They first connected through the social media site, Bebo, and 14 years later Susan Buckley and Danny McCarthy tied the knot.

Warning signs about toxic algal scum have been erected on the shoreline of a lake in recent weeks after the death of a dog from suspected poisoning in the Deenagh River

Signs warning of algal scum and a danger to dogs are once again being erected along the shores of Lough Leane, Killarney’s biggest lake and the jewel in the crown of its tourist industry in the Killarney National Park.

So Cork is to get its own Luas? Great idea for sure, but hang on.

Golfing on our national holiday is becoming more and more of a tradition, writes Kevin Markham. And there are plenty of innovative options this year.

Kerry County Council is to erect warning signs, because blue-green algae has appeared over the past number of days in Killarney’s largest lake, Lough Lein.

The third county in the best-18-hole listing is the exceptional Co Kerry. With 15 courses — three of which are regularly listed among the world’s best — Kerry is spoilt for choice. So much so that, in this elite company, several of the smaller clubs don’t get a look in. Which is why a silver medal 18 holes are also provided. Measurements are as the clubs provided them.

A month ago today, Ophelia made landfall across Ireland. Kevin Markham investigates the aftermath for golf clubs and courses.

An investigation into how a boat ferrying tourists on a Killarney lake capsized, throwing all on board into the water, has concluded that the voyage from Ross Castle to the Gap of Dunloe was carried out in unsuitable weather conditions and the skipper made no attempt to contact the emergency services.

Our coastal islands possess fascinating stories but the almost countless islands on Irish lakes have their fair share of stories too: an abandoned hippy colony on Roeillaun in Lough Corrib Co Galway; a round tower sacked by the Vikings on Devenish Island, Co Fermanagh. 

A bitter row over a disputed right of way near the Lakes of Killarney is set to erupt again after An Bord Pleanála ruled that a gate erected to block public access to the lakeshore is not exempt from planning permission requirements.

Killarney National Park has maintained its status as a Unesco world biosphere reserve. However, plans to extend the area of reserve five-fold have been delayed.

Three American tourists were thrown from their horse-drawn carriage on a tour of the Lakes of Killarney which saw their carriage teeter over the edge of a cliff.

Tourists and locals were “frustrated” at the lack of progress on a western access road to Killarney National Park, the town’s mayor has said.

Nature lovers will be taken out in a boat at Killarney National Park this weekend in the hope of viewing two of the park’s most prized possessions, white-tailed sea eagle chicks.

‘Blondes or brunettes?’ It’s not something you get asked every day at a golf course, especially by the general manager, but Mike Corry’s question referred to links and parklands, not the fairer sex.

A farm family had no choice but to defend proceedings against a 123-year-old rowing club, some of whose members had “aggressively pursued” a claim for a right of way through the lands, a judge said yesterday.

Do not drink, fish in or paddle in water in the biggest of the Killarney lakes, Lough Leane, the council has warned after the emergence of algal scum at a number of locations.

Dublin aside, there are more hotel and B&B beds in Killarney than in any other Irish town. It more than deserves its tourism status, says Tony Clayton-Lea.

The Department of Arts, Heritage, and the Gaeltacht is, reportedly, understood to be taking a legal route to have public access to a section of Killarney National Park restored.

Stunning views over the lakes of Killarney are one of the stand out features of this award-winning hotel and spa, Mark Twomey makes the most of a break in Aghadoe.

One of the country’s landmark castles, visited by tens of thousands of tourists, has made the cover of a prestigious travel magazine with millions of readers.

There are lots of reasons to go to a spa.

The deadline for submissions to Kerry County council on a proposal by the National Parks and Wildlife Service for a roadway and car park to allow greater access into one of the most sensitive and highly protected areas of the Killarney National Park has been pushed out until Monday.

A short-term solution to resolving problems arising from a shortage of burial plots in Killarney, Co Kerry, has been announced by Kerry County Council.

THE aspen is, in my opinion, one of our most attractive native trees.

A number of objections have been lodged to a proposal by the National Parks and Wildlife Service to “allow full public access” to the ancient oak woods and rarely glimpsed cascade at the western edge of Killarney National Park.

THE fact that our lakes and rivers still contain many biological surprises was emphasised recently when it was announced that freshwater jellyfish had been discovered in Lough Derg and Lough Erne.

TOMIES WOOD WALK, KILLARNEY

Irish Water Safety (IWS) has called for compulsory aquatic training for primary school children as part of a long-term strategy to prevent future drowning tragedies.

Swimmers are being urged to only swim in beaches that are supervised by lifeguards.

Irish Water Safety say the past week has arguably been one of the most tragic - with eight drownings recorded since the heatwave first began.

The body of a swimmer has been recovered this evening from Lough Leane in Killarney.

A new walking trail, which will pass through some of Killarney’s most famous scenic attractions has been given the green light.

This stylish home in Aghadoe, outside Killarney, is finished to a five-star standard with space aplenty, sympathetic landscaping — and a National Park on the doorstep, writes Tommy Barker.

THE solstice is a time to take stock and make new resolutions.

KILLARNEY Golf & Fishing Club officials are keeping their fingers’ crossed that the Irish Open will return to the shores of Lough Leane for a third year in a row in 2012.

Australian left-hander Richard Green led the Irish Open on his own when he sank a four-foot birdie putt on the second hole of his final round at Killarney today.

IT promises to be an exciting moving day today at the Irish Open presented by Discover Ireland as Marcel Siem takes a one-stroke lead into the third round with 24 players within five shots of him.

There will be no Darren Clarke or Padraig Harrington for the expected huge crowds to cheer on in the last two rounds of the Irish Open in Killarney, but Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell plan to fill the void.

There will be no Darren Clarke or Padraig Harrington for the expected huge crowds to cheer on in the last two rounds of the Irish Open in Killarney, but Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell plan to fill the void.