Politicians weigh in on Michel Sardou’s 1980s Lakes of Connemara after Juliette Armanet calls it ‘odious’ French politicians have interrupted their holidays to wade into a national debate – described ...

The world has no shortage of songs about Galway, with countless artists drawing inspiration from the county's sweeping hills. One track in particular has evolved into something of a dance floor staple ...

A SCENE from a television advertisement extolling the virtues of a holiday in the west of Ireland is being cut, following official complaints about its reference to late-night swims in Connemara lakes ...

Located west of Galway City, in large tracts of Connemara, is Ireland’s second-largest Gaeltacht region. Here the Irish language lives on in songs and stories. Connemara and the Islands offer a wide ...

If you stand at the top of Diamond Hill in Connemara National Park, you can see all the way to the sea; the silvery curves of Ballynakill Harbour, the pointy peak of Tully Mountain, the long, low ...

Jupiter’s Europa moon is chockful of water and Galileo has just captured a stunning image of one of its icy regions, named after Ireland’s Connemara countryside due to its rugged landscape. Actually ...