Chambers at Large

The town of Kildare in the county of the same name is not the county town (which is Naas) and certainly not the county’s biggest, which...

Situated a few miles outside Athlone, is one of the oldest ecclesiastical settlements in Ireland: Clonmacnoise, which means Meadow of the...

Covid-19 has certainly put a stop to my gallop this year, but I’ve made Clones in County Monaghan my second home and on the weekend...

One of my favourite towns in Ireland is Donegal, set on the coast in the North West. It isn’t a big town, but it is a very welcoming one...

In 2003 The Arigna Mining Experience opened its doors to the public and I was one of the first people to visit the coal mine, which...

Thirty years ago I went to Cairo to see the pyramids. Today, I visited tombs older than this Seventh Wonder of the World and they are...

Captain Francisco de Cuellar was one of the few sailors to wash up onto Streedagh Beach in North Sligo, Ireland in 1588 following a...

I am a staunch supporter of Dublin Zoo, thus when I heard there was a zoo in Belfast I had to go. Belfast Zoo, a 55-acre site, plays a...