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Video: Inishbofin island, Co Galway Video: Inishbofin island, Co Galway

"A rare mix of peace and tranquillity and a busy social and artistic scene"

Video: Killarney, Co Kerry Video: Killarney, Co Kerry

“A perfect mix of scenery and great variety for tourists and locals”

Video: Loop Head Peninsula, Co Clare Video: Loop Head Peninsula, Co Clare

“An area which avoided the traps of the tiger and stayed true to itself”

Video: Glen of Aherlow, Co Tipperary Video: Glen of Aherlow, Co Tipperary

“The scenery is breathtaking, photos don’t do the landscape justice”

Video: Derry City, Co Derry Video: Derry City, Co Derry

‘What it lacks in hanging baskets it more than makes up for in activity’

“Derry is a rugged working city, but what it lacks in hanging baskets it more than makes up for in heritage, culture and artistic activity. From its famous walls to its thriving nightlife and music scene, Derry has something for everyone. It is a deserving current holder of the title of City of Culture. For a small city Derry fits in a lot, but retains a personal feel that bigger cities often lack. It is also an ideal base for exploring both Donegal and Northern Ireland.” Read the original nomination at http://iti.ms/181btTV Best place to holiday in Ireland: judges choose the final five
  • Ireland
  • Conor Goodman
  • May 20, 2013, 01:00

Finalists provide for all tastes but key ingredient is locals making the best of what they have

A weekend in the wilds of Cork

It’s remote, it’s an island, and at times it feels tropical, but Fota Island is easy to get to and enjoy

Catherine Mack: “I booked into three different accommodations, ate a lot more than lentils boiled up on a Calor gas stove and finished it all off with a major pamper.” Cycling around the Loop of love
  • Ireland
  • Catherine Mack
  • April 27, 2013, 06:00

Clifftop roads, dolphins and seaweed baths in scenic Clare

Ben Bulben, one of the many attractions in Co Sligo, which has received the most entries in The Irish Times Best Place to Holiday in Ireland competition. Photograph: Chris Hill, Tourism Ireland Sligo leads the nominations in Best Place to Holiday competition

There are just a few days left for members of the public to nominate towns, villages, cities and regions for Irish Times Best Place to Holiday competition, irishtimes.com/bestplace

Extremely good fun
  • Ireland
  • Sheila Ryan
  • April 13, 2013, 06:00

Test yourself to the limit at one of this year’s endurance festivals

‘It’s Monaghan I worry about. The crippling modesty of its locals is well summed up in their nickname for the local topology.’ Photograph: Fáilte Ireland Little hills, big hunks

The ups and downs of marketing Monaghan as a tourist destination

Brittas: "Children could meet a lot of other children they knew on the beach while mothers flipped burgers and opened bottles of wine". photograph: iic/axiom The best place to holiday in Ireland

The Irish Times is running a contest to find Ireland's best holiday spot, and…

An Irishman's Diary

I spent an enchanted hour last Sunday exploring the bucolic delights of east Cork, with its rambling roads and pleasant pastureland…

The scenic way to Shannon

LENNY ANTONELLI walks the Royal Canal on the Meath-Kildare border

The Skyline at Croke Park Sights for bored eyes

Irish tourism has had a makeover, with all sorts of new attractions on offer, writes JOHN G O'DWYER

What's on

Tuesday 21st August, 2012

Go east for a feast
  • Ireland
  • Rachel Collins
  • June 9, 2012, 01:00

GO IRELAND: EAST CORK HAS long been in the shadow of its more famous sibling to the west

Take The Bait
  • Ireland
  • Sandra O'Connell
  • June 2, 2012, 01:00

GO IRELAND: HERE’S SOMETHING FISHY going on around the country and there’s never been a better time to be a part of it.

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“Derry is a rugged working city, but what it lacks in hanging baskets it more than makes up for in heritage, culture and artistic activity. From its famous walls to its thriving nightlife and music scene, Derry has something for everyone. It is a deserving current holder of the title of City of Culture. For a small city Derry fits in a lot, but retains a personal feel that bigger cities often lack. It is also an ideal base for exploring both Donegal and Northern Ireland.” Read the original nomination at http://iti.ms/181btTV Best place to holiday in Ireland: judges choose the final five
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