Party needs to own Northern Ireland protocol if it wants Irish unity debate to go away

Wild Geese: Stephen McKenna is a women’s soccer coach in North Carolina

There are many once-in-a-lifetime opportunities for this year’s holidays at home

As the UK will discover post Brexit, economies are enhanced by connection and how we reconnect ourselves will impact on the speed of economic recovery

Operation Dualgas will not exclusively target drug smuggling but follows recent seizures

Shorter guest lists mean couples are spending more on bespoke menus and bouquets

Engineers Ireland and ESB celebrate work behind Dún Laoghaire cycleway and Ireland’s longest bridge

Henry O’Donnell hopes to become the first swimmer to circumnavigate the island

Henry O’Donnell (56) entered water in Co Donegal in feat which could take a year

Get on your bike for fresh air, fabulous countryside and family fun this summer

Met Éireann advisory in effect from 11am to 6pm on Sunday

Cork man missing since Saturday may have been tending lobster pots near Slea Head

Baginbunin in Wexford and Carrigahold in Clare are awarded first Green Coast awards

Researchers say Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets are ‘greatest source of uncertainty’

Brian O’Connor looks at the Irish contenders for next week's Cheltenham Festival

Minister hopes plan will map places at risk and show where extra protections are needed

Contractor used helicopter to airlift over 90 barrels from the deck of the MV Alta

Two yellow weather warnings are in place until Saturday

Met Éireann says conditions will deteriorate on Friday ahead of storm

Litany of names in shipping forecast soothes some but can irritate others

Combination of spring tide and storm surge poses risk of structural damage

Plastic bottles and single-use items are banned, rainwater is harvested and carbon emissions offset in a nearby woodland

Orange alert in place for five counties with gusts of up to 130km/h forecast

Travel Bag: Top travel news and deals from across Ireland this week

Ex-senior Tory sensationally quits in latest blow to Boris Johnson

Landfall anticipated on Tuesday on state’s east coast with maximum sustained winds of 225km/h

Barrytown-themed artwork created by local Reach Out Project

Kinsale interior designer Emma Kelly is inspired by the sea for the bright homes she creates for clients

Round-up of the best travel deals and news this week

Travel deals: Plan an escape with these holiday ideas in Ireland

Scotland had warned it will take action against Irish vessels fishing around islet

Eighty beaches and eight marinas receive accolade in 2019, two fewer than 2018

Considering an outdoor experience with a difference this year? Try the Shannon Blueway

New wave of Irish Sea developers hope generate and sell power by 2025

EU’s Renewable Energy Directive ignores science on forest bioenergy, says plaintiff

Residents in affected areas told they had run out of time to evacuate and should hunker down

Plus songs you have to hear from Teyana Taylor and Lizzo

Areas of Hook Head boast abundant sea life, clear waters and remarkable geology

The Melbourne band arrive in the nick of time to perform CPR on indie guitar rock

This large, modernised house on Burrow Road is a shell’s throw from the beach