgirl in a gothic-style castle boarding school with a mysterious past set in enchanting countryside.

We view a selection of trading up homes from around the country.

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Macroom TroutAnglers’ Alistair Earley was top rod in the Juvenile Lake Interprovincial trout fly angling competition fished at Lough Lein, Killarney.

THE new year storm which lashed the country last week brought down a 150-year-old tree in Connemara which had been planted by the Englishman who built Kylemore Abbey.

TWO things are hard to find in Connemara. The first is a reliable weather forecast.

A DISTINCTIVE green An Post van has gone missing on a delivery round in Limerick.

One of Dublin’s best known streets was shut today after a suspected gas explosion at a cafe.

A man has been seriously injured in a car accident in Dublin.

SOME Connemara sheep farmers who applied for farm waste management scheme grants in 2006 didn’t get planning permission for the buildings until September or October, 2008 — less than three months before the deadline to have all construction and grant applications completed.

Gardaí have renewed their appeal for information about a teenager missing from his home in Kylemore, Co. Galway.

Gardaí in Co Galway are appealing for help in tracing a 16-year-old boy who has been missing from his home in Kylemore for nearly two weeks.

A LARGE ongoing development at Kylemore in Castletroy, Limerick, offers houses to suit many budgets and family sizes.

A LIMERICK woman is spending 12 nights sleeping in her car to ensure she is top of the queue for a house in a new estate being built in a city suburb.

A DROP in the number of nuns entering the Benedictine Order has forced the prestigious Kylemore Abbey School in Connemara, Co Galway to announce it will shut its doors.

A drop in the number of nuns entering the Benedictine Order has forced the prestigious Kylemore Abbey School in Connemara, Co Galway to shut its doors.