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How to have the best, spookiest Halloween of your life in Ireland

Reader beware, you’re in for a delight! Halloween in Ireland is like no place else in the world.

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The seafood tour with Bantry Bay Boat Hire, County Cork

Explore the wild Atlantic with Bantry Bay Boat Hire in the rugged and beautiful West Cork.

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Visit the Armada House, Kinsale, County Cork

The Armada House is a family run business in the heart of Kinsale, one of the most beautiful towns in Ireland.

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What you're missing out on in Ireland of the Welcomes magazine

Subscribe to Ireland of the Welcomes and receive Ireland's longest-running Irish interest magazine delivered to your door every two months.

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Irish-American family converting buses into RVs in honor of late son

Megan Donahue, 23, and her mother Lisa launched Live Simply Buses to pay tribute to Michael Donahue, whose death devastated the close-knit Donahue family in 2015.

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Connemara community launch competition to win a dream holiday to Ireland

The small Connemara village of Leenane is pulling together to raise funds for a new local community park and is offering a week's holiday in Connemara as a lucrative prize in its upcoming raffle on November 13.

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A local's guide to ten of Galway's best-kept secrets

Planning a staycation in Ireland this year? These are the must-see spots in Galway, according to a local!

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This luxurious Galway manor is the Irish vacation rental of your dreams

Whether you’re planning a romantic getaway for two, a big family vacation, or a friends trip, Galway Manor and Cottage is your dream Irish holiday rental - a home away from home.

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Two Irish cities named among the friendliest in Europe

More than 100,000 Condé Nast Traveller readers voted these two cities in Ireland as the friendliest in Europe in 2020.

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These are the vaccines the US will accept from foreigners when the travel ban lifts

The COVID vaccines that are approved for use in Ireland and Northern Ireland will be accepted in the US when the travel ban is lifted, supposedly in "early November."

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Donegal beach wins National Geographic photo competition

The aerial shot, taken by Ozgun Ozdemir, shows a small stream flowing into the sea at Marble Hill Beach near Dunfanaghy

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8 reasons to press the Green Button and get back to Ireland

Ireland is calling and there is no better time than now to start planning your next trip home.

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Condé Nast Traveller names the 12 most beautiful villages in Ireland

Have you visited any of these small Irish towns and villages?

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WATCH: Giant’s Causeway secret doorway caught on camera

Video captured at Giant’s Causeway in Northern Ireland could serve as proof of the legendary Finn McCool’s existence!

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Ireland’s friendliest town named

In 2017, one town in County Clare won the title of the "Friendliest Town in Ireland"... now you know where to go for the finest Céad Míle Fáilte (Hundred Thousand Welcomes).

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This Irish airport voted the most scenic in the world

Donegal Airport has been voted the most scenic airport in the world for the third year in a row.

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Dublin neighborhood ranked 15th coolest in the world

Dublin 8, primarily located on the south side of the River Liffey, ranked 15th in Time Out's annual rankings.

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Donegal castle hotel named among Condé Nast people’s choice for Ireland

The five-star hotel earned the number two spot in the prestigious travel magazine’s annual Readers’ Choice Awards.

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How did Hollywood get its name? It all started in Ireland

Do you know how Hollywood, California, got its name? Its start has its beginning right back in Co. Wicklow, Ireland.

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County Kerry is Irish people’s favorite place to vacation in Ireland

The report also revealed that Irish people made a staggering 55 million transactions in County Kerry during the summer months.

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These are some of the most haunted places in Ireland to visit for Halloween

From Irish castles to haunted Irish pubs and dark scary crypts - Ireland has some stellar haunted spots riddled with spooky Halloweeny history.

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Win a field in Donegal Gaeltacht area, a little piece of heaven

Derry club GAA Na Magha is offering a two-acre field as first prize in a raffle.

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Romantic Irish castle vacations in the West of Ireland

"This great proliferation of castles is a testament to a long and turbulent history but one which is now a vital ingredient of a growing and vibrant tourist market."

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