Category Archives: Best Attractions in Ireland

Guinness Storehouse welcomed 1.27 million extra visitors in 2014

Posted on January 7, 2015 by Seamus O'Murchu

One of Dublin City‘s most iconic landmarks, the Guinness Storehouse, was once again recognised as Ireland’s most popular visitor attraction in 2014 welcoming as many as 1,269,371 visitors through its doors. As one of the most recognisable things to see and do in Ireland, this … Continue reading →

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Recipe for success: Kinsale to feature on Canadian Gourmet TV Show

Posted on January 6, 2015 by Seamus O'Murchu

Images of the south west coast of Ireland are set to feature on Canadian TV this year. Particularly images of Kinsale and Cork will be seen on 1.5 million Canadians. This is due to one of Canada’s most successful TV … Continue reading →

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Boost for Irish Festivals in 2015

Posted on December 18, 2014 by Seamus O'Murchu

Tourism Ireland recently announced that it is looking to attract a record of 7.74 million visitors to Ireland next year. This will be the highest level of people taking a vacation in Ireland since 2007 and would result in a … Continue reading →

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New York Times feature on Christmas in Dublin

Posted on December 15, 2014 by Seamus O'Murchu

Dublin is a “newly energised city” with “an abundance of artisan offerings” and “literary spirit” according to New York Times journalist Ratha Tep. Tep who now resides in Dublin described Dublin as a “Christmas card” in a seasonal travel piece, for … Continue reading →

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Galway Continental Christmas Markets

Posted on December 11, 2014 by Seamus O'Murchu

The festive season is certainly in full swing in the West of Ireland with the Galway Continental Christmas market which is currently taking place until the 22nd December. The festival, now in its fifth year attracts over 600,000 visitors each … Continue reading →

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NYF Dublin promises to be the ultimate New Years Eve Party

Posted on December 9, 2014 by Seamus O'Murchu

The countdown is certainly on to the New Years Eve Festival in Dublin. This year’s festivities are set to take the Dublin city by storm with a three-day city-wide music and arts festival, running from the 30th of December until … Continue reading →

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Santa is coming to Dublin Zoo this Christmas

Posted on December 8, 2014 by Seamus O'Murchu

The magical festive celebrations will be present during a trip to Ireland this Christmas, and the world renowned Dublin Zoo will be no different with Santa Claus himself due to visit between the 29th November and 24th December. The Zoo, located … Continue reading →

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Glow: A Cork Christmas Celebration

Posted on December 3, 2014 by Seamus O'Murchu

Dust off your Santa hat and get into the festive spirit as Christmas in Cork has officially begun with the launch of Glow festival. A festival for all ages, not only is there a range of culinary delights to enjoy … Continue reading →

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Failte Ireland announce Westport and Kinsale as Ireland’s leading tourism towns

Posted on November 28, 2014 by Seamus O'Murchu

The towns of Westport in County Mayo and Kinsale in West Cork have been crowned the 2014 National Large Tourism Town and National Small Tourism Town at the recent Failte Ireland Tourism  Towns Awards. The two towns were chosen from … Continue reading →

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Lonely Planet Traveller Magazine spotlights south west coast of Ireland

Posted on November 27, 2014 by Seamus O'Murchu

Lonely Planet’s influential travel guide recently listed Ireland in the top 5 countries in the world to visit in 2015. Not only did Ireland receive such a high accolade in the prestigious travel guide, this December’s issue of the Lonely … Continue reading →

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