Michael KeeganDolan put an Irish twist on Swan Lake to reclaim a story that existed long before the famous ballet. It comes to Cork for the Safe Harbour festival, writes Alan O’Riordan.

IF you happen to be contemplating a global circumnavigation by yacht, there are not many better places to consider the fascinating journey than Foynes Island, Co Limerick.

North Kerry land will always get plenty of attention from the market place — especially if it consists of good quality grassland.

It would be a crying shame to let the thought of what might happen put an end to the kind of wonderful experiences I enjoyed as a Girl Guide, writes Catherine Shanahan

When the shop in the townland of Bóthar Buí, opposite Carraig Church in west Kerry, closes its doors this evening, there will only be one retail outlet left between Slea Head and the foot of Mount Brandon.

Ceann Sibéal is seeing stars, writes Kevin Markham

Anyone growing up in the rugged splendour of the Dingle Peninsula must surely be moulded and inspired by such surroundings, as the late footballer and native son, Paidí Ó Sé, often opined.

The home of tasty mussels also offers up, tasty views, and a tasty price, says Trish Dromey.

No expense was spared to revitalise this old farmhouse in a picturesque location, says Trish Dromey.    

Des O’Sullivan notices some low estimates on pieces of art by famous Irish artists in Whyte’s online-only auction.

The pilgrim paths of Ireland are once again echoing to pilgrim footfall as a new imitative offers a chance for Irish people and overseas visitors to rediscover their pilgrim inheritance.

Odds-on favourite Up For Review romped to an impressive win in the Grade 2 Dorans Pride Novice Hurdle, rescheduled from Limerick on Tuesday, in Punchestown yesterday.

Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh, aged 85, is living a fuller life than most men a third of his age.

On the 75th anniversary of the internment of German airmen in Ireland, Ryle Dwyer looks back at one of the strangest, most welcoming prison camps of the Second World War

WHEN Kerry won one of the most dour and tactically conservative All-Ireland finals in recent memory, last September, it would have been easiest to have put it down to tradition. Kerry win All-Irelands because that is what Kerry traditionally do. 

A super-sized modern take on the traditional thatch cottage on the Dingle peninsula is a holiday home with a twist, says Trish Dromey.

GALLARUS AND KILMALKEDAR, DINGLE

Phyllis Murray fought a brave uphill battle to beat breast cancer.

It’s more than a year since Donal Walsh died, but his message still resonates, says Donal Hickey.

The 401st King of Killorglin was presented to the press yesterday at a ceremonial unveiling on Rossbeigh Strand.

Problems with signage along the 2,500km Wild Atlantic Way are expected to be resolved in the coming weeks amid complaints that some visitors are being directed off the beaten track in certain scenic areas.

RECENTLY, for the umpteenth time, RTÉ again screened the David Lean epic, Ryan’s Daughter, filmed in the Dingle Peninsula, in 1969/’70.

Lonely in Leitrim or brooding in Bandon? You could consider being single in Dingle, but you might not be for long if a mountain adventure planned for next month succeeds in more ways than one.

Gardening goodies sprout up on Esther N McCarthy’s list this week.

People in a scenic area on the northern side of the Dingle Peninsula, which has received favourable mention in the Lonely Planet tourist guide, are protesting about not being included in the Wild Atlantic Way.

A writer who has walked the country’s ancient pilgrim paths said a West Cork route would deserve the title of the ‘Camino of Ireland’.

Seductive self-catering... in Clare & Kerry

VENTRY/ST COLMAN’S WALK, CO KERRY

GLORIOUS fuchsia, so much part of the landscape of West Cork and Kerry, seems to be growing in greater profusion than ever this year, as anyone travelling those areas can testify.

BAILE na nGall means the foreigners’ town, referring to a 9th century Viking settlement at Smerwick, a Norse name meaning the butter harbour.

Two people are believed to be seriously injured after falling in seperate incidents today.

Two people are believed to be seriously injured after three people fell in seperate incidents in Kerry and on the Aran islands today.

HELEN and Brian Heaton must have been as surprised as anyone when Castlewood House, their 12-bed guesthouse in Dingle, was last week named the sixth best hotel in the world by TripAdvisor.

ON the first day of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip’s visit to Ireland they had lunch at Áras an Uachtarain, invited by President Mary McAleese as part of a small group that included Michael Ó Muircheartaigh, the GAA commentator.

The voice of the GAA has said he will announce late next week whether he will throw his hat into the ring in the race for the presidency.

A man in his 60s has been airlifted to Kerry General Hospital this evening, having been rescued from near Mount Brandon.

SURROUNDED by grandchildren, some as young as six, legendary sports commentator Micheál O Muircheartaigh yesterday celebrated his 80th birthday by climbing Ireland’s second highest mountain, Mount Brandon (3,123ft) in Kerry.

A rescue operation is underway on Mount Brandon in Co Kerry.

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

A FOUR-DAY search for an 80-year-old man on the Dingle peninsula ended when a body was found on Mount Brandon.

WITH Mount Brandon in the background to the west and the famous Blennerville windmill behind it on the Tralee side, St Brendan’s National School looks like a postcard picture.