Cork - The 'Real'
Capital - The historic city of Cork is the second city in the Republic,
but is usually referred to good-naturedly by locals as "the real capital!"
In Dublin’s Fair
City - In the first of our new weekly travel features on Ireland, Dermot
O’Gara checks out the many attractions of one of Europe’s trendiest cities,
Dublin.
Get saddled up in Sligo - Nothing
in life is quite so invigorating as racing across a beachy strand on horseback.
Brendan Gallagher takes up the reins...
A walk on the wild side
- Jon Myles visits the rugged Connemara coastline for a walking holiday
and a magical experience.
The Beara of good news - John
Crowley was seduced by the village of Eyeries on a day-trip he took with
his family to the Beara Peninsula in Breathtaking West Cork.
Discover Dublin’s hidden gems
- Even if you are a regular visitor to Ireland’s capital city there
are still a great many attractions you may not have heard of.
A place of towering
holiness - Monasterboice is best experienced on a late summer’s day
towards evening when the soft rain has cleared.
A walk on the dark side
- For visitors of Dublin who are looking for tours with a difference there
is a multitude to decide from in the city.
Getting to the heart
of the matter - Slí na Sláinte, or Path to Health, is the brainchild
of the Irish Heart Foundation. Its aim is to make us all healthier through
the benefits of walking. Here Orla Rapple looks at some of the routes throughout
Ireland.
Where history never sleeps
- Malcolm Rogers travels to the north west of Ireland to sample the delights
of Donegal Town.
Enchanting worlds of
holy ruins and pagan idols - Intrigued by the myriad of Islands dotted
in and around Ireland, Malcolm Rogers set off on an island-hopping trip,
discovering a variety of natural life alongside the relics of ancient man.
A charm all of its own -The seaside
town of Bray has everything to offer tourists, as Orla Rapple discovered
while visiting the ‘Brighton of Ireland'.
Learning the language of Gweedore
- Liz Curtis travels to the coastal district of Gweedore in Co. Donegal
to sample the charms of the biggest Irish-speaking area in Co. Donegal.
Wexford Town's the plaice
for fowl play and seafood - Malcolm Rogers travels to the medieval town
of Wexford, which has seen Norsemen and Cromwellians come and go but is
now famous for its opera festival, tasty seafood, and its winged inhabitants.
