Anglesey

Just two years after the Fukushima nuclear accident, Shinzo Abe, Japan’s prime minister, was gamely trying to make a virtue out of a catastrophic liab(...)

In Holyhead, even Santa voted to leave the European Union. Santa’s other name is Richard Burnell. He’s 78 with a long white beard and he formerly work(...)

A body found on a beach in Wales 33 years ago has been identified as a 63-year-old man from Ireland. The body of Joseph Brendan Dowley, from Kilkenn(...)

Sea swimmers may know that Lion’s mane jellyfish are the most venomous of the indigenous species in Irish waters, but they may not know that this seas(...)

When you tell other ultra runners that you are training for the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc (UTMB),they give you a certain look. Oh, you are a serious u(...)

As the crow flies there are only 113.1 km between Dublin and Holyhead, but the shortest sea crossing between us and our nearest neighbour can take nea(...)

The Holyhead boat is not what is it used to be. In decades past, the often-challenging conditions on the 70 or so miles of sea separating Ireland from(...)

Until quite recently, self-restraint, reserve and the avoidance of any “PDE” (public display of emotion) were notable – and admirable – British charac(...)

Over the next few weeks a conservation success story will touch down in Ireland: roseate terns will fly in from West Africa to Europe to nest on Irela(...)

Jilly Cooper is giving an awe-struck viewing of the Mandarin Oriental’s Royal suite, a muted monument to scale and privilege. “Wonderful, wonderful, w(...)