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The Cliffs of Moher on the Wild Atlantic Way, County Clare.

A craic, castle and Guinness-filled road trip through Ireland

Ireland is an island full of saints, so it’s hardly surprising to encounter a small miracle.

  • by Keith Austin
Slieve League

For a small country, this place’s cultural influence is gigantic

The way to truly enjoy Ireland is not to see the sights but to listen.

  • by Brian Johnston
Spectacular audio-visuals shape the new Book of Kells Experience at Trinity College, Dublin.

One of Europe’s greatest treasures as you’ve never seen it before

A dramatic high-tech display of a 1200-year-old book is just one of the highlights that modern Dublin has to offer.

  • by Steve McKenna
Forestis is located on Plose mountain in the Dolomites, 1800 metres above sea level.

Traveller Awards: 10 outstanding places to relax and rejuvenate

Some experiences require an open mind; others a deep pocket. But all of these unique experiences put relaxation and self-care front and centre.

  • by Traveller team
Dublin Airport is as grey as the country’s skies.

This dismal airport is confusing and charmless

Brace yourself. This overcrowded airport is gloomy and tired, and by the time you board your plane, you will be, too.

  • by Brian Johnston
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Irish dancing swept the world in the ’90s.

Ten things we’ll never understand about Ireland

Who doesn’t love the Irish, even if we need subtitles to understand their accents? Yet even then not everything is clear, with plenty about Ireland to puzzle the traveller.

  • by Brian Johnston
The Skellig Michael huts doubled as Luke Skywalker’s refuge in Star Wars: The Last Jedi.

Nine must-do highlights of Dingle, Ireland

This windswept port town garnered attention as a Star Wars location, but beyond rugged landscapes there’s plenty to charm the visitor.

  • by Marian McGuinness
Dark rituals: the hooded-man emerges from the flames at Puca.

The ancient, original Halloween is darker than the US version

In the ancient castle town of Trim, Samhain has an otherworldly darkness far richer than the jump-scares of its corny, candy-laced cousin across the Atlantic.

  • by Belinda Jackson
Inishmore, Aran Islands.

Despite Brexit, travelling Ireland and Northern Ireland is still easy

Whichever way you go, things tend to work out just grand in Ireland.

  • by Steve McKenna
Survival of the tastiest ... Moran’s Oyster Cottage.

The unlikely place you’ll find some of the world’s tastiest oysters

I’ve eaten plenty, from Coffin Bay and Merimbula in Australia to Arcachon in France and Hiroshima in Japan, and I doubt I have ever had a better oyster than these.

  • by Ben Groundwater

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