Places to Visit

Discover what makes the Aran Islands unlike anywhere else in Ireland — stone walls, the Irish language, and an Atlantic way of life that time forgot.

The Cúirt International Festival of Literature returns to Galway from 21–26 April 2026. Now in its 41st year, this beloved festival brings together Ireland’s finest literary voices — including Neil Jordan, Louise O’Neill, Anne Enright, and Liz Nugent — for six days of readings, poetry, and celebration.

The Seven Wonders of Fore in County Westmeath: a hermit sealed in stone, water that won’t boil, and a lintel no one could lift — Ireland’s most mysterious village.

Dún Aonghasa is a 3,000-year-old Irish fort on a 100m cliff — with no sea wall. Discover the mystery that has baffled archaeologists for centuries.

Killarney’s Wander Wild Festival returns 17–19 April 2026 with 160+ events including summit hikes on Carrauntoohil, lake kayaking, wellness sessions, and cultural evenings in one of Ireland’s most breathtaking national parks.

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Easter Sunday falls on 5 April 2026. Ireland at Easter is serene, unhurried, and spectacular — discover Clare’s inaugural Easter Festival, Bunratty Castle, the Galway choir heading to the Vatican, and the best places to spend the long weekend.

Tory Island, nine miles off the Donegal coast, still elects its own king. Discover the legend, the cursing stones, and the painters no one expected.

Skellig Michael: discover why Irish monks chose to live on a remote Atlantic rock, and how their stone beehive huts have survived 1,400 years.

Discover the Black Valley in County Kerry — the last place in Ireland to receive electricity in 1976. A remote, hauntingly beautiful corner of Kerry.