Ireland is the last stand for rare coastal machair habitats in the EU – but it’s failing
Funding nature restoration looks like an easy line to leave blank in the budget. That would be an expensive mistake
Connemara
Does Ireland have the will to undo the disaster of plantation forestry?
Plans to remove commercial plantation around native forest have stalled for years
Hecht off – Frank McNally on the testing testimony of a brilliant newspaper man
New York-born journalist and author set bar rather high for those who followed
Connemara’s Killary Fjord named as top global travel destination by Lonely Planet
The inland waterway sits between some of Connacht’s tallest mountains
Scottish singer Eddi Reader finds Irish tour ‘healing’ weeks after death of husband
Fairground Attraction frontwoman visits Connemara ancestral home of late partner and songwriter John Douglas to scatter his ashes
Irish in Hong Kong: ‘I don’t feel at home anywhere: that idea is becoming less important’
Emergency shelter design: ‘We have a housing crisis, but we also have a lot of vacant office space’
Books in brief: The Princess of Connemara, The Judges of Ireland 1866-1921 and Alone in Japan: A Journey to the Future
New books from Alan Esslemont, Daire Hogan and Tom Feiling
Aleana Egan: A Maritime Child review – Powerful sculptural forms in an evocative setting
Visual art: Artist’s work at the Interface exhibition site in Connemara ultimately leaves the viewer wanting more
Two Connemara ponies to spend summer at Áras an Uachtaráin
Mare named Ruby and her foal Peaceful Pippa will welcome visitors and international dignitaries
Thirty-seven Irish film locations to visit, from Gene Wilder’s Dublin to Sean Connery’s Wicklow
The Ireland behind the movies, including Stanley Kubrick’s country estates and Steven Spielberg’s Wexford beach
Businesses at An Sraith Salach in Connemara destroyed by fire
‘Plenty of resolve’ among family owners to rebuild treasured local premises, says councillor
Thatch cottage restored by Italian architect owner in Spiddal
Darby’s Cottage sits on 2.12 acres surrounded by mature gardens, offering privacy, fresh sea air and views across Galway Bay
Dorothy Cross: ‘The beautiful is always bizarre ... It is never about trying to shock’
The artist’s best-known work had a lasting impact. The cabinet of curiosities that is her studio offers an insight into the master behind it
Idyllic escapes: Make every day a holiday at these countryside homes to buy
Now on the market: a two-bed overlooking Toe Head Bay in west Cork, a cabin on Lough Derg, a crannóg in the Gaeltacht and more
TV guide: 10 of the best new shows to watch, starting tonight
May 31st-June 4th highlights, including The Mother of All Cons, Wild Conamara, The Vardys and Tip Toe
The Galway West byelection candidate offering a ‘Galway first’ platform
Cubbard has built his reputation on getting things done in the city’s Westside community and now wants to expand his appeal
Council takes Galway developer to court over Barna housing scheme
Company linked to Gerry Barrett failed to comply with order to lodge €1m bond, according to summons
How brilliantly cheeky of RTÉ to essentially launch their version of Who Do You Think You Are?
Review: The programme brings a satisfyingly human touch to our understanding of the 1926 census, showing the complicated lives behind the raw facts and figures
Kylemore Abbey ‘honours legacy’ of estate labourers with restored bothy and tool shed
Benedictine nuns help to reclaim history of Connemara site built in ‘country still reeling’ from Famine
Grace O’Malley-Kumar, killed in Nottingham attacks, ‘was too good to be true’, say parents
Teenage Irish citizen from prominent medical family was killed in the Nottingham attacks but had lived a joyous life, her parents recall
State’s failure to provide homes for Irish speakers ‘threatening future of language’
Young adults cannot remain in Gaeltacht areas because of high prices, holiday homes and planning rules, Oireachtas committee told
‘The only way we could keep the house in family ownership was to make it pay for itself’
Robert Jocelyn, the 10th Earl of Roden, and his wife, writer Ann Henning Jocelyn, are throwing open the doors of their historic literary-linked Connemara property for short-term lets
Books in brief: André Aciman a master of emotion dissected by well-dressed, well-read people
Stowaways by André Aciman; The Connemara Sea-Trout Fisheries by Paddy Gargan; Keshed by Stu Hennigan
From a Leitrim pub to a Connemara caramel square: Ireland’s favourite food destinations, as chosen by readers
We asked you to tell us about your favourite foodie experiences around the country and you did not disappoint
‘We don’t have a plan’: Invasive species take hold as action lags legislation
Sitka spruce, sika deer and common garden plants are all invasive species with potential to cause harm to native varieties
With Catherine Connolly in the Áras, who will prevail in wide-open Galway byelection?
Whether the left can see a candidate home will define the race and possibly the future of Irish politics
Storm Éowyn one year on: ‘It took away the last few things my son enjoyed ... his world really narrowed’
People who were affected by the storm are already dreading the next big weather event
‘Santa was running around trying to put the flames out’: Fire at heritage Connemara railway signal cabin
Fundraising campaign set up to help project rebuild ‘pride and joy’ attraction at Maam Cross station site in Galway
Recipe challenge: Can you make potted crab like it comes from the Aran Islands?
Diarmuid Ó Mathúna is the founder of POTA Café in Baile na hAbhann in Connemara and this is his signature dish
The Séance of Blake Manor: Irish-made game getting rave reviews has Irishness in its DNA
Spooky Doorway’s mystery game is a cross between Cluedo and a Martin McDonagh play - perfect for dark evenings
Irish restaurants and soaring costs: ‘Two years ago, my dinner menu was €49, now it’s €69’
Diners may baulk at smaller portions, slimmer menus and higher bills, but owners have little choice
From France to Ireland: ‘I called my parents after two weeks and said I’m not coming back’
French musician Léna Descottes lives on Inishboffin. When she learned about an early childhood road trip, her grá for Irish trad made sense
A Feast of Festy: A new lease of life for a colourful Irish name
Festus, from the Latin for ‘joyful’, is a popular boy’s name in Nigeria
Transforming a traditional whitewashed cottage by the sea in Connemara
New meets old on the shores of the Atlantic, where these homeowners have added a modern pavilion to their traditional cottage to showcase the dramatic sea views
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