Michael Lambert, born in 1907, lived his whole life in Castlerea, Co Roscommon

Some challenging and rewarding walks around some of Ireland's most beautiful countryside

Enjoy the eye-watering whiteness of a frosty morning or the mystery of a solstice night walk

Winter can be a most rewarding time among the hills and you are actually less likely to suffer in your efforts, for this is the season that lifts the burden of abundance and allows our uplands to breathe easily again

Tim Schmalz is hoping the capital can find a home for his controversial statue, an ambition that is especially pertinent after the death of a homeless man near the Dáil

Tucked in between the Nephinbegs and Achill is this beautiful but little visited area

Traditional music in Bantry, Baroque music in Ardee and Crafts & Design at Ballymaloe

The three great sacred sites of Kerry – Mount Brandon, Cnoc na dTobar and Skellig Michíl – are all in sight of one another

Tackle a devotional trail offering a mystical experience

... McGreevy’s in Westport, Co Mayo, which impressed the lickeratti and ran a great campaign

St Swithin

A guide to events including Waterford music week and hiking up Croagh Patrick

Activities in Mayo, Sligo and Monaghan make it into Lonely Planet’s newest guide

Niamh O’Malley has taken on an ambitious project that amounts to five exhibitions of her recent work in venues across Co Mayo

Crashed car removed from scene as locals leave flowers in tribute to dead boys

Some 20,000 pilgrims ascend Ireland’s ‘holiest’ mountain in annual Reek Sunday pilgrimage

High in the clouds in Co Mayo, exploring the river banks and mountain passes on the Western Way