Category Archives: Best Places to visit in Ireland

Ireland’s county names… What do they mean?

Posted on October 20, 2015 by Seamus O'Murchu

Followers of both Gaelic football and hurling will be familiar with the counties of Ireland being displayed in the Irish language. But what do these names actually mean? Continue reading →

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2015 Cork Film Festival

Posted on October 19, 2015 by Seamus O'Murchu

Cork Film Festival is gearing up to celebrate its 60th anniversary with the return of the much anticipated festival, running from the 6th until the 15th November. Ireland’s oldest film festival is set to put the spotlight on emerging film talent … Continue reading →

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2016 Georgina Campbell Guide Award Winners

Posted on October 2, 2015 by Seamus O'Murchu

Winners of the 2016 Georgina Campbell Awards have just been announced. The prestigious awards which are the longest-running of their kind in Ireland saw Gregans Castle named “Hotel of the Year”. Dylan McGrath was additionally named Chef of the Year … Continue reading →

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Dublin is ranked second friendliest city in the world by Condé Nast

Posted on August 18, 2015 by Seamus O'Murchu

Dublin has been voted the second friendliest city in the world by readers of the prestigious and top international travel magazine Condé Nast. Rising from fifth position in 2014, Dublin was tipped to the top by sunny Sydney, Australia however … Continue reading →

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Increase in visitors to Ireland in first six months of 2015

Posted on August 14, 2015 by Seamus O'Murchu

Latest figures from the Central Statistics Office show that Ireland is heading for it’s best ever year of tourism due to the massive increase in the number of visitors taking a vacation in Ireland during the first six months of … Continue reading →

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Top 10 things in Dublin for tourists that like to go off the beaten track

Posted on July 27, 2015 by Seamus O'Murchu

The popular capital city of Dublin has received great reviews in an feature by Claire Money in the Irish Independent titled “10 off the beaten track things tourists will love about Dublin”. 

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LA Times feature on the spectacular West Cork region

Posted on July 22, 2015 by Seamus O'Murchu

The West Cork region is known for boasting some of Ireland’s most stunningly beautiful, scenic and rugged coastline. The area attracts many people taking a vacation in Ireland due to the fantastic whale watching and sea kayaking and coastal walking … Continue reading →

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West Cork Literary Festival

Posted on July 9, 2015 by Seamus O'Murchu

A range of international talent is set to descend upon the scenic West Cork region of Ireland this July with the return of the now world-famous West Cork Literary Festival. The town of Bantry is set to come alive with … Continue reading →

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Guinness Storehouse ranked one of Europe’s top tourist attractions

Posted on July 6, 2015 by Seamus O'Murchu

The Guinness Storehouse has become Ireland’s first tourist attraction to be shortlisted in the ‘Europe’s leading tourist attraction’ category in the World Travel Awards. Continue reading →

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Ireland is now one of the world’s tourism hotspots for Whale Watching

Posted on June 4, 2015 by Seamus O'Murchu

Ireland is set to become one of the biggest whale-watching tourism hotpots in the world thanks to the approximate 100 whales which are spotted off Irish waters every year. The mammals are in fact drawing many visitors from across the … Continue reading →

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