The An Post Chain Reaction outfit are the men to beat in this weekend’s Suir Valley 3-Day in Clonmel, Tipperary.

Adventure and endurance racing, be it cross-training or mountain runs, are all the rage, says David Young

Ten men, nine counties, five days and more than 600km — all in aid of research into childhood cancer.

CYCLING legend Sean Kelly saddled up yesterday to lead the first leg of a 600km fundraising cycle tour of Munster.

HAVING decided to take the scenic route home after the Cork v Tipperary hurling match in Thurles last Sunday, we travelled through Clogheen by way of the Vee. A perfect day, the views were fabulous, but the litter thrown down below the lay-by was unbelievable.

Gardaí are searching for three men who attacked a uniformed officer in Co Tipperary last night.

Stijn Vandenbergh won Wednesday’s opening stage of the Tour of Ireland after 174km from Kilkenny into Cork.

SEAN KELLY left Cork yesterday on his Tour of Munster stage across the Vee, on to Cashel and to Limerick but he will be back next Wednesday to see how the young guns of world and Irish cycling handle the notorious St Patrick’s Hill climb when the Tour of Ireland hits it at the end of its first stage from Kilkenny.

A LOVELY bit of ground is how Fermoy auctioneer, Micheal Barry, describes a 58-acre farm he’s selling in Clogheen at the moment.

THE world’s leading cyclists contest the five day Tour of Ireland next August.

THE lakes of Killarney, Galway Bay and the hills of Donegal are all well-known landmark destinations - but you can find peaceful locations where life ticks along slowly without a hint of honky tonk.

TULLAGHMEELAN HOUSE was built 200 years ago as the rectory for the Knocklofty Estate, part of the demesne of the Donoughmore estate.

de Batt from Holland has taken over as race leader in the M Donnelly Junior Cycle Tour after a tough second stage, which included the climb up the Vee in Co Tipperary yesterday.

IT could be said, in historical terms, the fall of the Irish ascendancy marked the rise of another ruling class the Catholic church.

A religious community has thrown its weight behind opposition to a planned wind farm in Waterford .