Land giveaways are rare in Ireland. Oliver Moore reports on the thinking behind octogenarian David Rowe’s decision to donate his entire five-acre holding in Co Carlow to a land trust.

SUNWAY are extolling the virtues of a September fly-drive trip to the US rather than in the hotter months of July and August.

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.

A CAMPER was arrested for allegedly starting a 55,000-acre fire that has gobbled swaths of Sequoia National Park and threatened some of the most treasured trees in the American forest system.