Located a little more than 50 miles northwest of Galway, the more than 7,000-acre Connemara National Park offers stunning views of bogs, heaths and moors, as well as great hikes. Start in the visitor ...

Situated in the West of Ireland in County Galway, there's an endless amount of exploring to be done in the Connemara National Park. The National Park first opened to the public in 1980 and covers some ...

The Minister of State for Nature, Heritage and Biodiversity, Christopher O’Sullivan, has announced the significant expansion of Connemara National Park. The Minister made the announcement on while ...

THE passengers on the bus resembled an outing from the United Nations. An American family from New York shouting about Trump, a group of Italian tourists, a dozen Japanese, a sprinkling of French and ...

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TRAVELLING along the Sky Road above Clifden, high above the roaring Atlantic Ocean below, it’s not hard to think you have reached the very edge of the world. It’s not quite unchartered territory, but ...

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Half a million euro is to be spent on clearing rhododendron from Connemara National Park. The invasive species spreads rapidly and is described as one of the biggest threats to peatlands in the west.

Gardaí are investigating a complaint of criminal damage at Connemara National Park linked to recent work conducted for the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS). Gardaí visited the protected area ...

The Connemara National Park is a mesmerising 2,957 hectares of scenic mountains, grasslands and woodlands THE passengers on the bus resembled an outing from the United Nations. An American family from ...