Category Archives: Ireland vacations

Baltimore Walking Weekend – September 29th and 30th

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Seamus O'Murchu

Ireland is arguably one of the best places in the world for walking trails due to the wonderful scenery to be found up and down the country. The Baltimore Walking Weekend is coming up on the 29th and 30th of … Continue reading →

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Waterford Breaks World Biggest Bowl of Porridge Record

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Seamus O'Murchu

The Waterford Harvest Festival took place 10th – 16th September 2012 to celebrate the food heritage and culture in Waterford. A festival for food lovers everywhere, it was a modern twist on the traditional harvest celebrations and feasting period, with … Continue reading →

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7.9% Increase in Tourists to Ireland

Posted on September 14, 2012 by Seamus O'Murchu

Ireland truly is the only place to be! The number of tourists visiting Ireland grew by 7.9% last year. The figures also revealed that fewer Irish people traveled abroad to holiday choosing to stay and vacation in Ireland.  In 2011, … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s soccer team beats Kazakhstan in first World Cup Qualifying Match

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Seamus O'Murchu

In what has been described as a ‘fortunate win’ by many, the Irish Soccer Team beat Kazakhstan in Astana last Friday night (7th of September 2012). However, one could argue that every nation is desperate to qualify for the 2014 … Continue reading →

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Tralee honour late great astronaut Armstrong

Posted on September 7, 2012 by Seamus O'Murchu

In a rare public appearance in 1997, Neil Alden Armstrong, most famously known as the American astronaut who was the first person to walk on the Moon, spent four days in Kerry on a visit to open an exhibition on … Continue reading →

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Dublin Ireland – The capital comes alive with a weekend of two contrasting football championships

Posted on September 4, 2012 by Seamus O'Murchu

This weekend proved to be a dynamic sporting occasion in the capital with two national football championships taking place within 24 hours of each other. On Saturday we had the rare thrill of witnessing US College American Football season in … Continue reading →

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Sporting and Supporting Ireland!

Posted on September 3, 2012 by Seamus O'Murchu

What a weekend for Sport in Ireland and for our Sporting Stars representing Ireland. In London, Ireland’s Paralympians have been racking up the medals across a number of disciplines and smashing world records whilst they are at! The medal count … Continue reading →

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Dingle Food Festival

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Seamus O'Murchu

While midsummer is the time of year for a range of arts festivals up and down the country as summer is ending and we draw onto autumn, the food festivals kick into gear. September and October it appears are the … Continue reading →

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Beware the weather forecast – Donegal records a sunny summer despite gloomy weather predictions

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Seamus O'Murchu

With Donegal beating Cork to get a place in the All-ireland final, 2012 it appears to be Donegal and the Northwests year: by weather standards if not in sport, not that the general public would know. For it appears that … Continue reading →

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Donegal’s win over Cork secures their first All-Ireland final spot for 20 years

Posted on August 27, 2012 by Seamus O'Murchu

This years national football championship final looks set to be out of the ordinary as outsiders Donegal will play for the first time in 20 years in an All-Ireland football final following their surprising win over Cork in Croke Park … Continue reading →

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