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- Dublin
- Capital
- Euro (EUR)
- Currency
- 3,840,838
- Population
- IE
- Country Code
Ireland Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Ireland
Right to the Liffey
This is a top pick! ... were good enough. You'd made the grade, passed the test. I have never felt so non-threatened and happy in such a space. Oh Ireland, you wonderful land of happy souls. By 4am the night was coming to a close. The streets were empty and I had to head ...
wander and ponder (part II)
This is a top pick! ... bottles, hostels recycling) but not great. I'll have to see what the rest of Europe is like. * The situation in Northern Ireland still seems messy despite there being a peace agreement. There's a lot of tension between the Protestants and Catholics. Both ...
The real Lords of the Dance
This is a top pick! Move over Michael Flatley . . . . SavedURI :Hide ...
Guinness and Nuns.
This is a top pick! Another missed flight (we swear it wasn't our fault) meant a long wait around the airport and a £40 fee to get on the next flight.. Each time we miss something were sure its the last time.. When we finally made it to Dublin we headed off to our ...
Festive town south of Ireland
This is a top pick! ... ; started drinking ourselves silly. Haha, funny thing - we didnt exactly have a fridge to cool our drinks in, but because were in Ireland, and its so bloody cold at night, we had a window seal on an angle. Not a big window seal, so we managed ...
Ready again..... this one's gonna be big, I hope
This is a top pick! ... , what of the trip itself? Well plans change and mine certainly always seem to. But as things stand at the moment I'll be leaving Ireland for Tokyo, Japan, on July 11th. Assuming I've any money left after that it'll be onto South Korea for the third time ...
Dun Aengus/Dun Aonghasa
This is a top pick! ... I tend to do it more than phoning because it's cheaper, especially if you're on the same network. There are three networks in Ireland.) All I really knew was that the dampness of the island was getting to me, and I didn't want to bother packing up all ...
Northern Ireland
This is a top pick! ... happy the people seemed to be... smiles everywhere. A great atmosphere at both pubs/clubs I went to. The scenery of Northern Ireland was superb... did a rope walk over the sea (Carricke) which was quite unique. Walking to the island off the coast ...
One Week To Go!!!
This is a top pick! So, it's only a week away... As the first entry of our brand new internet diary, we feel we should explain all. On 18th May, 2004, Andy and I decided that, what the hell, let's do it, don't wait any longer, let's just go... We called into the ...
Corked
This is a top pick! ... is only 240ish K's back to Dublin, but with the way the roads are here, it took around three and a half hours, and this being Ireland, it also pissed down on the way back !!! And was this the equal of Dublin? Well it was loads smaller, but the prices ...
Meandering the Streets of Galway
This is a top pick! ... every last piece of their sweet Irish heritage on street corners, but at the same time, this is one place where Ireland's heritage continues to thrive. Kids are shuttled here during summers to receive training in their country's history, Irish dancing, ...
Dublin again
This is a top pick! ... game. The weather was not good. It drizzled. Don't need to go into what happened but the score summed it up AUSTRALIA 9 - IRELAND 18 They deserved to win, so we went back to the Aussie bar to console ourselves and to do some Guinness drinking with ...
In the Absence of a Story, Details About Galway
This is a top pick! After my previous evening of depression, I was still feeling pretty lousy. I slept late. When my roommates got up and started moving around, I stayed in bed, keeping my eyes closed and wishing I were alone. Eventually I delved into a book: The ...
Moving On
This is a top pick! ... ? Will I miss it? - Yes. Do I want to stay badly enough to work a minimum-wage job? No. I do want to travel around Ireland before I go. Maybe something will come up, somewhere. Maybe I'll fall in love with a place--and maybe there'll be a job ...
Busy Cork
This is a top pick! ... finding a bed. I've scored a 15 euro dorm bed in Cork for tomorrow night, before I leave for the north-west coast of Ireland. I'm really glad that I've booked my flight back to Perth now... I think I may be nearing the end of my trip because I lack ...
Dublin, Ireland
This is a top pick! ... later, we stumbled back to the hotel with fish n' chips wrapped in newspaper, awoke the boys, and made them stand and sing for Ireland. -- Oh, right, that last part didn't really happen, or at least not by us. The rest of Dublin is nice, the churches ...
Home i couldn't finish this travelogue ...
This is a top pick! ... as the Northerners in our pub quiz as we were all either from the North Island, Northern England, Northern Hemisphere, or Northern Ireland. To Rachel for showing me the parts of the North Island the weather would let us. Finally to Elvis the driver on ...
Diving In
This is a top pick! ... I found the place that I knew could quite possibly be the Mecca of diving. It wasn't Truk Lagoon even, but happened to be in Ireland, and I knew that I had to go. I have discussed this with Lucy over the years, and once she became a qualified diver, I ...
Lovely Dingle and disorienting Listowel
This is a top pick! ... rather than dread. By the time I caught the bus, the sun had vanished (of course--a whole sunny day is rare). Ireland is unbelievably luminous in sunlight, but still evocative in cloud. Especially the Dingle Peninsula. We drove past fields backed by ...
Thrift shopping
This is a top pick! Finally went to the newspaper again. They're not hiring (of course), but I was told that if I have an idea for an article about the city or the county, I can pitch it. Sound encouraging? It would, if I knew anything about a) journalism or b) the local ...
Megalithical
This is a top pick! When going away for a weekend, there are certain items one must carry, and if going to Ireland, the the three most needed things are 1) A Passport 2) Clean Underwear 3) An Umbrella We have tried a gortex jacket, but an umbrella wins hands down ...
Galway days and nights
This is a top pick! ... have trees I associate more with California...those really spiky ones sort of like palm trees...and I've even seen a few monkey trees. Ireland is so temperate in climate that it can support them. You know how people say Ireland is so green? Well, it ...
An evening of reflection
This is a top pick! ... when a) you have to talk to your roommates and b) you have a ready-made conversation opener ("Where are you from?"). A realization that Ireland isn't like what you see in movies, at least not all of it (I assume it's like that somewhere). A lot of ...
The Angel's Trumpet
This is a top pick! ... one thing we noticed about Cork from the evening stroll the night before, was that it's densely populated with churches. Ireland being a religious country, this didn't surprise me. I had been, however, always under the impression that Northern ...
Ireland - Home Of Blarney And Craic.
This is a top pick! ... , Ireland via Ryan Air with tickets bought on the Internet for less than a Pound each (plus taxes)!! We spent a week in Ireland, a very funny, perplexing and picturesque place. The accents are lovely and lilting, the people friendly and we actually got to ...
How you can help the charities.
This is a top pick! I hope that some of you who explore this travelogue will, like me, decide that these three charities are very worthwhile causes. If you do wish to donate a bank account specially for this event has been opened. Myself and a representative of one of the ...
Lazy Day at the Weekend
This is a top pick! Shopping with Katherine...I bought a CD by an American folk singer named Eva Cassidy, whose music I love, so I'd have something to play on the cheap Discman that came with my mobile phone. I also almost bought a shirt, but decided it was too impractical ...