Category Archives: Ireland

New Route between Derry Airport and Faro

Discount Airline, Ryanair today announced that it is to launch a new twice weekly route from Derry Airport to Faro in southern Portugal. The service runs from April 2010 and is the low-cost airline’s second international route from the north … Continue reading

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Cork gets Top 10 listing in Lonely Planet

It is with great pride, here at DiscoveringIreland, that we welcome the announcement that Cork City has  been listed alongside well known cities in the USA, Canada, UAE and Japan in a new Lonely Planet  guide for the top places … Continue reading

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Taste of West Cork Food festival 2009

The annual “A Taste of West Cork” food festival takes place this month in Skibbereen in West Cork. At DiscoveringIreland we are proud to support this showcase of produce from Ireland’s most famous food producing region. This year’s festival takes place … Continue reading

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Four Star Hotels in Ireland -The official List

Following last week’s listing of 5 Star Hotels in Ireland , the full Fáilte Ireland list of Irish 4 Star hotels is below. 4 Stars Hotels in Ireland County Carlow BALLYKEALEY MANOR HOTEL MOUNT WOLSELEY HOTEL SPA & COUNTRY CLUB RAMADA … Continue reading

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Five Star Hotels in Ireland – The Full Official List

We often get questions about the official Star Ratings of hotels in Ireland. It is often much easier to find the many other ratings that are voted for by hotel Guests including on sites like Tripadvisor  and, indeed, on our own website … Continue reading

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Supporting SAREN's petition to retain West Cork Today radio program

SAREN, the Skibbereen And Region Economic Network, has today launched a petition asking UTV-Media to reverse its decision to scrap the West Cork Today program presented by David Young on its C103 station. Being based in Skibbereen in West Cork we … Continue reading

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Saint Patrick's day is Ireland Week

St. Patrick’s Day isn’t until Tuesday next March 17, but the USA is feeling a wee bit Irish already, and you certainly don’t need to travel to Ireland for Ireland’s national day to experience some St. Patrick’s day fun. Known in … Continue reading

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Swansea to Cork Ferry is nearly there but one final push is needed

Fundraising efforts to reintroduce the sorely missed Swansea to Cork Ferry are now entering a crucial period where time is running out and donations are quickly needed. The West Cork Tourism Co-Op are aiming for one final push to re-establish … Continue reading

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New Ryanair Routes to Knock and Derry Airports

Ryanair have announced new routes from their Spanish hub in Alicante to Derry Airport and Knock Airport in the North and West of Ireland. The budget airline said today that the services from City of Derry Airport and Ireland West Airport Knock … Continue reading

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Cork Airport and Shannon Airport to remain part of DAA?

It is reported in this morning’s Irish Times that the Irish government is planning a u-turn on it’s decision 4 years ago to make both Cork Airport and Shannon Airport independent of Dublin airport. According to the newspaper report, comments … Continue reading

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