Ski season kicks off in earnest this month and Catherine Murphy has selected a range of options to suit all tastes and budgets.

A team of geologists has been tracking a shrinking glacier on the Monte Rosa mountain on the border between Italy and Switzerland.

Irish families living in Italy have offered their help to the family of the latest victim of a climbing accident on the Alps.

Heavy storms hit parts of Europe, killing six and injuring scores of people and damaging houses, according to reports today.