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

Friday 9th October

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

640 places worth the drive in all 32 counties, and 851 events listed.

Halloween Castles Beaches Walks Islands This weekend

Halloween in Ireland

235 events across 21 counties, from the pumpkin patches in early October to the fires on the night itself.

Fri9 OctGaillimh Ah-Boo! - Baboró International Arts Festival for ChildrenGalway City · Co. Galway9th to 18th OctoberFestival
Fri9 OctThe Traitorous Tale: A Ghoulish FeastMalahide Castle & Gardens · Malahide · Co. Dublin9th to 30th October
Sat10 OctAutumn Pumpkin Flower Arrangement WorkshopKilbeggan Distillery Visitor Centre · Kilbeggan · Co. Westmeath
Sat10 OctBaboró International Arts Festival for Children: The Nightmare Club, Spooky StorycraftO'Donoghue Centre · Co. GalwayFreeFestival
Sat10 OctCrochet a Pumpkin (Beginner friendly)This Must Be The Place · Co. Dublin
Sat10 OctGaillimh Ah-Boo! 2026Galway City · Co. Galway10th October to 1st NovemberFreeFestival

All 235 Halloween events

This week in Ireland

Festivals, markets, gigs and days out starting in the next seven days.

All 576 events in the next 30 days

On this day in Irish history

9th October.

1834The first train with passengers ran on the Dublin and Kingstown Railway, Ireland's first railway, between Westland Row and Kingstown. Wikipedia

The whole year, day by day

The Irish word today

One a day, with what it means and where to hear it.

margadh

noun market

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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.

Or go by what you want to see

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

Castles248 places Beaches172 places Walks54 places Mountains and cliffs79 places Abbeys and churches241 places Ancient sites74 places Gardens and parks249 places Museums465 places Islands and coast93 places Lakes and waterfalls50 places Towns and villages53 places Dog-friendly416 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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