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 … [...]
The Titanic's famous violin, on display at the Titanic Belfast Experience, has just been sold at auction, for the incredible sum of 900,000 pounds (or 1.063 million euros!). [...]
Guinness Arthur's Day was yesterday in Dublin. This party, organized by the Diageo group in honor of Arthur Guinness, the founder of the famous stout, is currently at the center of a controversy that could well damage it. [...]
Irish writer Colum McCann is currently promoting his latest novel, Transatlantic. A deeply committed writer, he tells the story of Frederic Douglass, a slave living in the United States and freed in 1845, who decides to travel to Ireland to raise awareness of abolitionism. [...]
Would James Bond like to get away from it all and enjoy Ireland's sumptuous landscapes? So it would seem, after recent statements from Barbara Broccoli and John Logan, the franchise's producer and screenwriter respectively. [...]
A newly recovered and authenticated violin from the Titanic will be on display at the Titanic Belfast Experience from Wednesday September 18. Found in an English attic in 2006, and authenticated last March after 7 long years of legal proceedings, the violin is believed to have been aboard the Titanic when it sank in 1912. [...]
Are you familiar with the Vikings series? This successful series completed its first season this year, to great critical acclaim. Realistic and well-crafted, this Irish-Canadian series was filmed in Ireland at Ashford Studios4, Ballyhenry Studios7 and Luggala, in the heart of County Wicklow. [...]
Dolphins aren't all as gentle and kind as you might think: they're also, above all, wild animals... The proof is in Dusty, the female dolphin that roams the waters of Doolin Bay. It is said to have attacked no fewer than 4 people in less than 3 months, including a swimmer last Sunday, who was bathing on the Irish west coast. Attacks have sometimes resulted in hospitalization, some in intensive care. [...]
It's the same every year: the Orange Parades shake up the city of Belfast in July and August. These events, heavily covered by the media, systematically raise a question among tourists: is it really safe to venture into Belfast during a period of Orange parades? [...]
Ireland's famous Guinness beer continues to arouse the curiosity of tourists who come to explore Ireland! According to studies carried out throughout the country, it would appear that tourists make it a point of honour to try this essential stout! [...]