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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 … [...]




Dream job alert: Guinness is offering a job as a beer tester!

10 October 2019
No, you're not dreaming: the Irish Roadtrip website is currently looking for a Guinness tester. The offer appeared at the beginning of October and immediately created a buzz. So much so that it received several thousand applications in just a few days! [...]




Six Irish restaurants awarded a Michelin star!

8 October 2019
Who said Irish gastronomy didn't exist? Six Irish restaurants have just been awarded seven Michelin stars at last night's Michelin Awards ceremony in London. [...]




TV series: Irish actor Brendan Gleeson to play Donald Trump!

8 October 2019
It's the most eagerly awaited role of the year. Irish actor Brendan Gleeson has been cast by CBS as US President Dondald Trump in a miniseries based on the book by former FBI director James Comey, who was sacked by Donald Trump in 2017. [...]




Brexit: Boris Johnson rejects any further postponement

7 October 2019
Brexit will indeed take place on October 31. That's what British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced to Emmanuel Macron during a telephone conversation on Sunday October 6. From now on, there will be no more postponements: the British company seems ready to put an end to it once and for all. [...]




Ireland: peat bogs soon to be converted into forests to combat global warming

3 October 2019
Ireland pursues its climate plan. His new project: to transform former peat production land into forests. It's a lovely project that would enable us to rehabilitate former peat bogs by planting up to 600,000 trees! These would help absorb the C02 emissions generated by Ireland, thus making a natural contribution to preserving the planet. [...]




Fungie, the Dingle dolphin, is said to be the oldest solitary dolphin in the world!

1 October 2019
Spotlight on Fungie: this famous Irish dolphin, living free in Dingle Bay, has just achieved a feat that will be entered in the Guinness Book of World Records. Apparently, he's the oldest dolphin in the world! (based on the publication of a 2019 report by the Marine Connection charity). [...]




Study shows future impact of global warming on Ireland

27 September 2019
The very serious Climate Central, a research organization specializing in climate issues, has just delivered some very frightening forecasts on climate change and its possible impact on Ireland and its territory. [...]




A cottage and its lighthouse for sale in Ireland for €75,000

25 September 2019
The offer has just been published: a cottage and its lighthouse are currently on sale in Ireland for the modest sum of €75,000. The only snag is that the property is located on Rathlin O'Birne island, an uninhabited Irish island off the Donegal coast. And there's work to be done! [...]




Ireland: humpback whales recorded in 1999 reappear off Kerry 20 years later

24 September 2019
That's today's good news. Humpback whales, first recorded by researchers in 1999, have just resurfaced off County Kerry in Ireland, almost 20 years after they were first recorded! [...]