The go-ahead by Kerry County Council for a rooftop terrace cafe near Ladies’ View on the Ring of Kerry, one of the most visited spots overlooking the lakes of Killarney, has been appealed by the National Roads Authority which has expressed “serious concern” at the decision.

Plans to develop walking and cycling routes in the South-West could run into obstacles unless landowners’ rights are respected, it has been warned.

It stands out like the proverbial green field on the mountain, to be admired for miles around.

A man and a woman were rescued from a dry river bed at the narrowest point of the Gap of Dunloe after they appear to have been blown off their motorbike by a powerful gust of wind as they drove through the tourist route at the weekend.

An Bord Pleanála has granted planning permission to Vodafone to retain two masts at Moll’s Gap, a well-known viewing area and stop-off point between Killarney and Kenmare.

A Japanese man in his late 20s died after falling from a high ridge in the MacGillycuddy’s Reeks on Saturday.

ONE of the country’s oldest voluntary mountain search and rescue teams has recorded its busiest ever summer so far, with almost 1,000 hours logged over a seven-week period.

TWO footbridges providing access to Ireland’s highest mountain Carrauntoohil, along with a car park for hillwalkers, were officially opened yesterday in the MacGillycuddy’s Reeks.

Donal Hickey on a photographic exploration of Ireland’s high places.

Up to 20,000 Harley-Davidson bikers will take to the roads of Kerry today in one of the biggest cavalcades of its kind seen in Ireland.

A hiker has died following a mountain fall in the MacGillycuddy’s Reeks, near Killarney, this afternoon.