Lough Derg is renowned among the faithful for its physically grueling but spiritually uplifting three-day pilgrimage.

I recently kayaked to Holy Island on Lough Derg to visit Edna O’Brien’s grave ... and thanked her for her bravery’ ...

The victims of a worker at the Lough Derg pilgrimage site who committed a range of sexual assault offences at the famous ...

Three people were rescued from the water in Lough Derg yesterday afternoon. The organic truth this week for you hardy band of faithful readers is that I’ve at last decided to discard a lifelong ...

While white-tailed eagles don’t often die from poisoning, a ‘disturbing’ increase in poisonings has been observed over the ...

Local Notes: Cathal Kelly wins the Katrina Armstrong Award at Scoil Muire agus Padraig, Swinford, annual awards ceremony.

A new bridge over the River Shannon, which connects Killaloe in Co Clare and Ballina in Co Tipperary, has been officially opened by Minister for Transport Darragh O'Brien.

A beach in Clare has regained the Blue Flag status it lost in 2023, becoming one of nine beaches in the county to receive the ...

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The recently refurbished Abbey Court Hotel in Nenagh provided the perfect setting for a vibrant and well-attended Destination ...

Ireland's most famous pilgrimage sites provide ... An island retreat located on Station Island in Lough Derg, County Donegal, this pilgrimage site is home to St. Patrick’s Purgatory, the site ...