News in Ireland


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Date 17 October 2025

The Ghosts of Charleville Castle: when an Irish castle becomes a Netflix star

If there’s one place that epitomizes the mystery and magic of Ireland, it’s Charleville Castle, located in Tullamore, County Offaly. This neo-Gothic masterpiece of the XIXᵉ century, surrounded by dense forest and often shrouded in mist, is now one of … [...]




Guinness Storehouse inaugurates its new Gravity Bar

9 March 2020
Discover the new Gravity Bar, the panoramic terrace at Guinness Storehouse that's been given a facelift! And we're glad to hear it! [...]




Tourism Day: more than 100 tourist sites will be exceptionally free this April 17

28 February 2020
For the first edition of "Tourism Day" (Journée du Tourisme in French), to be held this April 17, Ireland will be making over 100 of its most important tourist sites free of charge. It's a one-day initiative, but one that could easily convince you to pop over to the Emerald Isle for a short break! [...]




Derry Girls: a Derry hotel launches a themed tour dedicated to the series!

25 February 2020
The incredible success of the Derry Girls series has been the talk of the town, as the program has met with widespread public approval. This powerful series, also available on Netflix, revisits Derry in the 1990s, against a backdrop of crazy teen stories. A program full of humor and gritty tones, depicting the city of Derry at the time of the Northern Irish conflict. [...]




Celebrate St Patrick’s Day in Dublin at the Guinness Storehouse!

25 February 2020
How about spending St. Patrick's Day 2020 at the Guinness Storehouse in Dublin, Ireland? Ireland's number 1 attraction has an exceptional program planned! [...]




USA: a town attempts to form the largest human clover of all time!

21 February 2020
In the run-up to St. Patrick's Day, the American town of Elmira set itself a rather curious challenge: to beat the Guinness World Record for the largest human shamrock! The idea is to gather as many people as possible, dress them in green and have them form a cloverleaf from the sky. [...]




Titanic: controversy surrounding a project to explore the hull

19 February 2020
It’s a legal case that’s making headlines. An American company (RMS Titanic Inc.) is planning to explore the hull of the wreck of the Titanic (a first in the history of wreck exploration), in order to recover a rare Marconi … [...]




Storm Dennis: a ghost ship runs aground in Ireland

19 February 2020
Storm Dennis had another surprise in store for the Irish at the start of the week. A “ghost ship” that had been drifting for a year on the world’s waters ended its journey by running aground on the south coast … [...]




Connemara lights up for St. Patrick’s Day!

18 February 2020
St. Patrick’s Day is less than a month away, and Ireland has come up with a new way to celebrate the holiday with impressive means! The Finnish artist Kai Kola has been commissioned to illuminate Connemara with artificial lights. You’ll … [...]




Irish elections: Sinn Féin spring a surprise

10 February 2020
It’s an unprecedented success: Sinn Féin has just made an unexpected breakthrough in the legislative elections held this weekend in Ireland. This left-wing, deeply nationalist party in favor of Irish reunification recorded impressive figures, putting it on a par with … [...]