Dromoland Castle

Our escapist fantasies may have taken a bit of a battering of late, but the good and clever people running some of Ireland’s nicest hotels and guest h(...)

The general manager of the five-star Dromoland Castle in Co Clare has said the hotel lost €50,000 in bookings in the 48 hours after the Government ann(...)

Limerick’s Adare Manor has won Ireland’s Leading Hotel at the World Travel Awards 2020, for the second year in a row, while EPIC The Irish Emigration (...)

Hotelier Aaron Mansworth has already had to temporarily close one hotel at Cork Airport as a result of Covid-19. Now, with the Ryanair decision to pu(...)

The new Fáilte Ireland operating guidelines for hotels released this week will pose specific challenges for Ireland’s 36 five-star properties, which j(...)

Air travellers face potential fare increases of up to 30 per cent in coming years as the EU increases taxes on aviation, high-profile economist Colm M(...)

Dublin has begun showing some warning signs of over “over-tourism”, according to one expert. Prof Jim Deegan, head of the centre for tourism policy s(...)

Friendly fliers Aer Lingus has been named the fifth most family-friendly airline worldwide by travel website Lastminute.com. The research a(...)

A chef friend tipped me off about Sticks, which is one of the most original pop-ups on the Dublin dining scene. Jonny Boyle and Kate O’Donohoe serve a(...)

Get the drift    The coolest autumnal escape this year comes by way of The Driftwood in Rosses Point. In the picturesque seaside village on(...)