Róisín Ingle on ... boring bucket lists
If bucket lists are annoying by their very nature then a highly aspirational one is even more of a pain.
Sculpture symbolises Westport’s ‘enduring spirit’
Minister says efforts are continuing to keep historic Mayo house out of private hands
Council urged to raise €1.5m to repair Croagh Patrick
Councillor is ‘sick of people paying lip-service’ to conservation of mountain
Repair work to Croagh Patrick to be focus of council meeting
Proposals include use of revenue from car park for conservation of the mountain
Pilgrims persevere in Croagh Patrick climb despite weather alert
Masses on Reek are cancelled for first time in living memory as weather takes untimely toll
Hundreds ignore warnings and attempt Croagh Patrick climb
Annual Reek Sunday pilgrimage cancelled for first time due to treacherous conditions
Berkeley tragedy: Successful ‘Fun Raiser’ for Aoife Beary
‘The more support that we can give them the better,’ US Ambassador Kevin O’Malley
Priest calls for closure of eroded Croagh Patrick peak
Devastation due to 'neglect’ is impact of sports and climbing, says Fr Tony King
Ten steps to taking on the Camino to Santiago de Compostela
The walk to Santiago de Compostela has been on your to-do list forever. Here are 10 steps to get you there
Hitting the St Patrick’s Camino
Two entrepreneurs hope their scenic, self-guided Irish walking trail will lure some of the thousands making the trek to the Camino de Santiago
Go Walk: Birreencorragh, Nephin Beg Range, Co Mayo
Crunching through the snow on a black and white day on Birreencorragh
Ireland’s oldest man dies aged 107
Michael Lambert, born in 1907, lived his whole life in Castlerea, Co Roscommon
Ten great walking weekends
Some challenging and rewarding walks around some of Ireland's most beautiful countryside
Walk in a winter wonderland
Enjoy the eye-watering whiteness of a frosty morning or the mystery of a solstice night walk
Winter walks for Christmas and new year
Winter can be a most rewarding time among the hills and you are actually less likely to suffer in your efforts, for this is the season that lifts the burden of abundance and allows our uplands to breathe easily again
Any room at the inn for Homeless Jesus in Dublin?
Tim Schmalz is hoping the capital can find a home for his controversial statue, an ambition that is especially pertinent after the death of a homeless man near the Dáil
Go Walk: Corraun Peninsula, Co Mayo
Tucked in between the Nephinbegs and Achill is this beautiful but little visited area
What’s on around Ireland this weekend
Traditional music in Bantry, Baroque music in Ardee and Crafts & Design at Ballymaloe
Go Walk: Cnoc na dTobar (Knocknadobar), Co Kerry
The three great sacred sites of Kerry – Mount Brandon, Cnoc na dTobar and Skellig Michíl – are all in sight of one another
And the award for Best 99 is scooped by...
... McGreevy’s in Westport, Co Mayo, which impressed the lickeratti and ran a great campaign
What’s on around Ireland this weekend
A guide to events including Waterford music week and hiking up Croagh Patrick
Three Irish attractions in Lonely Planet’s adventures book
Activities in Mayo, Sligo and Monaghan make it into Lonely Planet’s newest guide
O’Malley takes on Mayo: five galleries, one vision
Niamh O’Malley has taken on an ambitious project that amounts to five exhibitions of her recent work in venues across Co Mayo
'Great tragedy and a huge shock' leaves Westport reeling
Crashed car removed from scene as locals leave flowers in tribute to dead boys
Thousands make Croagh Patrick pilgrimage
Some 20,000 pilgrims ascend Ireland’s ‘holiest’ mountain in annual Reek Sunday pilgrimage
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