The Office of Public Works has said it is “alarmed” at the “huge increase” in the flying of unregulated drones near national heritage sites.

Although no solar farms have yet been built in the Republic, a handful of projects have been granted planning permission.

With talk of ‘back to school’ in the air it is time to make the most of what remains of the summer.

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.