Dolly Parton goes to the Pub

So, Dolly Parton came to Ireland on her holidays. Like almost every other visitor, she ended up at a traditional music session at a pub in Kerry. Here’s what happened …

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A really great Irish vacation video – I love it!

A wonderful video of the three weeks a Canadian couple spent visiting Ireland. A must see for anyone planning a trip, for anyone who lives in Ireland or really …

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Apologies & Changes

For a long time I’ve been really guilty about the Ask About Ireland section of this site. The basic problem is I’ve been ignoring it, not because I don’t want …

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Ireland is Free on Wednesdays!

There is free entrance each Wednesday to all historic buildings, monuments and other sites in Ireland that are in the care of the Heritage Council of Ireland. So, get ready …

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Psst – want free publicity for your event?

All event and festival organisers work with limited budgets, so you'd think that they would be keen to take advantage of any free publicity they can get. So why does …

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The streets of Dublin

An Irish photographer is embarked on a project to record the streets of Dublin city, their buildings and the people who use them. There are now more than 28,000 images …

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How to escape your teenagers

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 …

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O’Bama and other Irish presidents

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 …

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7 Reasons why the recession is a good thing

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 …

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Twelve Things to do in Ireland

This list is not about famous places, 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 …

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Bad News is Good News

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 …

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Bring back Little Christmas!

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 …

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The future of the Irish B&B

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 …

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Overflying the Curiosities of the Agglomeration

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 …

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Just Feed Me, I'm Hungry

Sometimes you want a special meal, great food, wonderful ambiance, all the trimmings. You know you'll pay, but that's ok, it's worth it. Other times you just want food. And you …

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Seeing Ireland through tourist eyes

Ireland in the same way as a tourist. But a recent trip to Dublin gave me the chance to do just that. Riding the hop-on, hop-off tour buses around the city …

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