DANIEL McCONNELL LOOKING for the perfect spot for a weekend getaway? A decade ago, a simple country cottage or small bed and breakfast would suffice, but no longer. It appears Irish standards have ...

Dublin’s Clontarf Castle was awarded the title of ‘Castle Venue of the Year’ at the annual Wedding Dates Awards.

Restoring and running historic castles is no easy feat, but the results can be worth it, in terms of satisfaction and, indeed, business. The largest independent and privately owned collection of ...

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has hailed the re-opening of a medieval castle following extensive conservation work as a major addition to the tourism offering in Cork. Mr Martin said Barryscourt Castle, a ...

‘Another Tipperary castle destroyed’, reported the Nenagh Guardian on 23 October 1922, detailing the burning, during the previous week, of Tullamaine Castle, near Fethard, County Tipperary. In what ...

Bean an Tí Magella Wilson greeting Niall Moloney, farm manager at Bunratty Castle and Folk Park with newly arrived Irish Wolfhounds 12-week-old Rían and 1-year-old Míde. Photograph: Eamon Ward The ...

Colourful high street, good harbour and plenty of pubs and restaurants An ideal destination for those discovering the Wild Atlantic Way, this charming village is not only stunning to behold but also ...

Kilkea Castle is giving one lucky Irish Times reader a chance to win a two-night stay for two, including breakfast both mornings and dinner on one evening set in the beautiful 1180 restaurant inside ...

He was the lord of the manor who helped bring rock 'n' roll to the masses in Ireland, ushering in a whole new era of music at the Big House and attracting huge names to play on his lawn at Slane ...

Maeve Lee spends the night with a team of paranormal investigators in a haunted castle, and discovers why 'ghost tourism' is on the rise in Ireland Maeve Lee spent a night with the Púca Vogue team at ...