Ireland
The 71st Galway International Oyster and Seafood Festival returns September 26-28, 2025 with a vibrant new citywide format. This year, the festival brings Galway’s world-famous oyster celebrations together with Galway Docklands Festival – a dedicated maritime zone showcasing the city’s seafaring traditions, family fun, and waterfront experiences. From the Latin Quarter to the Docklands, Galway…
Did you know that Halloween began in Ireland? The annual tradition originated centuries ago, when Ireland’s ancient Celts celebrated October 31 as Samhain, when spirits could visit the real world. The tradition eventually turned into Halloween, which is now celebrated throughout Europe and North America. DERRY HALLOWEENOctober 28-31 Derry Halloween is a dazzling street celebration…
Courtesy of Hardiman Hotel, Galway https://www.thehardiman.ie/hotel-dining/fathers-day/
Sounds from a Safe Harbor, a biennial festival of music, dance, art, theatre and conversation, takes place on September 11-14, 2025 in Cork City, Ireland. The festival was co-founded by Irish movie actor Cillian Murphy, who recently portrayed the “father of the atomic bomb” in the hit film Oppenheimer. In addition to his acting talents, Murphy is also…
Ireland’s first Marine National Park was created on Earth Day, April 22, 2024, as ministers, environmentalists, marine experts and local tourism officials gathered to share the exciting news. Called Páirc Náisiúnta na Mara, Ciarraí – (Marine National Park, Kerry) the new Páirc is centered around Corca Dhuibhne in Co. Kerry and unites some of Europe’s…
The world’s biggest Irish traditional music gathering is taking place in the Town of Wexford in Ireland on August 3-10 in Wexford Town. The annual Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann (Festival of Irish Music) was launched in the 1950s to preserve Irish traditional music, dance, singing, recitation and the spoken Irish language. This year an estimated 700,000…
MASSPORT CEO Rich Davey and Assistant Director of Customer Service Brenda Corniel At Boston Logan International Airport, everything begins with the credo, “Going Above and Beyond.” Whether its new construction projects, new dining and concession options for travelers, or using technology to make it easier to get to and through Logan Airport, “Going Above and…
Did you know that the island of Ireland has more than ‘fore hundred’ golf courses! Duffers, putters, and professionals have cherished Ireland’s incredible golf courses since forever, but when Irish golfer Rory McIlroy had his stunning victory recently at the 2025 Masters Championship in Augusta, GA, the whole world was watching and thinking about Ireland….
Ireland’s traditional music is one of the world’s most vibrant and enduring folk traditions, stretching back to the ancient bards and blind harpists who roamed the countryside, entertaining the Irish in cottages, castles, or pop-up ceilis at the crossroads. The music retains its vitality and relevance year after year, producing new generations of musicians, singers,…
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Cycling in Ireland is an age-old tradition, and there’s a movement underway encouraging children to ride their bikes to school and adults to ride to work! Ireland’s National Bike Week, May 10-18, 2025, celebrates what everyone knows about cycling: it’s good for your health, good for the environment and good for Ireland! For visitors, the…
A cool way to experience Ireland is to ‘settle yourself,’ a common Irish phrase that means to get your bearings and get grounded. Choosing a single place to spend your vacation, whether it be a city, county, or province, is a novel way to experience Ireland at the ground level, to immerse yourself in nature…
Tyrone and Fermanagh in the province of Ulster, and Sligo and Mayo in the province of Connacht are places knitted together by geography, landscape and enduring traditions. The drive from Dungannon in Tyrone to Westport in Mayo offers a thrilling glimpse of Ireland’s small villages and towns, of the daily rhythms of the people who…
The St. Patrick’s Day Parade is held annually on March 17th beginning at Noon. St. Patrick’s Festivals, the largest celebration of Irish Culture and Heritage in the world, returns from March 14 – 17, 2025!
Tourism Ireland
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Tourism Ireland is the official agency for marketing the island of Ireland, covering the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. In recent years, Tourism Ireland has launched numerous promotional initiatives, including the Wild Atlantic Way, Ireland’s Ancient East and the Causeway Coastal Route in Northern Ireland. “Jump into Ireland” is Tourism Ireland’s marketing slogan, an…
Aer Lingus
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Aer Lingus is the flag carrier of Ireland. Founded by the Irish Government, it was privatised between 2006 and 2015 and it is now a wholly owned subsidiary of International Airlines Group. Aer Lingus operates over 100 routes, flying to over 71 direct routes and to 62 destinations from Ireland to the UK and Europe….
Brack Tours LTD
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Brack Tours loves Ireland, and know their guests will fall in love with the Emerald Isle too! Irish-based, owned and locally operated by a dedicated team of Irish Travel Professionals with over 35 years of experience in the Irish travel industry; the team at Brack Tours has the expertise to organize your dream Ireland vacation….
Of course we love summer in Ireland, and autumn leading into the Christmas holidays and winter. But increasingly, springtime in Ireland is the sweet spot for more and more Americans, who have discovered the milder weather, the abundance of nature, smaller crowds and in general a chill vibe between March and June which fits their…
As a special offer to BITA readers, Brack Tours is offering a $100 discount per person for any Exclusive Tour in 2024. To take advantage of the offer, contact info@ bracktours.com and use the discount code BRACKBITA2024 in your correspondence. You’re ready to plan that dream trip to Ireland in 2024, to explore its majesty and magic, to discover places…
Aer Lingus, Ireland’s flag carrier, has been connecting Boston to Ireland since October 1958, when the first non-stop flight went from Boston Logan International Airport to Dublin Airport. Today, Aer Lingus remains the perfect airline to take you back to Ireland, and to easily get you to some of Europe’s finest cities. With direct flights…
Cork City — A Top 25 Destination National Geographic has named Cork City one of the 25 best places in the world to travel to in 2025. The much-anticipated announcement is made annually and is a point of pride for destinations making the competitive list, which is handpicked by National Geographic’s explorers, photographers, and editors….
As always, when traveling to Ireland, we first recommend checking out ireland.com – the official tourism website for the island of Ireland. You’ll find details on where to go, where to stay, what to do and what tosee. Ireland.com has up-to-date details on events, suggestions on driving routes and ways to experience the breathtaking beauty…
Ireland’s greatest export has always been its people, so the saying goes, and in recent years Ireland’s cultural output – in film, music, dance and literature – has also emerged as wildly popular, particularly in the United States. Start with film, where actors like Cillian Murphy, Barry Keoghan and Kerry Condon are winning both popular…
Boston has been a gateway city for Ireland’s flag carrier Aer Lingus for more than six decades, and this key transatlantic connection continues to grow stronger each year. With daily non-stop flights from Boston’s Logan International Airport, Aer Lingus flies daily directly to Shannon, in the west of Ireland, and twice daily to the capital…
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