A coastal road winding along the Ring of Kerry with a fog-covered mountain rising ahead, illustrating how Ireland's coast and mountain landscapes meet

Ireland’s Four Landscapes: Coast, Bog, Forest and Mountain

Ireland’s coastlines, boglands, forests, and mountains each offer something completely different. This guide breaks down what to expect from each landscape and where to go.

Lough Neagh in Northern Ireland, Ireland

Northern Ireland’s Third Language Got Written Into the Peace Agreement. Then Came the Tricky Part.

Lough Neagh, Northern Ireland. Photo: Greenjellyfish25 / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0). Northern Ireland’s Third Language Got Written Into the Peace Agreement. Then Came the …

Dún Laoghaire's East Pier lighthouse, marking the harbour that became the terminus of Ireland's first railway in 1834

How the DART Transformed Dublin’s Coastal Suburbs: Property Prices, Class Identity, and the Rise of South Dublin Since 1984

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A quiet rural Irish countryside landscape near Doolin, County Clare, with a cottage in the green valley

Cobh Heritage Centre: Tracing Your Irish Emigrant Ancestors

Visit Cobh Heritage Centre in County Cork to trace your Irish emigrant ancestors. The Queenstown Story covers 2.5 million Irish emigrants who left through this harbour. Get weekly Ireland stories free in our newsletter.

The Marriage of Strongbow and Aoife, an 1854 painting by Daniel Maclise depicting Aoife MacMurrough's wedding to the Norman lord Strongbow

Aoife: Meaning, Mythology & Ireland’s Top Girl’s Name

The meaning, origin and story behind the Irish girl name Aoife. How to pronounce it, where it comes from, and why Ireland loves it.

Aerial view of Mizen Head signal station in County Cork, with its white lighthouse buildings on the headland and the footbridge crossing to the mainland

What a Straight Line Across Ireland Would Pass Through

Draw a straight line across Ireland from coast to coast and you’ll cross mountains, bogs, the River Shannon, and centuries of history. Here’s what really sits in the middle of the island.

Why Does Dublin Ban Tall Buildings When Other European Capitals Don’t

Simon Huguet via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0) Why Does Dublin Ban Tall Buildings When Other European Capitals Don’t In March 2018, An Bord Pleanála …

A GAA football match in progress in front of a packed stand, the kind of contest members risked suspension merely for watching under Rule 27

The Rule That Banned the President of Ireland From His Own Sports Organisation

Sheila1988 via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) The Rule That Banned the President of Ireland From His Own Sports Organisation In November 1938, Douglas Hyde …

Triple spiral carved into the entrance stone at Newgrange, County Meath, Ireland

The Triple Spiral: Ireland’s Most Ancient Celtic Symbol and What It Really Means

The triple spiral is a 5,200-year-old Celtic symbol carved at Newgrange in County Meath, predating the Egyptian pyramids. Discover what it means, where to see it, and why it still matters in Irish culture today — plus get weekly Ireland stories free in our newsletter.

Street performers doing acrobatics for crowds at the Galway International Arts Festival

The Irish Festivals Worth Planning Your Trip Around

Ireland hosts some of Europe’s finest cultural festivals, from the Galway International Arts Festival to the Fleadh Cheoil and Wexford Opera Festival. Here is what to know before you book.

View of the Great Blasket Island and neighbouring islets from the Dingle Peninsula coastline, County Kerry

‘The Like of Us Will Never Be Again’: The Last Days of the Great Blasket Island

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