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<p>Nothing gets a traveller more excited for a trip than watching planes pass by their hotel windows</p>

I’ve reviewed the best hotels near Dublin airport

<p>Dundalk is a great base for exploring County Louth</p>

This is the best Irish county for a weekend away

<p>‘Fillette au Bateau’ (Girl on a Boat), a portrait by Pablo Picasso of his daughter Maya, sold for more than £18m at auction in March 2023</p>

Why Dublin is the surprising city to dig into Picasso’s relationship

<p>Writer Juliet Kinsman and her daughter on the Toe Head walk in West Cork, Ireland</p>

A trip to rural West Cork helped me reconnect with my teenage daughter

<p>Martin McDonagh and Colin Farrell on set of the film The Banshees of Inisherin</p>

Where was ‘The Banshees Of Inisherin’ filmed in Ireland?

<p>In the book Conversations with Friends, the love quartet takes off for northern France</p>

Where was Conversations with Friends filmed?

<p>Astral show: venture out on a night hike for Sligo stargazing</p>

Seaweed baths and stargazing in Sligo

<p>Visitors can try cheese, oils and cider on a Slane Food Circle tour</p>

Why Ireland should be your next foodie holiday

Ryanair described Ireland's 'green list' as having a "severe, detrimental effect” on the country's tourism industry

Ryanair threatens to leave Ireland unless travel restrictions lifted

Micheál Martin gives the thumbs up to 15 countries

Ireland releases travel ‘green list’ of countries – and UK isn’t on it

Great Blasket Island

Island advertises for two friends to live there for free

Tramp Dublin’s streets and bridges this autumn

Six Nations Rugby: The ultimate guide to Dublin

Shannon Airport has reopened

Shannon Airport reopens after earlier plane fire

EHIC health care and no passports to Ireland signalled by Brexit deal

Will Ireland feel like a homecoming or just another country?

How it feels to visit Ireland with a post-Brexit Irish passport

The Waterford Greenway offers 28.5 miles of coastal trail to explore

Activity & Adventure

How a Victorian railway line became Ireland's coolest new bike trail