City
Falling in love with Dublin
Tweet Finding love amidst the manic backdrop of Dublin City can sometimes feel like an uphill battle, but this Valentine’s Day, the Temple Bar Cultural Trust is teaming up wi...
A neophyte’s guide to Galway
Tweet Anyone that’s ever spent any time in the sweet little City of Tribes will tell you that it’s not getting to Galway that’s the problem, it’s getting ou...
Christmas in the Crypt
Tweet One of Ireland’s most beloved churches is taking its Christmas underground for the second year in a row. Christ Church Cathedral Dublin is hosting its second-annual Chr...
Scenery
12 Irish destinations for 2012
Tweet Another year, another set of resolutions, another travel wish list. I know the drill. I do it myself every year. But 2012 is going to be different. This year, you are going t...
What’s in Moneygall?
Tweet In the lead up to US President Obama’s visit to his ancestral homeland of Moneygall, Co. Offaly on May 23, some people (namely, me) are asking, “What the devil is...
Finding the wilds of Ireland
Tweet One of Ireland’s single greatest draws is its untouched countryside. As most locals can attest, each summer, thousands of people descend upon the Irish countryside to c...
Fresh
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Great Irish hostels
Tweet Okay, I know what you’re thinking. Is any hostel ever really that “great”? It is a niche market, to be sure, but Ireland actually does have some really nice...
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Taste
Ireland’s Best Hidden Pubs: Hayes Bar
Tweet Today, I am here to tell you about Hayes Bar in Glandore. There are some pubs so good, so desperately good, that you almost don’t want to write about them. You almost w...
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Culture
Celtic dragon
Tweet Over the past two decades, the Chinese community in Ireland has grown from a small group of IBCs (Irish-born Chinese) to a huge and diverse community of people, both of Chine...
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Trip
Sail and Rail: What to Know
Tweet On a recent journey between London and Dublin, we decided we wanted to try something a little different and opted to ‘Sail and Rail’, rather than fly as we usuall...
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Craic
Worst St. Patrick’s Day photos…of animals?
Tweet It’s St. Patrick’s Day! Well…almost. But here at IrishJaunt, it takes very little to put us into celebratory mode and just thinking about all those well-des...
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Away
On Tour: Seeing a Gig Abroad
Tweet At first there’s disappointment. Your favourite band is embarking on an international tour and your city isn’t in the lineup. Or worse, they are coming but itR...