News, views, random thoughts and trivia that just might be of interest to people planning a trip to Ireland.
11
Apr
The streets of Dublin
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As you peruse this site you’ll notice that a lot of the images used are courtesy of the many fine photographers who make their images available for use via Flickr. If you look more closely you’ll see that many of the images of Dublin are by one photographer – known by the username Infomatique.
I don’t know William Murphy, the man behind the name and the website, but I am lost in admiration for what he is doing. He has embarked on a project which aims to record, in some detail, the streets of Dublin. And it’s no small project – there are more than 28,000 images of the city, it’s surrounding areas and of life on its streets in the collection already and it grows weekly by a few hundred more.
Among my favourites is an image that really have been taken anywhere, though it happens to be in the Iveagh Gardens. I come across it occasionally when searching for something and it always makes me smile.
What the heck my wife just died, by Infomatique
I’m smiling of course on the assumtion that she is just enjoying a nap….
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9
Apr
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Family holidays change a bit as kids get older. Not all teenagers are overcome with joy by the thought of 2 weeks touring with their parents. Truth be told not all parents are over the moon about it either. But there is a solution that will keep everyone happy.
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7
Apr
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Many US presidents have had connections to Ireland, from Andrew Jackson in the early 18th century right up to Barack Obama. But none of them is Irish man with the closest connection to the presidency.
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3
Apr
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Yes, Ireland is broke. Yes, there is a flood of bad and depressing economic news. But there is an upside, and there are good reasons why visiting during a recession is not a bad plan.
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25
Jan
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This week’s deals include stays in luxury 5 star Castle Hotels for about the cost of staying in a B&B, a great package for golfers (with something for non-golfers too) and good hotel rooms in Dublin for just €25 per person per night.
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14
Jan
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Hopping from one tourist attraction to the next, in the company of other visitors, is not a good way to experience any country. This list is not about famous place, just suggestions for some things to do in Ireland that will make for memorable experiences or that you can’t really do anywhere else.
None are specific [...]
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9
Jan
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The Irish newspapers are full of doom and gloom about the tourism industry today.
The number of visitors to Ireland fell in 2008 for the first time in 7 years, with three quarters of hotels reporting that business was down.The trend was the same in B&Bs and in hostels. 2009 is expected to be even worse.
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6
Jan
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Today is the Feast of the Epiphany, so Christmas is officially over and it’s the day traditionally known as Little Christmas or Women’s Christmas in Ireland.
Tradition dictates that on this day the women of the house get to put her feet up and relax while the men run the show for a day. You hear [...]
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5
Jan
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The B&B seems like such a perfect place to stay: it’s relatively cheap, you’re staying in a family home, getting to meet with Irish people and it’s much more personal than a hotel, right?
Well, no, not always. Stays in B&Bs are down and continuing to drop, and it isn’t all because of the difficult financial time we live in.
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10
Oct
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I spent some time a while back thinking about translating bits of this site for non-English speakers, and decided to give Google Translate a run.
I thought it was going rather well, until I visited and decided to translate a website written in French. Oh dear.
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