One of the abiding images of the last time that the Irish Open was staged at Royal County Down Golf Club was that of Rickie Fowler, looking thoroughly miserable as the rain and wind combined to make ...

It’s a rare week in professional golf when the golf course is the star. Royal County Down, on rugged, windblown topography along the Irish Sea and beneath the Mountains of Mourne, hosts the 2024 Amgen ...

The chairman of a County Down heritage railway says he is “heartbroken” after damage was caused to three vintage steam-hauled carriages after the premises was broken into. Robert Gardiner said the ...

The last rounds for members and visitors on the Championship links at Royal County Down were played at the end of August as us mere mortals gave way to the world’s leading players who are ready to ...

Royal County Down, which hosts the DP World Tour’s Irish Open this week, has regularly been ranked the best golf course in the world. Golf Digest put it in the top spot. So did Golf World. And so, too ...

On the farthest east of the island of Ireland, you will find County Down in Northern Ireland. It may not be the most famous of Northern Ireland’s six counties, but oh, what a mistake it would be to ...

Did you know the Royal County Down golf course was once voted the best in the world by Golf Digest magazine’s list of “The World’s 100 Greatest Golf Courses”? They referred to the golf course in 2016, ...

County Down - with its newly endowed UNESCO Global Geopark status - has a lot more to offer than stories. It's a veritable mecca for people who love the outdoors Every country in the world has its own ...