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Dublin in "5 of Europe´s Top Destinations for Literary Travelers"

David Paul AppellFirst and foremost, Ireland´s capital is inextricably linked to early-20th-century novelist James Joyce, and few cities are as tightly mapped to a single work as Dublin is to his seminal novel Ulysses. Admirers can visit Sweny's, a pharmacy turned book and gift shop whose Victorian-era interior is preserved much as it appears in the novel, or stop at Davy Byrnes pub, another key location in protagonist Leopold Bloom’s journey. Perhaps the most atmospheric Joyce site of all is…

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Study in Ireland: A guide to the best scholarships and eligibility

David Paul Appell This country is home to some 40 institutions of higher education, including eight universitie, five technological universities, and several institues and colleges. And it´s ranked number six in the world in terms of the quality of its system of higher education, with high standards of academic excellence, student satisfaction, and post-graduation employment prospects. And as such, Ireland attracts tens of thousands of foreign students each year; the most recent published…

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Our wonderful recent tour of Ireland´s ´greatest hits´

David Paul Appell For many in the United States in particular – and not just those of Irish ancestry – visiting the Emerald Isle is a prime bucket lister. Yet in my nearly 40 years and 65 countries´ worth of travel as an adult, I had never gotten there. I was always interested in “different” – meaning mostly non-English-speaking – cultures, and Ireland had always struck me as somehow bland and uninteresting. That changed this year, as I determined to finally get a taste of the country I´d a…

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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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Brendan Harding July 12, 2011 at 2:28pm

HI Andrea, I've just come back from a quick trip out to the Aran Islands, off the Galway coast in the West of the country. Inis Meain to be exact, the middle island. If you like walking amid scenery of great isolation and beauty then you can't afford to miss the coastal loop along the rocks on this magnificent island. You can enjoy wonderful food and good fun in a really relaxed and time-has-stood-still kind of place.

This website may help you plan a little better:

http://www.discoverireland.com/int/
Andrea Spirov July 12, 2011 at 12:30pm

Hi everyone =) John and I are heading to Ireland this week for a three-week road trip. Will be blogging about it, of course. If anyone has tips for must-see/do activities or would like to meet up, please drop us a line. Cheers, Andrea
Katrina Stovold June 9, 2011 at 6:06pm

Anyone heading to the Dublin Web Summit tomorrow? I'll be there on behalf of Secondwheel, a new bikesharing community website. Please track me down if you're going! I'll be turning Twitter notifications on for the day, so feel to tweet me: http://www.twitter.com/tourabsurd Cheers!
Michael O'Donovan February 21, 2011 at 1:05am

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Michael O'Donovan February 21, 2011 at 12:28am

Ruth If you want to see some of the most beautiful coastal scenery in the world Go to Dingle .It also has over two thousand ancient monuments.One of them is also the highest ring fort in Europe.I bring tourists there every two weeks during the touring season.During the winter I try to get down there for a week in every month.I'll put some photos up on the site next week.John Benny has made great improvements to his menu
Michael O'Donovan February 21, 2011 at 12:19am

Yes Allan ,you are quite right. Dingle is on most tours of the south west of Ireland.Tours will spend two nights in Killarney and from there will tour the ring of Kerry on one day and the Dingle peninsula on the next day,before setting out either for The Cliffs of Moher or south east to Cork.As for the singing there are some great music pubs in Killarney town.
Allan Lynch February 20, 2011 at 10:33pm

Now, the last time I was in western Ireland, I spent a couple of nights in Killarney and there were several bus companies which used the hotel I was at. Most evenings I made my way around the town's pubs which were filled with singin'-their-hearts-out bus groups. They all seemed to have done the Dingle loop. That was two years ago. I don't know if things have changed since then.
Ruth Kuehn February 20, 2011 at 10:16pm

Reading itineraries of the major tour companies that do Ireland. I have friends/clients that did a fly/drive to Ireland (before I got them)and when I asked if they went to Dingle replied "No, everyone here said there was nothing there to see". While I am glad to see an awarenes program for Dingle, I also have mixed emotions about it being the next "must go" in Ireland.
Allan Lynch February 20, 2011 at 9:50pm

I don't know what you're reading, but the Dingle is featured in virtually every article written about the Irish countryside. Geez, I think I've done about seven pieces on it and included it in others. It's beautiful and well-known. If anything, I was afraid editors were getting a little tired of it.
Ruth Kuehn February 20, 2011 at 9:35pm

I agree about Dingle - Kodak moments everywhere and friendly people plus lunch at John Bennies.. Sadly overlooked by most tour companies. I go every chance I can get. Another sadly overlooked experience is the National Irish Folk Theatre in Tralee. I have been twice and plan to go again during my upcoming tour (my 13th) in April. Singing and Dancing and sometimes tearjerking and all in Gaelic. We are given a Cheat Sheet but you don't really need it - you will understand every word, movement and emotion.