Places to Visit

Chmee2 via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0) The Giant’s Causeway keeps drawing visitors who say its hexagonal basalt columns look unlike anything they’ve seen elsewhere …

Chmee2 via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0) If you’re planning a trip to the Giant’s Causeway, here’s something worth knowing before you go: that “good …

Before you visit Ireland, you carry a picture of it in your head. Green hills, warm pubs, quiet coastlines. Some of that is real. A lot of it needs adjusting. Here is an honest look at what first-time visitors expect versus what they actually find.

County Wicklow offers mountains, coastline, and fast DART access to Dublin. Here’s what living in the Garden of Ireland really looks like — plus get weekly Ireland stories free in our newsletter.

Colin Park via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0) If you’re planning a summer trip to Ireland and wondering when to visit Kerry, circle August 14–18. …

Ireland’s bogs and wetlands cover one-sixth of the country and hold landscapes 10,000 years in the making. Here’s where to find the best of them and how to visit.

Discover the best things to do in County Tipperary, Ireland — from the Rock of Cashel and Cahir Castle to the Glen of Aherlow and Holy Cross Abbey. Plus get weekly Ireland stories free in our newsletter.

Simon Kozhin via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) There’s a reason Connemara doesn’t work as a day trip. The Sky Road outside Clifden, the bogs …

The best pubs in County Clare according to Ireland’s biggest pub poll of 2026. See the current rankings and cast your vote.

What is life really like in County Donegal? From the Wild Atlantic Way to community life, cost of living, and the Irish language — an honest guide for movers — plus get weekly Ireland stories free in our newsletter.