A little closer to Ireland
Discover Ireland,
one story at a time.
Places to linger, food to seek out and fresh ideas for your next day away.
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Worth making time for
Start with a place, a good question or a different kind of weekend.
Travel
A city, a harbour, a western peninsula
Choose a Cork city break, a day in Cobh or a longer stay in West Cork.
Travel
A Galway state of mind
Choose a city rhythm or a landscape-focused break, with time for each if you have both in mind.
Stays
A base that serves the journey
Choose accommodation around the days you want to have, including the parts after the driving stops.
Find your kind of ramble
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The Wild Atlantic Way
Follow the coast.
Find your own pace.
Begin in Donegal and follow our 24 chapters southwards, with time for the places along the way.
32 counties. Your own starting point.
Where will you wander next?
County guide
Cork
Choose a Cork city break, a day in Cobh or a longer stay in West Cork.
County guide
Galway
Choose a city rhythm or a landscape-focused break, with time for each if you have both in mind.
County guide
Kerry
Pick a Kerry base for the places you want to spend time in, rather than trying to see every peninsula.
Stay a little. Savour a little.
A good base, a long lunch and room to enjoy the day.
Stays
A place to pause
Choose accommodation around the days you want to have, including the parts after the driving stops.
Food
Make time for the food
Build food into the day with a little practical planning and enough time to enjoy what is on the table.
A few to begin with
A county break, a cultural visit or the beginning of an Atlantic journey.
Outdoors
Let one landscape decide the break
Choose the part of Mayo that draws you most, with another corner saved for a return visit.
Culture
Follow the making
Follow an interest in making through Kilkenny, with a heritage visit near Thomastown on another day.
Travel
Choose a stretch, not a deadline
Choose a stretch of coast that fits your time, your transport and the sort of break you actually want.
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