Wilderness is something Minister for Rural and Community Development Michael Ring knows a bit about after 23 years in politics. However, the relatively new front bench member was keen to extol the ...

The walks offer families a simple way to get outdoors, stay active and make the most of the summer months ...

Mayo has been classified as one of the western world’s top star-gazing spots by the International Dark-Sky Association. Ballycroy National Park and the adjacent Nephin Mountain range have been granted ...

I’m standing in the most remote lands of Ireland. Heathers are windswept, skylarks are flitting in the gusts and ewes are grazing the boglands — purely indifferent to the drama of their surrounds.

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WITH long nights coming in, more people might look up at the stars. Two parts of Ireland, in Co Kerry and Co Mayo, now have official designation as dark sky reserves and are being marketed to ...

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Achill Island is just 26 kilometres from Ballycroy National Park, but seems like a different world altogether. It is the largest island off the coast of Ireland and is connected to the mainland by a s ...