Writer Felicity Hayes-McCoy loves Dingle enough to live, write and be inspired by the area. From the music of native tongues to the legendary Irish heroes, fascinating museums and white sandy beaches, she shares her perfect day on the Dingle Peninsula. was famously described by National Geographic magazine as “the most beautiful place on earth.” [...]

We’re going to the zoo, zoo, zoo how about you, you, you? Forgive that little outburst of song. It’s just the mere mention of the word ‘zoo’ drums up golden childhood memories for me of sun-drenched days strolling around Dublin zoo, ice-cream in hand (and granted, slightly all over face) with that musky animal-y smell [...]

First off, let me be clear: I love nature. I have a fabulous enchanted wood image from as my desktop wallpaper, and I’m even wearing butterfly earrings. Some teeny things bug me about nature however… such as bugs. Well, them and the lack of roof and central heating and sturdy flooring, and possibility of sunburn/rain/wind [...]

We’re not a big island. Ireland is roughly 81,000 square kms; about the size of the American State of Indiana, and just bit bigger than Scotland. So how is it that our landscapes are big business, and known for an epic vastness of changing skies, rolling hills and distant peaks? One answer would be Ciaran [...]

Kids. You bring them to a stunning landscape, gaze out at the mystic sunset and all they want to know is why there are no jet planes, lasers or unicorns flying across it. Don’t worry, we’re way ahead of you. Ireland knows exactly how to impress little beady eyes, and how to tire out tiny [...]

We’re going to keep this intro short because I’m drooling so much that I may damage the keyboard. Traditional Irish Recipes are the kind of munchables that send our tummies into grumble overdrive. The following recipes for success; Potato Bread, Roast Beef and White Wine Steamed Mussels have the whole office crowded around my desk. [...]

You’ve seen the videos: the monstrous Atlantic rollers that lash the Sligo and Donegal coast are some of the biggest in the world, and attract some of the best riders in the world to tame them. But what if you don’t have a trophy cabinet of little golden surfboards, or have never even stood on [...]

“Titanic’s story is about the people,” says my taxi driver. It’s quite a firm reaction to my off-the-cuff remark that I was at TITANICa: The People’s Story, and to prove his point, I’m instructed to open the glove box and take out the book he’s reading. I pull out Titanic Survivor; the autobiography of Violet [...]

Titanic Belfast is one of the most distinctive structures of this century – and it’s only 2012. The largest Titanic visitor experience in the world, Titanic Belfast is also the biggest ever investment project in Northern Ireland. Since it began taking shape almost two years ago, its distinctive angles have been a glittering and exciting [...]

Ireland’s stunning churches, monasteries and ancient manuscripts all feature a dizzying array of Celtic motifs, including elegant knot symbols, round towers, and stately Celtic crosses. We’ve seen them on headstones, beautifying the facade of built-so-long-ago-it-hurts-to-think-about-it places like Newgrange and some of us are rocking necklaces, rings, bracelets and T-shirts with, until now, unknown symbols. What [...]