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Given the high number of pre-Brexit applications for Irish passports, Arlene Harris skips the queues and gives the online service a try

The wonder of the local stream

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Iceland: travel by boat for a spectacular entrance

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Savour the scenery around Antrim’s Causeway Coast Way

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The other Camino: Blisters and bonding on the Tuscan trail

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‘How I got a new passport in less than 24 hours’

Given the high number of pre-Brexit applications for Irish passports, Arlene Harris skips the queues and gives the online service a try

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What can you steal from a hotel without getting into trouble?

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Thai authorities plan to turn cave into ‘adventure tourism’ site

Tourism Authority of Thailand plans to promote cave where soccer team was trapped, but Irish experts recommend caution when engaging in 'adventure tourism'

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The Blair watch project: mile-high love story sets the internet alight

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Would you pay €4,000 to stay on a women-only island?

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StreamScapes field trip: “to see children in the river, splashing with their nets, holding creepy-crawlies in their hands, this is a great way to connect with nature,” says Bláithín Ní Áinin

The wonder of the local stream

‘Instream field trips’ are like ecological immersion therapy for schoolchildren and community groups

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Iceland: travel by boat for a spectacular entrance

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The Duomo: “I’m still awed by its size.”

Welcome to my place ... Florence

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