Thirty years ago, a Nenagh local called Paddy Mackey, who spent his younger years on Lough Derg at a time when the word “pollution” was rarely spoken, was cruising along the lake near Dromineer when ...

The Irish Times is on the hunt for The Best Place to Go Wild in Ireland, asking members of the public to nominate their favourite spots to experience nature. Dubliner Eoin O’Hagan has written to us ...