The day featured an engaging programme built around three core themes – tasters, talks and time to revive

The event attracted participants of all ages and abilities, from competitive runners to families with buggies and dogs

THE GOTHIC ruins of Duckett’s Grove have enthralled people for decades; no surprise, then, that it has found its place between the cover of an intriguing new book.

"In Carlow, they seem to be gung-ho for the solar"

Site covers 132 hectares

CHOIR song, barbecue smells and the stunning backdrop of Duckett’s Grove are not the norm at a cycle finish line, but this was no ordinary Sunday spin.