Dublin
Decadent, delightful and full of surprises, Dublin packs a punch that, delivered correctly, will leave you reeling but still wanting more.
Decadent, delightful and full of surprises, Dublin packs a punch that, delivered correctly, will leave you reeling but still wanting more.
Flung out on the far-western reaches of Ireland, Cork comes very close indeed to the misty-eyed vision of the country many visitors hold in their imagination.
Kerry is as close as you’ll get to the mythical Ireland: that Celtic kingdom of misty mountains promised by glossy brochures, Hollywood and our daydreams.
Western Ireland’s heartland, County Galway has a spellbinding beauty.
Clare (An Clár) is a trip in itself.
You could spend weeks losing yourself in wild and woolly Donegal.
Diverse County Waterford harbours gorgeous seaside scenery, craggy beaches and villages like Dungarvan along its beautiful coast; a warren of walking trails in the beautiful Nire Valley, concealed by the Comeragh and Monavullagh Mountains; and...
The Irish coast begins the slow build of beauty that culminates in counties even further west and north, but what you find here in Cork is already quite lovely.
Ireland's second city is first in every important respect, at least according to the locals, who cheerfully refer to it as the 'real capital of Ireland.
Arty, bohemian Galway (Gaillimh) is renowned for its pleasures.
County Kilkenny's centrepiece is, of course, its namesake city.
Unlike the Ring of Kerry, where the cliffs tend to dominate the ocean, it's the ocean that dominates the smaller Dingle Peninsula.
County Wexford's navigable rivers and fertile land have long lured invaders and privateers.
Kilkenny (Cill Chainnigh) is the Ireland of many visitors' imaginations.
Framed by its fishing port, the peninsula's charming little 'capital' is quaint without even trying.
The landscape of Northern Kerry is often dull compared with the glories of the Ring of Kerry and the Dingle Peninsula, Killarney and Kenmare.
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