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The Race to 2020 Continues: Three shortlisted for European Capital of Culture

November 16, 2015

All eyes were on Dublin Castle last Friday as the who’s who of Ireland’s European Capital of Culture bids gathered nervously into the room where they would find out who would make the shortlist to continue their campaign and who would ultimately be going home. Thanks to the generously tech-savvy Galway 2020 team, we were … More The Race to 2020 Continues: Three shortlisted for European Capital of Culture

Ireland’s Favourite Coffee: And the Winner is…

October 21, 2015

Over the last two weeks on our Facebook page we set out to find Ireland’s favourite coffee. It brought us all across the country; from hotels on the banks of the Shannon in Limerick, to cosy little coffee shops in Galway, right across to the chic cafés of Dublin and finally… to a wine bar! We called … More Ireland’s Favourite Coffee: And the Winner is…

Fantastic Brews & Where to Find Them: Ireland’s Microbrewery Explosion

October 19, 2015

Traditionally, shamrock has been known as the patriotic plant of Ireland but you may need to think again. The Emerald Isle right  is going through what we can only describe as a ‘Hops Renaissance’. The Irish have a long history of brewing, from the 13th century monks who laid the foundation for the Smithwick’s Brewery … More Fantastic Brews & Where to Find Them: Ireland’s Microbrewery Explosion

Top 5 Irish Parks

October 13, 2015

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

ECOC Poll Results: And the winner is…

September 14, 2015

The official results are in for our European Capital of Culture poll and the location with the most votes is: The Three Sisters (Kilkenny, Waterford & Wexford) with 45.65%! Limerick—National City of Culture 2014—followed very close behind with 41.9%. The ‘City of the Tribes’, Galway, garnered 8.49% of the public vote while Ireland’s actual capital, … More ECOC Poll Results: And the winner is…