A stunning lakeside Galway cottage with panoramic views of Connemara mountains has been put up for sale this week. Described as a ‘haven of tranquillity’ and a ‘home away from home’, the stone built ...

The beaches I love are North Atlantic ... or if there is pale sand and blue water I’d rather be in Connemara or Shetland or the Hebrides than anywhere tropical, wearing wellies and a woolly ...