A castle estate in Co Offaly is hoping to plant 2,000 redwoods to help preserve the giants which are threatened by climate change.

By this point in the year the days are getting longer, the nights are getting brighter, and the temperatures are edging into the double figures (just about).

Noel Baker chills out a luxurious bolthole in the foothill of the Sugar Loaf, surrounded by some of the country’s most beautiful scenery. Life can be so sweet...

An American photographer based in Vermont, USA has published a book featuring images of the Irish landscape to raise funds for survivors of the Boston Marathon bombing. 

Powerscourt Golf Club manager Bernard Gibbons is growing accustomed to dress suits, victory speeches and gala events.

One of the biggest hotels in the country has been assigned an interim examiner, after amassing debts to Nama of €47m.

An interim examiner has been appointed to the five-star Ritz Carlton Hotel in the Powerscourt Estate in Co Wicklow.

The Quinns of Cavan/Fermanagh may not like the comparisons drawn between themselves and the fictional Ewings of Dallas.

ONLINE viewers can now get a bird’s eye view of the flamingos at Fota Wildlife Park and take a virtual tour of Dublin Zoo.

THE funeral of Dr Michael Slazenger who died along with a friend following a plane crash in Wicklow is expected to take place on Thursday.

THE funeral of Dr Michael Slazenger who died along with a friend following a plane crash in Wicklow is expected to take place on Thursday.

A retired anaesthetist whose family founded the Slazenger sports brand died today after a plane crash in which another man was also killed, gardaí said.

A retired anaesthetist whose family founded the Slazenger sports brand was fighting for his life today after a plane crash which left another man dead.

The owner of the Powerscourt estate in Wicklow is in a critical condition in hospital following a plane crash yesterday in which another man died.

One man was killed and another seriously injured when a light aircraft crashed in Co Wicklow today, gardaí said.

TWO out of every five Irish families visit a forest each year and it’s a fair bet that May is among the most popular months for such visitation. Many people regard May as the most beautiful month of the year, a time when nature is renewed and in full bloom.

THE luxury Ritz Carlton group is to open a hotel in Ireland for the first time next year.

A MAN killed in an accident in Waterford on Monday night has been named as Michael Kenny, Earlscourt, Waterford and formerly of Carrigeen.