Just a quick note for those readers who were tempted to visit Glasnevin Cemetery after my blog post a few days ago - the popular guided tours of the cemetery ... Read More

Why do people climb mountains? Because they are there. And because Croagh Patrick was not only there but also very visible, it has been used for worshipping for at least ... Read More

Lake Isle Retreats is a revelation – situated on Inis Rath, also nicknamed (and signposted as) Hare Krishna Island, it is based in an old hunting lodge on a small ... Read More

Lough Derg is not a tourist attraction per se - this is a pilgrimage site strictly open to those seeking meaning and direction (or simply quiet contemplation) only. Visits of ... Read More

While some people have a mortal fear of cemeteries, others confess to a morbid fascination with them. Should they feature on a travel website at all then? Yes - because ... Read More

If you like cemeteries you will love Mount Jerome Cemetery, often called Harold's Cross Cemetery - here wealthy Victorians set monuments to themselves, built to last. They couldn't take their ... Read More

Glasnevin Cemetery is part of the most interesting lesser known sights of Dublin. Not only because are there more Dubliners buried here than are currently living in the city. Some ... Read More

About 65 years ago, German troops preparing to defend their positions on the Normandy shores saw them coming: strange, box-shaped boats that had a driver’s position and a cargo ... Read More

I do like unusual city tours. York ... what better way to experience this great city than to join a "Ghost Walk" (guided by Jack the Ripper's slightly mad cousin)? ... Read More

Visitors to Dublin, especially first-time visitors, are always keen to see most of the important sights in one easy go - and I can share the feeling. I like to ... Read More

Today is Election Day - 1,629 local councillors, twelve members of the European Parliament and the seats of two TDs are up for grabs in an election that will, more ... Read More

Ireland's largest airline, no-frills-carrier Ryanair, made a profit over the last full year - 105 million Euros, down a whopping 78% but still a good result. Unfortunately, the Aer Lingus ... Read More

I am deeply shocked ... it is a venerable Irish tradition that when a bank holiday weekend approaches, come Friday afternoon the floodgates open and rain starts. Plus Arctic temperatures, ... Read More