The Royal Canal Greenway, a scenic 80-mile walking and cycling route stretching alongside the historic 225-year-old canal, has officially been launched. The €12 million project co-ordinated by ...

ACHILL ISLAND, Ireland — Instead of asking if I wanted to see the dessert menu, the waiter took a surreptitious look around the restaurant and asked, sotto voce, “Do you want to go to the coziest pub ...

On a quiet country path in the west of Ireland, about a mile outside the charming County Mayo town of Westport, walkers and cyclists pass a strange wayside sculpture. Two crumpled suitcases, cast in ...

As travel to Europe regains its footing, we'll likely be hearing a lot more from individual countries touting the great outdoors. Call it a delayed reaction to the trauma caused by the pandemic, a ...

The award-winning Great Western Greenway is a 43.5km traffic-free route that stretches through some of Ireland’s most beautiful scenery. Beginning in the popular seaside town of Westport, you will ...

The relatively flat Limerick Greenway, built along the former Limerick to Tralee railway line, weaves for 40km through west Limerick’s agricultural landscape. Two years ago Limerick City and County ...

Anyone looking over the Irish tourist videos and glossy brochures can sense the amount of pride being taken in the greenways. Along these traffic-free routes cyclists and walkers can enjoy scenic ...

Minister for Transport Darragh O’Brien, Minister of State Seán Canney and Minister of State Jerry Buttimer have announced €67 ...

Getting off-road really doesn’t have to mean lepping across muddy fields or hiking up hills — there’s always the ‘original’ highways and byways to consider. Transporting bulky and heavy goods by water ...