This castle in Cong, Co. Mayo has ranked second in TripAdvisor's new One-of-a-Kind subcategory of its annual Best of the Best ...

The heartbroken friends of a young Galway woman who died while living in the US have started a fundraiser to bring her home ...

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Ireland is full of rich history that dates back centuries -- it is also home to the world's oldest bar, and yes, the ...

You’d expect a place that birthed so many great writers to be home to some of the world’s most beautiful libraries – and ...

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This piece of Irish history is one of the lesser-known properties in Disney’s portfolio, which includes several in Los ...

From Taylor Swift to millionaire CEOs, luxury travel agency founder Siobhan Byrne caters to the desires of the rich and ...

€667,034 has been set aside for 11 Galway monuments, including €130,000 for Menlough Castle, €120,000 for ... 122 archaeological monuments around Ireland ahead of World Heritage Day on ...

A new series of Sloinne in which a person goes in search of the history of their surname in each episode begins on TG4. We ...

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has hailed the re-opening of a medieval castle following extensive conservation work as a major addition to the tourism offering in Cork. Mr Martin said Barryscourt ...