mountain glen

Donegal: The Coolest Place on Earth

Donegal's beautiful beaches and landscape along with their warm-hearted residents make it a great place to be. This might be one of the reasons why the National Geographic Traveller described...
Christmas in Ireland

Christmas Shopping in Ireland

"Happy Christ­mas" as the Irish would say in Eng­lish or "Nol­lag Shana Duet" as the Irish would say in Irish (Gaelic). Either one will work dur­ing your Christ­mas Shop­ping Trip to...
Dublin bridge

Dublin

One ques­tion that I am asked more than any other about Ire­land is whether Dublin is worth vis­it­ing. The answer is a resound­ing yes, but with so much else to see and do...
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Northern Ireland

Sadly, most Amer­i­cans skip North­ern Ire­land when plan­ning a trip to the Old Sod. With so much to do and see in the south, it's hard to find time in the...
hikers looking over stream and hills

Hiking in Ireland

You would be hard pressed to find a more ideal place for a walking/hiking vaca­tion than Ire­land. It is as if the island was cre­ated for that sole purpose. Hill­walk­ing, as the...
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The Wild Atlantic Way

If you have started research­ing a trip to the Old Sod, you have prob­a­bly come across the term, The Wild Atlantic Way. A cre­ation of Failte Ire­land (http://www.failteireland.ie/) , which is the...