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Walk of the week: Kyle Loop, Tinahely, Co Wicklow

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0000

It was shaping up to be a lazy afternoon round Tinahely in the hills of south Wicklow. "Up and on, then," cried Hugh Coogan, farmer and walker, brandishing his hiking staff. "Time to work it all off, eh!"

A day in the life of...Laois

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0000

Story of the day

10 Best: Shamrock shindigs

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0000

National Leprechaun Hunt, Carlingford, Co Louth

Staycations boost for the top attractions

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0000

Tills keep ringing as rise in Irish visitors helps sites, says Tom Prendeville

Weekend away: Adare Manor Villas, Co Limerick

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0000

Let's start with the best bit. By the time the thaw arrived in mid-January, we were all sick of frosty dawns and snowcapped hills.

Falling for five star luxury at the Sheen Falls

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:05:26 +0000

The picturesque Sheen Falls Lodge is set among 300 acres of beautiful woodlands and cascading waterfalls in Kenmare, Co Kerry.

Walk of the Week: Canon Sheehan Loop

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0000

'Glenanaar, the glen of slaughter, is a deep ravine, running directly north and south through a lower spur of the mountains that divide Cork and Limerick.'

A day in the life: South Donegal

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0000

Story of the day

Promotion: Rediscover bustling Belfast this spring

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:30:54 +0000

Belfast is a city bursting with energy. The birthplace of the Titanic has reinvented itself so successfully that it’s now a major tourist destination for visitors from all over the world. Make it a must-see of yours this spring.

Walk of the week: Rossmore Lakes Co Monaghan

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0000

Mist sifted through the Monaghan lanes and hung thick among the redwoods, pines and spruce trees of Rossmore Forest Park. A pair of swans sailed like two white boats on Castle Lake, effortlessly graceful in that unconscious way swans have.

Rossmore Lakes - way to go

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0000

MAP: OS of Ireland 1:50,000 Discovery 28; downloadable map/instructions at discoverireland.ie/walking and coillteoutdoors.ie.

Weekend away: The Maryborough Hotel & Spa, Cork

Sat, 20 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0000

First impressions

Walk of the week: Mount Hillary Loop, Co Cork

Sat, 20 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0000

'Bird life of Mount Hillary: the Golden Eagle," suggests the signboard down in Banteer village. Now that might be a slight economy with the truth. Golden eagles haven't been spotted over north Cork for the past century. But the noble king of the birds does at least still lend its name to the mountain, transliterated as 'Hillary': Cnoc an Fhiolair, or Eagle Mount, pride of the ancient barony of Duhallow.

Mount Hillary Loop, Co Cork - way to go

Sat, 20 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0000

MAP: OS of Ireland 1:50,000 Discovery 80; downloadable map/instructions at discoverireland.ie/walking.