CARLINGFORD, Co Louth, is a small and particularly beautiful village situated in the extreme north-east corner of our little Republic — the very place, in fact, where you can see the Mountains of Mourne sweep down to the sea.

Bap Kennedy talks to Gerry Quinn about the changing course of his music and the thrill of working with Mark Knopfler

A PSNI air crew who escaped major injury when their helicopter flipped upside down on landing are lucky to be alive, a senior officer said tonight.

One of the men killed in a helicopter crash in the North was a personal friend of Prince Charles', a spokesperson from his official residence at Clarence House confirmed.

Police will today confirm the number of people killed in a helicopter crash in the North with several feared dead in the tragedy.

THE great world spins towards another All-Ireland Sunday. Around the world – for an hour or two at least – Irish feet will not make footprints on the fine sands of southeast Asia’s beaches.

SEVEN Irish courses, led by Royal Co Down, have been included in the world’s top 100 in the acclaimed Golf Magazine.

IT’S like picking your best GAA 15 – or your top football formation – it’s more a case of who to leave out rather than who to choose. So Charlie Mulqueen knew he was entering dangerous waters when it came to selecting the country’s 10 top links.

“IF you’re Irish come into the parlour

Northern Ireland could be sitting on a goldmine, geologists revealed today.

Children were accused today of deliberately starting a forest fire in a forest park.

Northern Ireland’s Peace Maze won two accolades today when it was officially recognised as being both the longest and largest maze in the world.

If you want proof that the cinema in Ireland is on the up and up just take a look at the famous Co Down seaside resort of Newcastle, at the foot of the Mountains of Mourne.