Whether you have babies in buggies or want to challenge yourself on the ‘Irish Kilimanjaro’, here are some of the best walks to take around the country

Priest says actor Frank Kelly struggled with conscience over Fr Jack role in Fr Ted show

A sideways look at the election campaign

High Court told Independent TD misappropriated some €372,000 from his own firm in 2002

Harris may be only about 14, but he has performed with a maturity on difficult issues

Studies show that swearing eases pain, is cathartic, helps bonding and lets off destructive steam... but beware of overuse, lest you lessen the effect

A tight budget lead to a handcrafted wedding with help from friends and family

The nature-loving royal visitor was in a very special place, and he knew it

Group organising protest describes ‘Hungry’ series as ‘tasteless and offensive’

Bishop of Elphin wonders what Enda Kenny was thinking attending a gay bar

New poetry trail in Letterfrack acknowledges history of former industrial school

Redemptorists also call on Archbishop, papal nuncio and Brendan O’Carroll to follow suit

Set up by the church to help emigrants, the centre soon had a broader remit

Graham Linehan’s much-hyped new comedy gets off to a bad start, but Gabriel Byrne’s ‘Quirke’ redeems itself in the end

Two Assembly member judges withdraw because of size restrictions on entrants

Documentaries on boys’ schools and a cookery school, and an examination of a former taoiseach

Deirdre Purcell - Writer

Nice to see Bertie Ahern and John Bruton are still making some money from the Celtic Tiger and the peace dividend