There’s a long-running tradition of local, summer festivals in Achill. Dooagh Day, down the western end of the island, has ...

TAKE a look at the Irish island voted one of the world’s best – and it features soaring cliffs, dolphins, basking sharks and ...

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A west coast ferry operator has welcomed the launch of the new TFI Local Link service from Galway to Doolin Pier as a major ...

Grown-up Gaeltacht: ‘The week I spent in Ring - the people I met, the culture - was the best thing I could have done’ ...

Heading to the Gaeltacht as an adult has all the giddiness and none of the awkwardness of being a teenager, meaning you can brush up on your Gaeilge, make friends and have plenty of craic in the ...

He has asked the Minister for Education to begin exploring how to change young people's attitudes to the Irish language by incorporating a mandatory course into the curriculum.

For this reason the language conditions on such a housing development is paramount in preserving the Gaeltacht and for the growth of the language.

If you haven't heard, Donegal airport has recently been awarded the most scenic airport landing in the world. The airport, situated in the county's Gaeltacht area is only the beginning of what the ...

The west Kerry Gaeltacht has produced two of the game's greatest ever wing backs, but another will go into Sunday's All-Ireland final in the form of his life. Brian O Beaglaoich will hope that no ...

Every year I embark on a pilgrimage to Achill Island in a bid to see the basking shark. And each year I fail. I have rowed a heavy currach miles out from beautiful Keem Bay (where much of the ...

Keem Beach, Achill Island, County Mayo. Getty Images Keem Beach in Co Mayo has once again made the cut for global travel site Big 7 Travel's annual list of The 50 Best Beaches in the World.