School’s out for summer – but keeping the kids entertained doesn’t have to cost a fortune, or indeed anything at all, writes Ciara McDonnell.

THE other day, I revisited a bog near the Cork/Kerry border where we used to cut turf to burn at home until about 35 years ago, writes Donal Hickey. 

1. Vintage Fun

Ireland’s best tourism operators have been revealed — and almost half of them are based in Munster.

Athlone has a lot to offer, as Claire O’Sullivan discovered on a recent family trip to Hodson Bay Hotel.