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75 years since The Quiet Man – my pilgrimage to the places portrayed in the classic movie

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Our writer travelled to the west of Ireland and locations from his all-time favourite movie The most famous movie pub in Ireland, Pat Cohan’s in Cong, Co Mayo “He’ll regret it ’til his dying day, if ever he lives that long.” Fans of The Quiet Man will immediately recognise the words of fierce-tempered farmer ‘Red’ … Read more

‘It’s a very ‘country’ kind of town, but it has everything’ – how did Gorey get such a glow?

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Community buzz, lots of blow-ins, attractions within easy reach and a surprising line in boutiques make Gorey a great place to live… and visit Gorey, Co Wexford “To me, it always feels a bit like summer here, even in the winter,” says artist Eoin O Connor. Sipping coffee in his gallery on Esmonde Street, surrounded … Read more

‘It’s the quickest way to understand a place’ – Irish foodies on their supermarket safaris

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Swapping sightseeing for checking out local grocery stores and markets when you’re on holidays is one of this year’s top travel trends. Some well-know chefs and foodies tell us about their favourite places to do it… Supermarket safari One of my first trips outside Ireland was to London as a teenager, and Harrods Food Hall … Read more

Visiting our adult children in Australia: ‘We joke about setting up a Daughters Down Under support group’

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Thanks to a spare room and working remotely, our writer managed to spend six weeks with her daughter in Sydney… Suzanne Harrington in Sydney, Australia I’d never had any interest in visiting Australia. Go all that way to visit a culture so similar to our own? Yeah nah, as the Aussies would say. Source link

20 perfect pubs you may not have heard of in Ireland: ‘If you get the snug, guard it with your life…’

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An off-radar round of pubs feature in our Go Ireland list for 2026 – three of them cash-only Joyce’s bar and bakery in Borris Pól Ó Conghaile, Nicola Brady, Katy McGuinness, Orla Neligan Today at 06:30 The list featured 100 suggestions of things to do, places to stay, great ideas and other off-radar gems in … Read more

‘A warm welcome and unreal home-cooked breakfast’ – 20 small stays you may not have heard of in Ireland

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20 sublime little stays feature in our Go Ireland list for 2026 – from guesthouses to island escapes Balance Treehouse. Photo: Melanie Mullan Pól Ó Conghaile, Nicola Brady, Katy McGuinness, Orla Neligan Today at 06:30 Ireland is a small country, but big on surprises – that’s the message we set out in our first ever … Read more

My solo travel adventure in Colombia: ‘I quickly learned that my 30-day streak on Duolingo was not going to cut it…’

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After Maxine Bramley left her dream job as a TV reporter for a bucket-list adventure, she realised her 30-day Duolingo streak was not going to cut it … Maxine Bramley in Guatapé As my moto taxi drove past what I was sure was my hostel and continued deeper into the Colombian jungle, I was convinced … Read more