Connemara

The distinctive actor and performer, currently on television in The Tourist, resists convention in both her work and personal life

Micheál Martin rejects suggestion attack was prompted by Government policy on immigration

Community suspicion creates obstacle to wind turbine construction: ‘It is putting profit and market before community and the environment’

Regional stories that add to the rich tapestry of life on the island — the Dublin North Bay Area, Guarding the Wild Atlantic and more

When Scoil Cholmáin’s pupil numbers fell to just nine, it put the island school’s future at risk. The arrival of young refugees changed all that

Matt Corbett’s winter haul is already stacked in the big shed adjoining the house, which was built in 1972. Turf has been the family’s main source of fuel since then

A German businessman has embraced the landscape and local materials in the construction of a new development in Furbo, Co Galway

This small Co Galway island was once home to 127 people but now hosts daytrippers and wild campers looking for tranquillity and majestic summer sunsets

Equestrian enthusiasts from around the world converged on Clifden for the centenary showcase of the versatile and hardy horse breed

A custom made wood-fired grill and smoker marks the entry to the new restaurant and is connected to the kitchen

The native Galway sheep has a fleece as soft as snow and could become an international knitwear star

With car hire costs proving unaffordable for tourists, Irish holidaymakers still have time to book an idyllic self-catering getaway

Locals and campaigners warn of fast-tracking development and point to alternatives they say can yield the same benefits at a lower environmental cost

Government allocated €25m last year to develop deep-water quay facility at Ros an Mhíl

One price, home and away: The former hideaway for Henry Fonda and the Truman family in Quebec; a village home in Allier; apartments in Alicante and Valais; or a lakeside house in Inverin

Research Lives: Robert Joyce, embedded patient researcher, NUIG Department of Occupational Therapy

Planned facilities in Irish Sea and one off west coast would cut fossil fuel dependency

New rules to bring Ireland closer to energy independence and provide certainty for developers

Interview: Despite successes, 25-year-old TG4 is still stuck in ‘wrong paradigm’, says DG

Carl Dempsey became ill during cycle section of Gaelforce race on Maamturk mountain

With foreign travel almost impossible, Irish holiday homes have become hugely valuable

Foothills of Dublin and Wicklow mountains evoke spirit of famed Irish playwright/poet

Uncertainty still hangs over the Irish summer, but a few hypothetical plans never hurt anyone

September begins where August left off as weather stations record increased rainfall

The Minister says the list is not compiled based on politics, but epidemiological data

Gift shops and information centres still shut as islands, cliffs and Connemara unvisited

StreamAIR provides air quality indications, combined with air pollution risks

Join Roslyn Dee on her 1,000-plus mile road trip with her best pal

Thousands left without power as Met Éireann issues series of wind and rain alerts

There’s staying at home, and then there’s really staying at home

Seen & Heard: Overcharging at PTSB and Ulster Bank, Fitbit’s Irish profits, and the fallout from the collapse of Orla Kiely’s retail empire in the US also make the headlines

Why I made the decision to return to Ireland after 25 years in Canada

Man asked then 15-year-old to give him ‘very short’ miniskirt she wore when he first met her

State policy on protecting coastal communities at odds with reality, manager says

Go, discover, dive into the ham rolls, and leave nothing behind but your footprints

The twice weekly sailings will cut 1,200kms off the road journey for many hauliers currently opting for a land bridge via the UK, says Port of Cork executive

John Shinnors shines in Connemara sale

New Innovator: Connemara Food Ventures products aimed at large food manufacturers

Demonstrators gather for ‘final push’ against the levies as political deadlock continues

Whether you have babies in buggies or want to challenge yourself on the ‘Irish Kilimanjaro’, here are some of the best walks to take around the country