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Jo Kerrigan enjoys a walk through Ireland’s history and the spectacular scenery of its western seaboard.

For centuries, the Irish have used peat from bogs to fuel the home fires. Stories of families coming together to bring home "the turf", as peat is called in Ireland, evoke idyllic memories of a poorer but simpler life on the land. But now the Irish government, in the name of fighting climate change, conserving habitat and improving air quality, is moving to restrict the use of peat -- and finding that it is not easy.

Staying in Ireland this summer? From outdoor fun to exciting history, here are some fun activities to enjoy across the country on your next trip.

After weeks of reading about drama and delays at the airport, many people are keeping their holiday plans in Ireland this year.

Jo Kerrigan enjoys the natural beauty, rich history and the great amenities that have won global fame for Ireland’s west coast

Exploring beautiful Ballina from the Ice House Exploring beautiful Ballina from the Ice House There is more to Mayo than Croagh Patrick, writes Aisling O’Toole, who discovered a town filled with charm in Ballina. Aisling O’Toole Facebook Comments There is more to Mayo than Croagh Patrick, writes Aisling O’Toole, who discovered a town filled with charm in Ballina. The town of Ballina is often overshadowed by its showier neighbor Westport, after all, it’s expected that...

By D.J. Garrity, Contributor Five thousand years ago, on the windswept edge of Western Europe, near the village of Ballycastle, halfway between Benwee Head and Killala Bay, a community of farmers, cattlemen, crafters of wood and stone, men and women of passionate beliefs were engaged in an organic and spiritual existence alongside the daunting, relentless sea cliffs of North Mayo. The primeval forest of Ireland was slowly and meticulously cleared with polished stone axes, and a quarter million ...

An interpretive centre is planned for north Mayo where the worlds oldest stone age settlement has been discovered. Evidence of how our stone age ancestors lived and worked is being uncovered on a daily basis underneath blanket bog near Ballycastle, where a system of small walled fields is emerging.   Archaeologist Dr Seamus Caulfield from the Céide Fields Project who is in the process of excavating part of the site explains the time scale involved with a sod of turf he has just cut,  The bot...