Ireland's Wild Atlantic Way a wild success
A highly-successful tourism promotion fuels a large part of Ireland's tourism and builds travel to its west coast
Ireland and Northern Ireland
Irish resort offering left-handed deal
The Lough Erne Resort in Ireland is reaching out, likely with its left hand, to left-handed people with special offers, including rooms "specially arranged for left-handers." The package, which goes for €384 a night for a couple, includes an overnight stay, dinner and breakfast. According to Helen McCune, Deputy General Manager, “It's time to celebrate left-handed people and to raise awareness of some of the experiences many of them face in a world imagined largely with right-handed people...
Ireland-to-Spain ferry adds whale-watching
Special round-trip packages offer a 3-day roundtrip with expert guides to point out the marine mammals
Dublin: Stop groping Sweet Molly Malone
A campaign organized by a local busker has prompted Dublin to consider action to stop the tradition of rubbing the statue's breasts
People, Real and Nearly
Two Dublin sculptures give a human face to art installations
Irish airports collect 'green' for green
A move to avoid plastic waste comes to the airport, but at double the price
Dublin Airport adding more buses
With no rail connection, Dublin Airport has a plan to ramp up the number of buses serving arriving and departing passengers and staff
Birds at the Liffey
In Dublin, a crowd of gulls gather for a banquet provided by a man with a bag of bread
Tourism Ireland shoots for the high end
The joint Republic and Northern Ireland agency wants visitors who stay longer and spend more
Dublin Airport has growth plans, issues
Dublin would be able to handle a third more passengers if plans are okayed
Ancient Book of Kells goes high-tech
A world-famed document gets an interactive exhibit at Dublin's Trinity College
Breeze files trans-Atlantic plans
Startup carrier Breeze is extending its ambition to international routes
Guinness Storehouse named top world attraction
At the World Travel Awards, it beat out some tough competition
Two cities get EU 'Capital' designation
Lisbon and Dublin have just won honors from the European Commission, with Lisbon designated for 2024 as the European Capital of Innovation and Dublin as the Capital of Smart Tourism. The awards are among a number of annual honors for which cities compete; each comes with publicity and support, including some financial, to continue the programs that won them the award. Dublin, which beat out 29 other entrants from 17 countries, was cited, among others for two of its museums, 14 Henrietta...
Where the Buses (and Trams and Trucks) Go
An all-volunteer museum offers real social history despite its cramped quarters