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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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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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  • Ed Wetschler November 12, 2025 at 3:17pm
    Cities like Dublin, Galway, Cork, and Waterford are all fantastic, of course, but the essence of Éire arguably lies more in its small towns, and Lonely Planet shows us its top picks: https://www.lonelyplanet.com/articles/irelands-best-beautiful-towns...
    12 of Ireland's most scenic towns and villages
    There are many beautiful small towns and villages in Ireland. Here's our pick of the best.
  • Dave Acton November 9, 2025 at 9:07am
    Here´s a look at gay Dublin from none other than Visit Dublin (they did leave out the Boilerhouse sauna, which by the way has nice enough facilities but was sparsely attended on my last visit, earlier this year): https://www.visitdublin.com/guides/lgbtq-guide-to-dublin
    Your LGBTQ+ Guide to Dublin With Visit Dublin
    From friendly bars and club nights to organised hikes and film festivals, LGBTQ+ visitors to Dublin will have plenty to do in a welcoming and safe en…
  • Joseba Basabe November 8, 2025 at 9:49am
    Apparently 2025 hasn´t been the best year for Irish tourism, and the Irish Tourism Industry Confederation pinpopints some problems and offers some proposals to fix it: https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2025/0813/1528150-itic-tourism/
    Warning that tourism in Ireland at 'tipping point'
    The Irish Tourism Industry Confederation is calling for the lifting of the Dublin Airport passenger cap, increased Government spending, as well as th…
  • Dave Acton December 23, 2024 at 1:24pm
    Recently came across this in the Telegraph, about how Éire is having trouble clawing back its pre-COVID visitor numbers - and yet earlier this year Time Out did a piece on how Dublin was one of the year´s most searched-for destinations online. Hmmm.... https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/news/why-ireland-is-struggling-t...
    Why Ireland is struggling to attract tourists
  • 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.
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