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Scotland looks ahead
Visiting Scotland in 2021 will continue to look a little different. As tourism businesses across Scotland began to reopen their doors from 15th July 2020, many were putting in place protocols to adhere to health and safety guidelines, as well as creating new products and job roles to ensure guests and staff felt comfortable in […]
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New fund to support Marine and Outdoor Tourism
Adventure and marine tourism businesses in Scotland will be able to apply for a share of a new £2.5 million fund to help them prepare for the 2021 visitor season. The new fund will be launched towards the end of January and will be administered by VisitScotland on behalf of the Scottish Government. Sector Groups […]
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Jameson Distillery Tour nets awards hat-trick
Jameson Distillery in Dublin has been named the World’s Leading Distillery Tour for the third year in a row at the 2020 World Travel Awards. Dublin’s Jameson Distillery has beat competition from Macallan, Hennessey, Jack Daniels and Jose Cuervo at the 2020 World Travel Awards, known as the ‘Oscars of the travel industry’, to take home the […]
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Be inspired by the magical Mountains of Mourne
Northern Ireland’s Mourne Mountains have inspired writers, film makers and songwriters and continue to cast a spell on all who go there. The beautiful Mourne Mountains in County Down have been the dramatic backdrop for Game of Thrones®, the inspiration for C.S. Lewis’s Narnia and the stuff of poets’ musings. There are many ways to […]
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Tune into Cellissimo – Ireland’s music for the senses
Music for Galway has re-imagined its celebration of the cello, which was to have its first outing between April and May as part of Galway 2020 European Capital of Culture. True to its original vision, Cellissimo – Music for the Senses will celebrate one of the world’s most beloved and versatile instruments as the Music for Galway […]
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Most Haunted Stories of Ireland
9 of the spookiest stories to ever come out of Ireland, featuring Northern spectres, ghost rivers and the Devil himself. 1. The Hell Fire Club Perched in the Dublin Mountains, burned out and abandoned, is an old hunting lodge that reeks of brimstone to this day. Built in 1735 on a Neolithic passage tomb, the building was […]
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Traditional food for an Irish Halloween
In times past and just as much today, an Irish Halloween is a harvest festival celebrated with a feast for the family. With the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain falling on the last day of October and start of November, the harvest was in, food was plentiful and a huge feast of seasonal fare played […]
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History of Halloween
Join the Irish Embassy and special guest speaker Dr. Julie LeBlanc for a fireside chat on the History of Halloween. Throughout this conversation, we will learn more about the ancient Celtic celebration of Samhain, and the calendar as used by the Celts. We’ll delve into why we light bonfires, carve pumpkins and go trick-or-treating on […]
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Meet Ireland’s ancient Halloween spirits
Ireland at Halloween – watch out for all sorts of spirits that are said to roam the island at the most spine-tingling time of year. Mischievous hobgoblins, spirits, shades, and the ghosts of gods and heroes are some of the shadowy figures that are believed to break through from the otherworld to tease and torment […]
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Ghostly goings on across the island of Ireland
Ireland isn’t short of a ghost or three, and Halloween is the perfect time for eerie encounters. Haunted houses, cursed castles and all manner of spooky spaces are to be found across the island of Ireland. Each with their own tale to tell, they attract lovers of the supernatural who are keen to glimpse a […]