Place: Twelve Bens

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

Striding across the summit ridge of Slieve Carr, County Mayo, the most remote mountain in Ireland. Picture: Gareth McCormack

travel

Staycations 2020: Create your own memories with the glories of Connacht

Connacht, perhaps more than anywhere else on our island, is the quintessential Ireland of postcards and tourist brochures.

general

Ageing with attitude: How Lesley is blazing a new trail in life

She was enjoying her job as a management consultant but a change in career has Lesley Emin feeling as high as the tallest peaks in the west, she tells Lorna Siggins.

home and gardens

Wish List: Some art and affordable buys for Christmas

The season beckons and Faith Ryan is warming up to art and affordable buys. 

travel

Weekend break: Ballynahinch Castle, Connemara

general

6 ways to have fun for all the family this mid-term ...

travel

Connemara: the best of the west

Memories are made of this

Nostalgia is a great thing.

Fri, 29 Jun, 2012

House in the frame

ARTISTS love Connemara scenery. They’ve been depicting it for decades and its scenery still has strong hints of the west of Ireland landscape and cottages that inspired Paul Henry about a century ago.

Sat, 21 Aug, 2010

Woman dies after falling from cliff on West Cork island

A WOMAN in her 60s died yesterday after she fell from a cliff while walking on an island in West Cork.

Mon, 15 Mar, 2010

A G-whizz factor with view to boot

THE view is the star at this roadside, Roundstone, Co Galway property.

Sat, 03 May, 2008

Guide book hits out at our lack of eco-awareness

IRELAND’S 40 shades of green does not include the all-important “eco-green” and that is severely tarnishing its reputation with tourists according to travel bible, the Lonely Planet.

Tue, 22 Jan, 2008