Prettier from the carriage than the Ring of Kerry and half the driving the Limerick to Ballybrophy line is late summerʼs forgotten ride 17 August 2026
A Drogheda electrician retrained as a mountain guide in Connemara and now works six months a year — ʼI earn less and I sleepʼ 16 August 2026
Photos of the hills above Glenveagh in late August keep getting mistaken for the Scottish borders and the heather is at its peak now 16 August 2026
A Ballinasloe pair retired at 60 to a hill village in Crete and say the September swimming sealed it 16 August 2026
Aer Lingus has added extra September flights to the Canaries and the shoulder-season week is the one filling first 15 August 2026
A record 71000 people climbed Croagh Patrick last year and the new access route opens this month 15 August 2026