On New Year's Day a protest was held against plans to build a line of huge pylons around the southwest fringe of the Lake District. The unique character of the Duddon estuary is at stake, say campaigners.
The Irish Government today announced the creation of a new National Park, the country's eighth. Located on the Dingle Peninsula, Páírc Náisiúnta na Mara, Ciarraí includes the rugged Conor Pass, the unique island of Sceilg Mhichíl, and Mount Brandon, one of...