Destinations7 min read
The Cliffs of Moher from Dublin: everything you actually need to know
Three hours each way, one of the most crowded car parks in Ireland, and a two-hour window when it is almost empty. Here is how to time it.
Travel journal
What we’ve learned
driving Ireland.
Where to go, when to arrive, what it costs and what nobody tells you until you're already here. Written by people who make these journeys every week, not by a travel desk.
Destinations
Destinations6 min read
Connemara in one day: the loop that actually works
Bog, mountain and fjord, west of Galway. The full loop is 250 kilometres and it fits in a day — but only if you skip the right things.
Destinations5 min read
Titanic Belfast and the Antrim coast: a day trip from Dublin
Two hours north of Dublin, on the slipway where the ship was actually built. Here is what fits into a single day, and what does not.
Destinations5 min read
Cork city: what to do with two days
Ireland's second city is compact, built on an island, and takes itself considerably less seriously than the capital.
Destinations6 min read
The Lakes of Killarney: the walk, the drive and the boat
Three lakes, 26,000 acres of national park, and the only native red deer herd in Ireland — all within twenty minutes of the town.
Destinations6 min read
Twelve things to do in and around Killarney
Killarney is small. What surrounds it is not. A ranked list for anyone with two, three or five days.
Destinations4 min read
Kilkenny: Ireland's medieval mile
A castle at one end, a cathedral at the other, and eight hundred years of lanes in between.
Destinations4 min read
Limerick: the city everyone drives past
Two hours twenty from Dublin Airport, and the natural base for Clare, Kerry and Tipperary.
Destinations4 min read
Cahir Castle and the Rock of Cashel
A Norman castle with its portcullis still hanging, and a cathedral on a rock where the kings of Munster were crowned.
Travel tips
Travel tips5 min read
Discover Ireland in comfort: how long-distance transfers work
What actually happens between your flight landing and your bags reaching the hotel — and what the fixed fare does and does not cover.
Travel tips5 min read
Dublin Airport arrivals: Terminal 1, Terminal 2 and where your driver waits
The single most common question we are asked before a first booking — answered properly, terminal by terminal.
Travel tips4 min read
How much does a transfer from Dublin Airport cost?
Straight numbers, no meter, and an explanation of why a fixed long-distance fare works out differently from a metered taxi.
Travel tips5 min read
Travelling in Ireland at Christmas: what's open and what isn't
Ireland shuts more completely at Christmas than most visitors expect. A practical calendar, and how to plan around it.
Ireland
Ireland7 min read
First time in Ireland: nineteen things worth knowing
Weather, money, driving, distances and manners. The things nobody tells you until you are already here.
Ireland6 min read
County Kerry: how to plan a week in the Kingdom
Kerry rewards slowness. A route for five to seven days, and an honest note on what you cannot fit.
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