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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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3 fascinating places to visit in Dublin that aren't pubs

Ah, the famous Irish pub. This country's capital is reckoned to have 751 of them, and its convivial pub life is for many visitors a big part of the city's allure. But there are also a number of remarkable sights highlighting the richness of Dublin's history. Here are three of my favorites: read post

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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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Allie McCoy September 1, 2010 at 8:28pm

I hope Irish Tourism's plan works. Ten years ago Ireland's economy was growing at a healthy pace, but I have read that now the Republic of Ireland is hurting as badly as the United States, or maybe even worse.
Allan Lynch August 29, 2010 at 5:31pm

Ed, what the travel figures don't tell you is that a lot of the travel from the UK to Ireland is of ex-pat's returning home for visits to family and friends. With the UK's shaky economy and job losses, many of those traditional travelers may be sitting on their cash or looking for work. There is a very large Irish community in the UK, just as there is in North America. There are five million people in Ireland, but 45 million of us with Irish roots in North America. A few years ago Irish Tourism began a campaign to target foreign-based Irish to return home to visit and to channel as much business as possible (opening branch plants, etc) to the homeland.
Ed Wetschler August 29, 2010 at 4:33pm

The number of visitors to Ireland declined 20% for the first half of 2010 vs. first half of 2009. Visitors from Canada and the USA are up a smidgeon, but numbers from Europe, especially the UK, are way down. I can't figure out if this is just because of the recession or if there's also some shift in travel preferences, a la early 1990s, when everyone decided to go to Tuscany.
Ed Wetschler August 12, 2010 at 6:56pm

NEW TAXES ON FLYING

The Baltimore Sun complains about "Europe's relatively new national visitor levies designed not only for revenue but also to discourage air travel. The UK's "air passenger duty" is the worst: Starting November, it will hit travelers leaving UK airports on flights to the United States with a stiff duty of 60 pounds (about $96) in economy class and 120 pounds in any premium class, including premium economy. Ireland imposes a less onerous tax of 10 euros (about $14) and Germany appears about to assess a similar levy of 26 euros (about $36) on air passengers." How will these taxes affect your travel?
Michelle April 11, 2010 at 11:57am

Am off to Dublin on a TwitTrip from the 27th-30 April and am looking for tweets telling me your top tips.

Send me your recommendations for quirky and unusual places to go and things to see at http://twitter.com/thetraveleditor.
Dr. Jessie Voigts April 11, 2010 at 3:39am

please check out http://www.IrishFireside.com for fantastic Ireland Travel tips! it's one of my very favorite sites.
Denise J. Dube March 22, 2010 at 8:17pm

Don't forget to hit Temple Bar for a drink and/or the experience. Gallaghy's Boxty House for traditional and not-so-traditional Irish fare. When your done touch the marble bar top at Davy Byrnes Pub. James Joyce was a regular there.
Michelle February 2, 2010 at 3:32pm

Thanks Brendan.

I was actually looking for the name of a specific person before I start contacting them directly, but of course that is a good place to start. So, if anyone has any ideas ...
Brendan Harding February 2, 2010 at 3:06pm

Michelle, here's the contact details for Dublin Tourism:
Dublin Tourism
Tourism Centre
Suffolk Street
Dublin 2
Republic of Ireland
tel. +353 1 6057700
Michelle February 2, 2010 at 10:08am

I don't suppose anyone out there knows who the PR for the Dublin tourist office is? If you have an idea of their name and contact details I'd love to hear from you.