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The Toronto skyline, viewed from one the city’s islands, which offer tree-filled picnic spots, car free streets, quaint old cottages and beaches.

Leo’s trip to Toronto: the best of the city’s sights

Joan Scales
August 20, 2017, 10:00

The Taoiseach visits the Canadian city this week, so we’ve put together some top tourist tips for him – or for you

Last of the summer time: 20 things to do before the holidays end

Last of the summer time: 20 things to do before the holidays end

Sandra O'Connell
August 19, 2017, 06:15

We’ve rounded up 20 ways to keep that holiday feeling as long as possible

Cork’s historic buildings open their doors to the public

Cork’s historic buildings open their doors to the public

Jo Linehan
August 19, 2017, 00:00

Check-in: A picnic package, historic hideaways and an Umbrian update

Bikes and bubbles: Pedalling through prosecco country

Bikes and bubbles: Pedalling through prosecco country

Emma Cullinan
August 19, 2017, 00:00

Take a holiday with a difference in the Veneto region of northeast Italy

‘Fairytale’ Irish castle ranked in 25 best travel experiences in the world

‘Fairytale’ Irish castle ranked in 25 best travel experiences in the world

Leonie Corcoran
August 18, 2017, 06:00

New ‘Michelin guide’ for luxury travel picks top global holidays and experiences

Late August holiday bargains: to Gran Canaria, Majorca, Algarve

Late August holiday bargains: to Gran Canaria, Majorca, Algarve

Joan Scales
August 17, 2017, 12:00

Great Escapes: Plus €520 off a Maldives holiday, and a luxury break for dogs

Check In

Cork’s historic buildings open their doors to the public

Cork’s historic buildings open their doors to the public

Check-in: A picnic package, historic hideaways and an Umbrian update

Travel Gear

Louis Vuitton enters smartwatch market

Louis Vuitton enters smartwatch market

Travel Gear: Also, a multi-lens case for your iPhone 7 and the end of keys going jingle-jangle

Walks

The vast uninhabited wilderness dominated by the Nephhin range held me entranced.

Walk for the weekend: A visit to one of Ireland’s great wilderness areas

Travel
John G O'Dwyer
August 16, 2017

The Nephin Mountains are a total treat for the senses and prove unforgettable

Clare Island, Co Mayo, is home to Granuaile and Ireland’s highest island mountain, Knockmore

Walk for the Weekend: Pure majesty on the Pirate Queen’s island

Travel
John G O'Dwyer
August 9, 2017

Clare Island, home of Granuaile, is a joy for tourists and purists

Europe

Pedal-powering through the Pyrenees

Pedal-powering through the Pyrenees

The peaks are just as steep, but prices are about half compared with those in the Alps

Long Haul

Snake wine and five o’clock follies in Vietnam

Snake wine and five o’clock follies in Vietnam

Gemma Tipton gets to grips with wonderful Vietnam

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Dublin’s Liffey boardwalk: ‘It could explode in a second’

‘I’m packing my bags today’: The Irish leaving Brexit Britain

I didn’t know what “no nasal bone” meant in practice, but I knew it was nothing good. Photograph: Getty Images

Having a baby in Ireland ... Having a baby in Australia

Being fair and impartial as a parent is crucial to supporting all sibling relationships but is particularly important when one child has special needs.

Her brother has autism. How can we support our daughter?

“It’s not that I don’t know how to do it? It’s just that it’s never come up before. I mean, everyone knows the words to, ‘Ten, nine, eight, seven, six…’ don’t they? But who has ever had to count backwards from 20 before?”

Ross O’Carroll-Kelly: ‘The anaesthetist is a total knockout – no pun intended’

Lydia Foster with her husband and daughter in Barcelona.

Irish in Barcelona: ‘We knew the city would be hit sooner or later’

The headstone of Máire Barrett at Sunnyside Cemetery in Coupeville, Washington. Her husband Samuel Maylor had it inscribed in cló Gaelach and travelled for months to get it.

The tragic tale behind an Irish-language headstone in Washington

Nan Brennan, serving in the Criterion Bar, Bundoran. Photograph: James Connolly

One half of Bundoran bar’s famous sister act

Will I have to pay tax on my pension fund when I return to Ireland to retire?

What will Conor McGregor’s son think of his father when he looks this vile spectacle up on YouTube in a few years’ time? Photograph: Mike Lawrie/Getty Images

Conor McGregor is everything we teach our sons not to be

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