Ireland

St Patrick’s Day parades on the island of Ireland With parades and celebrations galore taking place across the island, Ireland is the best place to be this St Patrick’s day! The epicentre of the merriment is the huge St Patrick’s Day Festival in Dublin (16th-19th March). This year’s National St Patrick’s Day parade, driven by community, diversity, youth and sustainability values, will be...

Relics of the martyred St Valentine are enshrined in a Dublin city-centre church, thanks to a bit of Irish charm. Every year in and around St Valentine’s Day, couples from far and wide make a beeline for the Shrine of St Valentine in Whitefriar Street Church in Dublin.  Over the last few decades the church in Aungier Street, maintained by the Carmelite order,...

Whatever your interests, there’s a perfect winter break waiting for you on the island of Ireland. Whether you’re the great outdoors type, prefer to mull through a museum, love a festival, or are happy to relax by an open fire, you’ll find the perfect winter break on the island of Ireland. Here are six ways to enjoy what the island...

Christmas is a wonderful time to visit the island of Ireland and it’s easy to keep sustainability at the heart of your trip. With festivals, markets, streets full of buskers and entertainers, buzzing bars and all manner of special events, the island of Ireland is bursting with festive cheer at Christmas. Enjoying an eco-friendly break there means thinking ahead to how...

WELCOME TO DESTINATION IRELAND GUIDE FOR AUTUMN 2022. CLICK TO LAUNCH e-GUIDE: https://joom.ag/ezdd The autumn brings a change of light and colour to our beautiful island. There are new sights, sounds, tastes and smells to be encountered in every direction as we continue the adventure of discovery and rediscovery. Much has changed for the visitors to our diverse counties , towns villages...

Three heritage sites on the island of Ireland have been nominated as UNESCO World Heritage sites. The Neolithic Passage Tomb Landscape of County Sligo, the Transatlantic Cable in Valentia, County Kerry, and the Royal Sites of Ireland are included in the new World Heritage Tentative List for Ireland, moving one step closer to achieving UNESCO World Heritage status.The Tentative List...

Everybody knows a pint of Guinness always tastes better in Ireland – but beyond the famous black stuff there is so much more to explore for this year’s International Beer Day The global celebration of beer on 5 August is the perfect excuse to go on a beer journey around the array of mainstream breweries, microbreweries and brewpubs dotted across...

All eyes on Tipperary for popular summer festivals! Nenagh Castlefest (25/26 June – Nenagh) The Junction Arts Festival (1-10 July – Clonmel ) Féile Brian Boru 2022 (6-10 July -Killaloe & Ballina) Tipperary was recently named one of the top holiday destinations in the world in the Condé Nast Travellers magazine. The premier county is set to embrace the title it wears so...

Foaming seas, staggering cliffs, ancient constructs – experience the awe inspiring views of Ireland's Southern Peninsulas... FOLLOW THIS FIVE DAY JOURNEY OF DISCOVERY COVERING 303 MILES Strike out from Tralee, and discover five impeccable peninsulas – Dingle, Iveragh, Beara, Sheep and Mizen – each with its own quirky identity. From the ancient and ethereal beauty of the Ring of Kerry, to...

Opulent castles brimming with history and exclusive tours that get you amazing ‘behind the rope’ access – they’re all part of Heritage Ireland’s unique luxury experiences. Luxury travel in Ireland is all about sumptuous surroundings, exclusive experiences and select moments of hospitality and connection. The luxuriousness of the country’s collection of five-star accommodations is already well renowned, and of course the...