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Welcome to Ireland

Ha’penny Bridge

Dark Hedges

Dingle Peninsula

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One popular but strange Irish custom is the kissing of a high stone wall at a castle just outside Cork. To kiss the ‘Blarney Stone’ apparently bestows the kisser with irresistible powers of persuasion!

This island nation has a big reputation, but rarely disappoints. Breathtaking landscapes, warm hospitality, elegant cityscapes, rugged coastlines, wonderful seafood, engaging festivities, historical monuments, a culture alive with dance, song, and a good story to be told in a cosy watering hole: Ireland will cast a lingering spell in your heart.

At a glance Emirates gateway: Dublin International Airport Distance from airport to city centre:

Experiences Dublin is known for its Georgian squares, canals, museums, great hotels and dining, entertainment scene and above all its friendly and easy going atmosphere. Be here for the St. Patricks Day Festival in March and prepare to be swept away on a good-natured wave of green-clad humanity. West coast Galway has a reputation for lively, music filled establishments as well as the world renowned Galway Bay oysters. It is the gateway to the Connemara peninsula, a brooding loneliness of hills

and lakes that tumble down to tiny coves and windswept beaches. Northern Ireland’s bustling capital is now home to Titanic Belfast, an award-winning interactive museum that’s a homage to the lost Ship of Dreams which was famously built here. For fans of Game of Thrones ® , Northern Ireland is home to more Seven Kingdoms locations than anywhere else in the world. Will you recognise Castle Ward as the fictitious Winterfell? Or will a walk through Tollymore Forest Park recall the spooky Haunted Forest of Westeros?

7 kilometres Time zone: Summer: GMT +1 hour Winter: GMT

When to visit Ireland has a four-season climate, with nothing too extreme in the form of heat or cold, so you can visit year-round comfortably. As the climate can be unpredictable, it would be wise to travel with an umbrella. Currency: Euro (EUR). You’ll find ATMs in all major cities and larger towns, but don’t always expect them in villages or remote places, of which there are many. Major credit cards widely accepted. Languages: The official language is Irish Gaelic, but English is more commonly spoken.

Northern Ireland

Belfast

Ireland

Dublin

Limerick

Killamey

Cork

KERRY

Trinity College Dublin

Giants Causeway

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