Mysterious sweathouses were used widely in Ireland until the late 19th century as a cure for every kind of ‘malady of the peasant’. Now sauna culture is making a comeback
One price, home and away: A Tuscan apartment with pool access, a duplex in a French château, a stone house in Spanish hiking country, a plot with three houses on an island on Stockholm’s archipelago, or a cottage on four acres outside Dromahair?
With working from home more common in the wake of Covid-19, more people are living farther from Dublin and other cities
Two of the brothels were in Roscommon town, while there were others in Longford, Carlow, Cavan, Wexford, Kildare and Leitrim
Distiller worked with Bruno Vanzan, a mixologist and TV star in Italy with 800,000 social-media followers, to create spirit
A classic country home in Vienne, a townhouse with saltwater pool in Mallorca, a restored village house in Tuscany, a ski chalet in Appi Kogen or a light-filled three-bed in Carrigallen
The storm felled thousands of trees in the State’s most forested county, leaving thousands of residents without power
A two-bed terrace in an established Dooradoyle estate or a detached country house on 11 acres in Carrigallen?
An unexpected boon of Ireland’s cultural success is that its less well-known locations are suddenly on the tourist trail
Pte Patrick Kelly and Garda recruit Gary Sheehan were shot dead by a Provisional IRA gang 41 years ago
About 100 households in Leitrim without electricity on Friday following Storm Darragh last week
New fiction and memoir by James Roseman, Tom MacDonagh and Seamus O’Rourke includes a book that deserves a place among the classics
The Wexford artist has been feted by the fashion industry, but he’s much happier out of the spotlight, making the art that drives his creativity
One price, home and away: Old cut-stone houses in Limousin and Umbria, rural retreats in Vastra Gotaland and Hunedoara or a lakeside cabin near Ballinamore
Sean Francis McGranaghan (33) described by police as ‘dangerous individual who has never admitted liability for heinous crimes’
Award-winning author and film producer John Connell says he now sees that art is not something reserved just for the city
New figures show lowest fertility rates in urban areas such as Dublin’s inner city
What I do: Colette Langan is a stained-glass artist in Carrick-on-Shannon
Paddy Keenan and Mickey Dunne travelling by horse-drawn wagon to Donegal
Patrick Doran had been taking part in a diving event when he got into difficulty
TUI says transfer is in breach of national agreement with Department of Education because of distance involved
Two homes, one price: An old schoolhouse on the shores of Lough Allen or a four-bed convenient to Limerick city
Recent changes to provision for Temporary Protection beneficiaries prompt plan to ‘rationalise’
For those who have settled, work and study in the town, leaving Lough Allen hotel has been a heavy blow
The weather resembled Leitrim in January. I wondered how I could have been so foolish to think this would all be fun
I took myself to the Camino a few weeks ago but I was focused on walking rather than pilgrimage
These places all come with compelling stories and will entertain the family without stressing the holiday fund
Talking to plants and small birds is entirely sensible in this part of the country
Owner has added a small orchard to her bucolic holding in Gorvagh
You do not need to go far to find somewhere special to get lost in a favourite book
Problems getting taxis in the west of Ireland are putting people off socialising, say business owners, while drivers decry recent rule introductions
Thirty years ago the closures of three big employers inflicted huge trauma on the Leitrim town. But now it is thriving again and, driven by a vibrant food and drink sector, plans are in place for even further growth
Tributes paid to student Cormac Frank Kinsella (21) killed in Galway crash on Monday, with man seriously injured in Leitrim collision
Community suspicion creates obstacle to wind turbine construction: ‘It is putting profit and market before community and the environment’
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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