Ultra-marathon runner to set off on a 5,260-odd kilometre trek across country

Press freedom campaigners say case is latest example of Irish defamation laws being exploited

Ronan Scully embarks on latest Bay to Bay trek from Waterford to Galway this weekend

Galway teacher says nothing prepares you for the travelling, flights and lack of sleep

Overheating is a bigger risk than hypothermia, says Irish ultrarunner Richard Donovan

Seven marathons on seven continents in seven days begins in Antarctica

Ultra-running doctor Andrew Murray is set to follow the hoofprints of Genghis Khan across Mongolia

Emigration is falling as economy improves but there is no wave of returning expats. Why?

After five continents, six deserts, 41 countries and nearly 50,000km end is in sight for Tony Mangan

You feel a long way from anywhere when running the marathon at the North Pole, so why do people do it?