10 Great Reasons to Visit Ireland

Travelling to Ireland in 2009?

Well there may be many reasons why you wish to travel to Ireland, whether it's visiting friends and relations, exploring your Irish roots, checking out the beautiful scenery or simply enjoying the warmth of the people. There is something to be found in Ireland for everyone!

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Getting Around Belfast Car or Public Transport

Belfast is a wonderful city with much to offer, if you are thinking of visiting this vibrant city then you need to decide if you will take the Car or avail of Public Transport? Read on for more to help you choose...

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St. Patrick's Footsteps Driving Tour

The life of Ireland’s National Saint has been well documented, from his early life in slavery to his ordainment and conversion of the pagan Irish to Christianity. There are many places in Ireland that are associated with the Saint, each with a story to tell relating to his life. Fancy walking in the footsteps of the Great Man? Read on for more about a driving tour of the places that are forever linked with St. Patrick…

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Barrier Free Tolling on the M50

Earlier on this year the Irish Roads Authority removed the barriers on the M50 tollway and introduced eFlow; a system of electronic payment of tolls for using the Motorway which orbits the city of Dublin.

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Cultural Ireland - Spraoi Festival

Waterford is the place to be at the start of August. The Spraoi Festival is a professional arts event that is aimed at promoting Waterford and celebrating the end of the summer. In addition to street theatre and stage acts you can also expect a wide variety of music events to keep you partying all night long.

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Cultural Ireland - Galway Arts Festival

Galway really is the cultural centre of Ireland and with such magnificent events as the Galway Arts Festival it is easy to see why. This festival will be taking place all over Galway City throughout mid-July. With so much to see and do you will be hard pressed to check out all the events you wish to go to.

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Cultural Ireland - Carlsberg Comedy Carnival

Dublin will be hosting its own comedy festival again this year in the Iveagh Gardens, and it was such a success before they have added an extra day! Ireland is home to a somewhat unique sense of wit but you can be sure that the international acts at this carnival will have your sides splitting with equal intensity.

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Cultural Ireland - Oxegen 2008

For the best live musical entertainment you will not do better than heading to Oxegen. This festival is a huge success each year, and it carries on the success that was originally a Guinness sponsored event called Witness, but is now sponsored by Heineken and it is bigger and better than ever. Heading to Naas for the second weekend of July is definitely a guaranteed good time, hopefully the weather holds out.

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Cultural Ireland - Galway Film Fleadh 2008

Galway is the home of some of Irelands best festivals and the Galway Film Fleadh is no exception. This festival takes place throughout the city and features a huge host of films, both feature length and short. The festival will be taking place from the 8th to the 13th of July so if you have any interesting in movies set your calendars now.

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Cultural Ireland - Killarney Summerfest 2008

Killarney is one of Irelands premier non-city destinations and is a major hub for exploring the South West of Ireland. Killarney’s Summerfest is a great addition to all the rewards of travelling to Kerry on holiday. The event runs throughout most of July and features a wide variety of differing events to entertain everyone.

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