We love Halloween. The colours, the costumes, the spooky stories, the brisk breeze in the air, the vague creeping worry that any encounter with a barmbrack may land you in the dentist’s chair; it’s a great time. Halloween has deep roots in Ireland, linked with our ancient Samhain festival celebrating the end of the harvest … More It’s A Wonderful (After)Life: Top 5 Things to do this Halloween
Autumn has arrived; the schools are back, the days are getting shorter, the heavy black bin bags are starting to look a lot more like a makeshift Halloween costume and you’ve definitely heard at least one person give out about the fact that the ‘Christmas decorations are starting to come out already’. It’s a beautiful … More Top 5 Irish Parks
The Restaurants Association of Ireland is currently searching for the Foodie Town of Ireland and it got me thinking a bit about how we are becoming more ‘foodie’ as a nation and what does it mean for Irish tourism? The RAI accolade recognises a “destination that actively promotes itself through promotional activities such as food … More Celebrating Ireland’s Foodie Culture
As we approach Children’s Month in Ireland, the BOI team hand-picked just a few of the great autumnal goings-on to help make this back to school season one to remember. Let’s take a look! … More Curing the Back to School Blues
You might have heard a rumour lately about something arty going on in Ireland in 2020. It’s got a lot of native arts practitioners excited and of course, it’s got a few counties and regions geared up to make a play for the coveted designation. As the bid for the European Capital of Culture 2020 … More The Race to 2020: Ireland’s Capital of Culture
In 2013, Ireland’s Marble City was not just the only Irish city, but the only European city to reach the Top 10 in travel magazine Condé Nast’s World’s Friendliest Cities list. They clearly love it, here’s 6 reasons why you should too. Breakfast Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, so it goes … More 6 Reasons to love Kilkenny
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