‘The poor fellow needs a rest’: Sympathy in Biden’s ancestral home for ailing president
Locals in Ballina, Co Mayo, say the US president’s decision to step aside from the race for the White House was ‘sad but inevitable’
Fewer than 25% of people who drown have been swimming when they got into difficulty
New research from Water Safety Ireland reveals more than half of accidental drownings were preceded by land-based activities such as walking or angling
Chris O’Dowd lauds ‘head-the-balls masquerading as creative types’ as he opens Boyle Arts Festival
Mini galleries in Co Roscommon town’s shop windows will see Bridge Street appear ‘like the Louvre’ for duration of event, actor says
‘The pubs are quiet, the jetties are quiet’: Fee increase blamed for Shannon’s declining boat numbers
Shannon Lakes & Rivers Group says new bylaws will drive boat owners off the river, with drastic consequences for small businesses
Member of Sligo mountain rescue team dies in fall on Ben Bulben
Father of three was hiking with a friend when he fell on Tuesday night
How farmers are embracing environment restoration: ‘I kind of live for the corncrake’
Thousands of people and several communities throughout the country are already involved in a range of EU-funded restoration programmes
‘It is a very beautiful place’: Ukrainians in Leitrim glad to stay in county after hotel move
Nearly 200 refugees given just two weeks’ notice to leave Lough Allen hotel in Drumshanbo and find alternative accommodation
‘We’re the grumpy twins of the veg scene’: Comedian Kevin McAleer’s adult children turn to organic farming
Twins Josiah and Louis and sister Florence have been operating Fréamh Farm since March – despite their father’s adivce to pursue anything except farming
‘You don’t know what the water is like’: What are the risks facing Irish holiday swimmers abroad?
From Spain to Portugal, Greece and France, some 51 Irish people have died while swimming abroad since 2019, including six so far this year
‘One lady jumped clear. The other lady didn’t’: Sligo inquest hears train driver’s recollection of fatal incident
Coroner records narrative verdict in relation to death of Jessica McLoughlin (40), of Rusheen Ard, Caltragh, on tracks near Ballisodare last June
‘Significant number’ of centres housing Ukrainians will close under 90-day policy
Recent changes to provision for Temporary Protection beneficiaries prompt plan to ‘rationalise’
‘The rug has been pulled’: Ukrainians in Drumshanbo scramble for accommodation after notice to vacate
For those who have settled, work and study in the town, leaving Lough Allen hotel has been a heavy blow
‘It is about power and control’ - scale of Baby Reindeer-type stalking in Ireland stuns researchers
Advances in technology mean stalking has become much more sophisticated than ‘just someone hiding in the bushes outside your door’
‘It is like a pilgrimage’: Salmon fishing continues on the Moy amid work to restore dramatic fall in numbers
Rod fishing for salmon on the Moy has been an economic mainstay for Ballina but catch numbers have been falling for decades and have declined steeply in recent years
‘I have women in their 60s and 70s watching TikTok fads’: Skin doctors warn over damaging beauty trends
‘Sunscreen contouring’, ‘freckling’ and DIY chemical peels are among the concerning trends people are absorbing online