A documentary following eight of Ireland’s best known personalities as they undertake the challenge of a lifetime to reach the top of Kilimanjaro in aid of Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital Crumlin will air on RTE 1 on Monday 18th July at 9:30pm.

Thirty copies of Paddle; A long way around Ireland are up for grabs via a competition that uses new app Repudo.

Take heed of the story of the lost hill walker, Mary Ann Goossens

Irish Village Markets has opened a new lunchtime market in Fitzwilliam Square.

New company Bonosurf is offering organised tours to surf a newly discovered tidal bore wave in Sumatra.

Dublin-based biking company Biking.ie is planning to run a Transalp holiday that will be run this August.

2Wheels bike shop in Sandymount has set up a cycle club that meets every Tuesday evening throughout the summer months.

Tri Planet is offering an open-water swim camp on Sunday evenings on Killiney Beach.

Following the opening of its new Lahinch store, Irish-owned family run outdoor retailer Portwest now has four shops open around the country.

On 2 September 2010 Anne Marie Ward became the first Irish woman and the 11th swimmer in history to swim the notorious North Channel