From buzzing Dublin to the remote Aran Islands, the Éire offers some top-notch and diverse travel experiences, from low budget to high luxe to high adventure.

 

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Experiencing Dublin on St. Patrick's Day

  MediaProductions Every March 17th, the 5th-century Romano-British missionary who converted the Celts to Christianity, then became a bishop and eventually Irland´s patron saint is celebrated in more countries than any other national holiday, and of course it has special weight and significance here, where it´s a public holiday as well as a cultural and religious one. And if you happen to be visiting on this special day, you´re in for a treat, with various forms of festivities shamrocking the…

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Ireland's national cemetery, Glasnevin in Dublin

If this was not in fact the highest point in Dublin, it certainly felt like it. After climbing the 198 steps to the top of Glasnevin Cemetery's Daniel O’Connell Tower (below) -  Ireland's highest round tower - I was able to gaze over the entire city, laid out almost like a map. It stretched from the western limits, past the airport to the north, by way of the Hill of Howth, the Irish Sea and the Liffey River mouth round to the Dublin Mountains in the south. This amazing revelation was the…

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Kinsale, jewel of Ireland's south coast

With its deep water harbour and a population of a bit over 5,200, the town of Kinsale in County Cork has been an important sea port for more than 1,500 years. St Multose founded a monastery here in the 6th century, and the early Celtic settlement that grew up around the estuary was later supplanted by a Viking trading post. The Normans fortified the town in the 13th century, and over the next 200 years it developed as a centre for fishing and shipbuilding. read post

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  • Jorge Carlos Tejada Sobrino November 3, 2023 at 10:08am
    Time Out International recently published its list of the world´s "coolest" neighborhoods for 2023 - and find out why Smithfield in Dublin came in at number two https://www.timeout.com/news/its-official-this-is-the-worlds-cooles...
    It’s official: this is the world’s coolest neighbourhood right now
    Did your area make the cut?
  • Jordan Simon September 17, 2023 at 8:38am
    Nat Geo weighs in with an ¨essential¨ guide to Éire: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/essential-guide-v...
    The essential guide to visiting Ireland
    Here’s everything you need to know about exploring the Emerald Isle—when to go, where to stay, what to do, and how to get around.
  • Barbara Necker August 8, 2023 at 11:58am
    Next year I´m hoping finally to get to the homeland of my grandmother Lizzie Duffy. So this NatGeo list of Éire bucket listers will definitely come in handy! https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/10-best-things-to...
    10 best things to do in Ireland
    From exploring sea caves on the western coast to taking an underground yoga class in the north, here are the top travel experiences.
  • José Balido July 10, 2023 at 7:39pm
    As an immigrant to another country myself - after all, that's what a so-called "expat" is - I keep an eye on the trends in this area, and the international financial services company HSBC has for 14 years done a survey of expats (though they've never gotten around to me lol), and Ireland recently came in 7th on financial services giant HSBC's list of top countries for expats: https://www.cntraveler.com/gallery/the-10-best-countries-for-expats...
    Ready to Move Abroad? These Countries Offer the Best Quality of Life for Expats
    They've got that whole work-life balance thing all figured out.
  • David Paul Appell June 14, 2023 at 5:28pm
    Further researching my fall trip, I'm going to my ancestral home town of Carrickmacross, up north near the border with Northern Ireland and especially famous in Ireland for its lace. And Ireland tourism has a great section on this part of the country, County Monaghan - which is definitely off the beaten track but harbors some appealing-sounding allures indeed! https://www.ireland.com/en-us/destinations/county/monaghan/county-m...
    County Monaghan | Ireland.com
    See where poet, Patrick Kavanagh, called home
  • David Paul Appell May 2, 2023 at 11:17am
    I'm finally - finally! - getting to Eire later this year for the first time, and in the course of researching the trip came across this piece by Tripatini member Mary Jo Manzanares about sites relating to Dublin's rich history of writers. And gosh, maybe I'll even take another stab at Ulysses! https://www.travelingwithmj.com/literary-dublin-discover-these-site...
    Literary Dublin: Discover These Sites That Celebrate Dublin Writers - Traveling with MJ
    Learn about literary Dublin and its attractions that celebrate Dublin writers like James Joyce, Oscar Wilde, Jonathan Swift, Bram Stoker and more.
  • Jordan Simon January 8, 2023 at 9:00pm
    Here's a look from Condé Nast Traveler on how Dublin has been becoming increasingly cosmopolitan and exciting of late, and highlighting some of its cooler hotels, restaurants, and such: https://www.cntraveler.com/story/dublin-guide-eat-stay-play
    The Best Places to Eat, Stay, and Play in Dublin
    With an influx of relocations and an increasing number of tech giants basing their European headquarters in Dublin, Brexit has helped make the city m…
  • José Balido June 24, 2022 at 4:19pm
    In observance of Pride, The Guardian just came out with a piece on Europe's ten best gay-friendly destinations - and here's why Dublin made the cut: https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2022/jun/23/europe-best-holidays...
    10 of Europe’s best destinations for LGBTQ+ travellers this Pride season | Gay and lesbian travel |…
    From Madrid to Mykonos our writer picks the most queer-friendly holiday spots in Europe
  • Ed Wetschler July 4, 2017 at 4:14pm

    Maureen Blevins has a question about Ireland in the Media Only group. Can someone help her out?
    http://www.tripatini.com/group/mediaonly?commentId=3169359%3ACommen...

  • Doug Bardwell May 8, 2014 at 4:56pm

    Heading back to Ireland in a week.  Want to spend more time along the Atlantic coast this time from Burren down to Country Cork.  Any suggestions?

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