Hayfield Manor in Cork City is one of Ireland’s finest 5 star hotels. Set next to the grounds of UCC amongst its own park land, it feels as if you are in the countryside; a stately manner at the end of a tree lined drive rather than 10 minutes from the heart of Ireland’s 3rd [...]
Over the last 15 years, as Ireland’s economy boomed, prices and costs to tourists rocketed accordingly. This affected our affordability as a destination for tourists. This seems to have changed substantially and Ireland is rapidly returning to being a very affordable destination for holidays. A survey by Hotels.com, of 130,000 bookings across the world has [...]
Clonakilty is located in the heart of West Cork, a town of several thousand that has a great energy and buzz about it. It is noted as a thriving centre of musicians both modern and contemporary. For a town of 5000 people, it often has more live music than a small city like Kilkenny. It’s [...]
A very special light has been lit on the Cork-Waterford coastline. The Cliff House Hotel is a stylish hideaway offering a unique, 21st-century take on the intimate sea-side hotel of yesteryear. Steeped in history and carved into the Irish coastline at Ardmore fishing village, The Cliff House Hotel, one of only three members of Relais [...]
Ashford Castle in the West of Ireland has had quiet a distinguished history in the 900 years since it was built by the DeBurgo family. The castle has been transformed from a defensive Irish Castle, next a Chateau style building and now in its latest re-incarnation – a Victorian Gothic Castle. At the moment Asford Castle [...]
Waterford has a wonderful selection of hotels and is becoming a more popular tourist destination all the time. Cliffhouse Hotel of Ardmore, Waterford The Cliff House Hotel is a stylish hideaway offering a unique, 21st-century take on the intimate sea-side hotel of yesteryear. Steeped in history and carved into the Irish coastline at Ardmore fishing [...]
Ireland is known as the land of a thousand welcomes, and the reputation is well deserved. The Irish people are a warm, friendly and colourful lot, and if you come seeking shelter, you may be enchanted to find that in many communities the old time-honoured tradition of putting a guest up for the night and [...]
