Don’t you just love the feeling of discovering a new little spot, off the beaten track? Dublin, Belfast and Kerry are big hitters on the tourist trail, but venture a little further onto a less-beaten path and you’ll find a hideaway of inviting countryside and twinkling adventure. The Northwest, that’s counties Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal, [...]

We’ve all been there. Rise with the lark, taxi to the airport, check in, through security, sit down, miserable that you’re leaving and with two hours until your flight departs. The terminal is quiet save for a few diners sipping coffee and munching on breakfast. Breakfast? Now there’s a way to kill a few hours [...]

Have you ever been hungry in a city? Have you ever been immersed in culture and history but your stomach just won’t quit rumbling? Let’s take a for instance – you’re in Dublin, slowly creeping around the inner sanctum of , the smell of incense lingers in the quiet air, and the only sounds are [...]

According to some very wise and ancient dietician – you are what you eat. In Ireland, we like to believe that and perhaps that’s the reason why we’re such a cheery bunch. We spend our time munching on drool-inducing potato farls, creamy seafood chowder and hot, out-of-the-oven Guinness bread so it’s natural that we have [...]

‘Lack of money is no obstacle. Lack of an idea is an obstacle.’ Now, we’re not sure if the American inventor Ken Hakuta was referring to a holiday in Ireland when he coined this charming little phrase but it certainly gave us food for thought. You see, the last thing we want is for a [...]