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The Cliffs of Moher dropping to the Atlantic, with the clifftop path along the green edge

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Ireland, county by county, and what’s on this week

640 places worth the drive in all 32 counties, and 787 events listed.

Christmas Castles Beaches Walks Islands This weekend

Christmas in Ireland

154 events across 18 counties, from the light trails and markets in November to the pantos and New Year’s Eve.

Thu12 NovEpic & Wild Lights ComboEPIC The Irish Emigration Museum & Dublin Zoo · Co. Dublin12th November to 5th January 2027
Thu12 NovThe Dublin Double: EPIC Museum x Dublin Zoo Wild LightsEPIC The Irish Emigration Museum · Co. Dublin12th November to 5th January 2027
Thu12 NovWild Lights at Dublin ZooDublin Zoo · Co. Dublin12th November to 5th January 2027
Thu12 NovWonderlights at Malahide Castle & GardensMalahide Castle & Gardens · Malahide · Co. Dublin12th November to 29th December
Fri13 NovChildren's Christmas TrailWaterford Treasures: Medieval Museum · Co. Waterford13th November to 24th DecemberFree
Fri13 NovWaterford Winterval 2026Waterford City · Co. Waterford13th November to 23rd DecemberFreeFestival

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This week in Ireland

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On this day in Irish history

12th November.

1920Republican prisoners in Cork Gaol ended a hunger strike on the instruction of Arthur Griffith, after three men including Terence MacSwiney had died. Wikipedia
1934Born: John McGahern, Leitrim novelist of Amongst Women and That They May Face the Rising Sun Wikipedia

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The Irish word today

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noun dress, gown

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Five places people cross the country for.

The Cliffs of Moher dropping to the Atlantic, with the clifftop path along the green edge

Cliffs · LiscannorCliffs of MoherSea cliffs run about 14km down the west Clare coast, and the visitor centre is dug into the hillside above Liscannor.

The white quartz front and kerbstones of the Newgrange mound above green fields

Prehistoric site · DonoreNewgrangeThe passage tomb went up around 3200 BC under a mound above the Boyne. You go in on a guided tour that leaves from the visitor centre.

The round tower and church at Glendalough among the trees

Monastic site · LaraghGlendaloughGlendalough fills a glacial valley, with a round tower, a gateway and two lakes above it.

Skellig Michael rising out of the Atlantic under a clear sky

Island · PortmageeSkellig MichaelThe monastery was built on a rock out in the Atlantic. Landing boats go out from Portmagee between mid-May and the end of September, when the sea allows it.

The Rock of Cashel, its cathedral and round tower rising above the grass on a bright day

Monastic site · CashelRock of CashelA limestone outcrop above the town carries a round tower, a Romanesque chapel and a roofless Gothic cathedral.

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Every castle, beach and walk on our lists and in Fáilte Ireland’s, across the whole country.

Castles248 places Beaches173 places Walks54 places Mountains and cliffs79 places Abbeys and churches241 places Ancient sites74 places Gardens and parks249 places Museums465 places Islands and coast94 places Lakes and waterfalls50 places Towns and villages53 places Dog-friendly417 places Every county32 counties

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Sunlight on the sea cliffs at Sliabh Liag with the Atlantic dark below them

5 min readThe Wild Atlantic Way from Clare to DonegalThe northern half of the coast road, county by county, with the stops we would make and the ones we would drive past.

The two beaches at Inchydoney either side of the Virgin Mary's Point headland

5 min readIreland's best beaches, province by provinceTwenty beaches worth the drive, sorted by province, with what each one is like when you get there.

A marble bust between the bookshelves of the Long Room at Trinity College

5 min readA first-timer's week in IrelandSeven days that take in Dublin, the Boyne valley, the southwest and the Burren without spending the whole week in the car.

A stalagmite under a ceiling of straw stalactites in Crag Cave, County Kerry

5 min readIreland in the rain: what to do when the weather turnsIt rains on about half the days of the year, so here are the places that are better in it, plus the outdoor ones that do not care.

The sea stack standing off the cliffs at Downpatrick Head

5 min readFree things to do in IrelandThe hills, headlands, dolmens and city museums where there is no ticket office at all, and how to tell which is which.

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