Ireland Travel News

An independent and voluntary group of young history enthusiasts from County Clare have formed Cuimhneamh an Chlair - the Clare Oral History and Folklore group - " which aims to tell the story of Ireland's Banner County through its oral history and folklore.

I wish you were here with me, drinking in fantastic photos of the glacial valley of County Wicklow in southeast Ireland.

US PRESIDENT Barack Obama wants to visit Ireland and at some future stage would "definitely" plan to come here, newly appointed US ambassador to Ireland Daniel M Rooney has said.

Consider this column a report from your foreign correspondent in Ireland...the land of my parents and the home of two sisters.

In the 19th century it was a failure. In the 21st, it's one of the success stories of Irish tourism.

Steelers owner Dan Rooney was sworn in yesterday as U.S. ambassador to Ireland. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton administered the oath at a noontime ceremony at the State Department.

You can probably imagine that, over my years as a travel writer, I have had the opportunity to stay at countless lovely Irish inns, hotels, and manor houses.

Stena Line, the Irish Sea's leading ferry company, and Tourism Ireland are encouraging British holidaymakers to discover Ireland's hidden gems this summer.

Irish staff facing the axe at travel agent Thomas Cook protested with a camel outside the British church they believe the company chief attends.

On their fifth wedding anniversary, Roger and Carey Basick, of Monee, took a trip to Ireland that would change their destiny.

By Steve Tate My wife Jennifer and I had a fantastic time in Headford, they are great hosts! They had a four-day itinerary for us and we ended up spending five days there, here are some of the highlights: Thursday May 14, we arrived in Headford and met John McHugh at the Angler's Rest Hotel for drinks, John McGraw joined us later.

AN investigation has been launched after a bus carrying more than 50 schoolchildren, their teachers and parents, caught fire on a motorway yesterday.

Aer Arann has introduced connecting flights to Cork from Donegal, Derry, Galway and Knock Ireland West via Dublin.

Kissing the Blarney Stone is at the very least, good exercise! Climbing the 120 narrow, circular steps up the Blarney Castle to lie on your back and pucker up to the smooth, cool stone that supposedly renders you eloquent forever is a must if you are visiting Ireland.

Sacha Baron Cohen , currently shocking the world with his camp character Bruno, is leaving Hollywood for Ireland .

A blog I've been reading for over a week now is that of 24-year old Allison Keegan from Pittsburgh, Kansas, called Appreciating New Perspectives .

City-lit London: 'an exciting selection, with unexpected gems from novelists, travel writers, journalists and bloggers' World Heritage Sites of Great Britain and Ireland: 'an interesting reflection on the cultural diversity of Britain and Ireland' CITY-LIT LONDON Edited by Heather Reyes REVIEW The latest offering in this impressive little series, ...

Not to be confused with the U.S. Embassy in Ireland , here's a photo I took just for you lovely American people in case you find yourself in Ireland and for some reason get invited to dinner at the American Ambassador's gaf.

Aviation Regulator, Cathal Guiomard, has proposed further hikes in airport charges for travellers.

Fans of the writer Frank McCourt may know of Limerick from the portrayal of the city in his Pulitzer Prize-winning memoir, "Angela's Ashes". Located on the River Shannon in the southwest of Ireland, modern-day Limerick is steadily evolving and improving into a destination which significantly contrasts the city of McCourt's youth.