Bars co-ordinate to ban ‘persistent troublemakers’ in Waterford

CitySafe plan will mean those engaging in anti-social acts face ban from all participating venues

Dublin world’s ‘friendliest’ destination, Twitter users say

Dublin and Ireland feature strongly in most enjoyable city and country to visit

Go walk: Kingdom come, with little effort - Crohane Mountain, Co Kerry

A relaxed walk up Crohane Mountain provides the perfect perch in Co Kerry

‘Orient Express’ company Belmond jumps tracks to Ireland

Firm behind famous luxury train trip teams up with Irish Rail to offer high-end holidays

Television: The libel lawyers must be exhausted from laughing so much

Review: ‘Irish Pictorial Weekly’, ‘Louis Theroux: Not Guilty By Reason of Insanity’, ‘Great Irish Journeys With Martha Kearney’

Martin’s Giro hopes dashed as he slips in team trial

Huge crowds gathered to cheer riders through first stage

Tourism survey shows 62% of Chinese travellers reasonably familiar with Ireland

China’s largest online travel agent, which offers travel services to over 90m members, named Ireland ‘best potential destination’ for 2014

NI parties face £2,500 fine for election posters along Giro route

Voluntary ban backed by threat of legal action

Giro d’Italia officials arrive in Belfast for race planning

Tens of thousands expected to line route North and South for one of cycling’s elite events

Giro d’Italia to attract 40,000 extra visitors to Ireland

World’s second biggest cycle race being used to promote Ireland abroad

O’Brien racehorse training and bloodstock firm books €1.2m profit

Ballydoyle boss had bumper year in 2012

Half of Stirling shortlist is Irish

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A honeymoon in Portugal, exploring Vietnam and room for six in Belfast

Unesco calls halt to golf development near Giant’s Causeway

Work on Bushmills Dunes was due to begin this autumn