The car is packed, everyone is crazy excited and you’ll soon be on your way to Ireland. But on the way, you have to tearfully tell the dog that he’s not coming on holiday and leave him at the kennels. Or do you? An increasing number of B&Bs, hotels and self-catering holiday homes around Ireland [...]

On a bike called the Shamrocket, in a land of the green, and by the cliffs of insanity, Erica Reed spent an unforgettable summer in Ireland. Prepare to get really jealous… Imagine the sound of waves breaking on sheer cliff walls. Picture the base of the cliffs, dark and sharp against the foaming water. See [...]

Ireland is nothing if not photogenic. Every view seems like a postcard waiting to happen. This is one holiday where your camera will be your key companion. So where are the best places to bring it to ensure you come home with an album that’s postcard perfect? Erica Reed finds out. Beautiful in an almost [...]

The two capital cities on the island of Ireland are best seen on two wheels. Erica Reed saddles up for a bike rides in Dublin and Belfast. I braved the Ireland ‘sprist’ (mist mixed with sprinkles of rain) and hit the city streets of and on two wheels with wise-cracking guides who were as full [...]

When Titanic took over our cinemas in 1997 the whole world watched. Director James Cameron was the man with the vision to take Titanic and make it, at the time, the biggest movie the box office had ever seen. When he visited Titanic Belfast, to launch the Blu Ray 2D and 3D versions of the [...]

Our favorite guest blogger Gerry Britt returns once again to our Emerald Isle. He’s on his own and ready to do some serious exploring. After a whirlwind tour around the island visiting old friends and making new ones, Gerry sits down to tell us all about his time in … I was sitting on the [...]

The Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series came to the Aran Islands this month, and we’re still not sure what was more spectacular – the twisting dives or the fascinating natural pool they dived into. Michael Nesdale reports. As names go The Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series is pretty descriptive. The freestyle dive competition [...]

Celtic symbols have endured since ancient Ireland, and are distinctive enough for us to humbly consider ourselves lords of the rings when it comes to jewellery design. Ciara O’Brien of Irish Celtic Jewels explains where her designers get their inspiration. Celtic symbols can be found nearly everywhere in today’s world – often around necks and wrists, [...]

C’mere and we’ll let you in on something. We’re planning something big. BIG big. Something country-wide, year-long, larger and more ambitious than anything we’ve done before. We’re just trying not to focus on the clean-up. Ladies and gentlemen, let us be the first to invite you to The Gathering. We’re giving you plenty of notice [...]

We Irish love a good game. Just witness our passion for that hold-onto-your-teeth national sport of . In 1921, a stunned Daily Mail reported: The Irish national game is the fastest and probably the most dangerous of sports. It is a combination of hockey, football, golf, baseball, battle and sudden death. And that’s just the [...]