Ireland Tourist Information & Visitor Guide
Compare the Bohemian fun of Dublin with the cosmopolitan style of Belfast in the North and don't miss the vibrant country towns with their lively pubs and lovely people. Enjoy a coastline that shifts from golden sands to 2000-foot cliffs and the many loughs that are teeming with fish. Known as the Emerald Isle for the vibrant green fields and steeped in myth, mystery and legend, you can't fail to enjoy a short break here.
The Irish Regions
- County Dublin - a welcoming city full of history and charm. The city is a wonderful mixture of old and new, with magnificent old buildings and the irresistible Grafton Street with its' lively atmosphere and shops
- East Coast & The Midlands - this area of Ireland holds many treasures from picturesque coastal villages such as Carlingford, to the world's oldest solar observatory at Newgrange
- Northern Ireland - offering an array of lakeland and coastal scenery from the volcanic landscape of the Giant's Causeway to castles, and from pretty little fishing villages to the handsome city of Belfast
- Northwest Ireland - incorporates some of Irelands wildest scenery. Leitrim a county of quiet lakes and waterways, Sligo with its ancient monuments and natural beauty, and Slieve League is home to the highest sea cliffs in Europe
- Southeast Ireland - benefiting from the warmest climate in Ireland and offering an array of attractions to see, quaint canal side villages to busy seaside resorts
- Southwest Ireland - dramatic scenery, lush vegetation and a friendly welcome from the locals. Cork city offers a cosmopolitan atmosphere with shops and galleries, or you can pass through genteel towns such as Kenmar
- The West of Ireland - a traditional, rural, sparsely populated land, with windswept mountains and countryside. Also home to Galway, a fast-growing university town with medieval streets and snug pubs
Plan your visit to Ireland
- Ireland Hotels - view and choose a place to stay in Ireland
- Ireland Attractions - browse our list of attractions in Ireland
- Ireland Short Breaks - for short break ideas and offers
- Ireland Maps - find places to stay and attractions by location
More hotels around Britain
- England Hotels - including quaint country guesthouses to top class city centre hotels stretching the length of England
- Scotland Hotels - take in the views from a loch side retreat or from the top of a hill in a converted castle hotel
- Wales Hotels - including coastal bed and breakfasts, a country cottage in the Valleys, or a luxury property in central Cardiff
