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  • Dunquin Pier on Dingle Peninsula in Ireland
    Travel Tips

    How to plan a trip to Ireland

    January 27, 2020 /

    Practical tips for planning a trip to Ireland: best time to visit, required document, how long to stay, essential travel tips to help you plan your Ireland vacation.

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    Dublin at Christmas with kids: how to plan a magical family Christmas trip to Dublin

    May 23, 2025
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    Ireland in January: all you need to know to plan a perfect trip

    December 30, 2021
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    How to say Happy New Year in Irish

    December 31, 2021
  • Dublin,  Travel Tips

    Dublin at Christmas with kids: how to plan a magical family Christmas trip to Dublin

    May 23, 2025 /

    Visiting Dublin at Christmas with kids: an essential guide for visitors. Festive events, weather, and what you need to know to spend Christmas in Dublin. Dublin is great at celebrating Christmas.  Winters in Dublin tend to be cold and dark, but Christmas here truly is a triumph of light over darkness. The city centre streets shine under the sparkle of twinkling decorations, shop windows shimmer in gold hues, and Dublin’s interiors envelop you in the warmth of cracking fires and the perfume of mulled wine. For me, this is by far one of the best times to visit Dublin. At Christmas, you can enjoy all the city’s top attractions and…

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    3 days in Dublin with kids: The Itinerary You’ll love

    June 15, 2024
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    Kids attractions in Dublin you and your kids will love

    March 5, 2025

    Visiting Dublin: a travel guide for first time visitors

    January 8, 2020
  • View from Howth cliff walk with sea and Martello Tower on September afternoon
    Dublin,  Ireland with kids,  See & Do

    Family walks in and near Dublin you and your kids will love

    May 23, 2025 /

    Best walks near Dublin: a selection of the best easy hikes near Dublin and the best walks in and near the city for the whole family. One of the things I like the most about Dublin is how close it is to beautiful nature. All it takes is a short drive or hop on the Dart and you find yourself along the sea or up the mountains, the Irish landscape opening up in front of you, pretty much without having to make an effort at all! Over the course of the years, we have taken many walks and easy hikes and these are our favorite. They are all walks you…

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    2 days in Dublin: best things to see and must-have itinerary

    April 11, 2020
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    Playgrounds in Dublin your kids will love

    March 6, 2020
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    How to get from Dublin airport to Dublin city center

    January 9, 2020
  • Trinity College Dublin
    Dublin,  Travel Tips

    The best time to visit Dublin: a month by month overview of the weather in the city

    May 23, 2025 /

    An insider guide to the best time to visit Dublin and what to expect in each season (no, it is not just rain, rain and more rain!) Dublin is a great destination for a city break all year round, however, different seasons make for a very different experience. In spring and summer, Dublin often shimmer under the most amazing sun and blue sky and truly blossoms in its identity as a coastal city. While never proper hot, you can even swim in the (cold) sea at this time! In winter, the situation is not quite as dreamy… November, January, February, March tend to be hard months of grey, dull sky and low…

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    Playgrounds in Dublin your kids will love

    March 6, 2020

    Dublinia: our review of one of the best family attractions in Dublin

    March 5, 2020

    The best things to do in Dublin: unmissable Dublin attractions you’ll love

    March 31, 2020
  • Travel Tips

    Visiting Ireland in March: all you need know to plan the perfect trip

    March 23, 2025 /

    Ireland in March: what’s it really like? First-hand info on the weather in March in Ireland, tips on what to pack, the best places to see and what you need to know about St Patrick’s day celebrations. March is a tempting month for traveling to Ireland.  Spring starts in the Emerald Isle on the first of the month and the biggest National celebration of all, St Patrick’s Day, happens on the 17th of the month too, with its promise of cheer and fun for all involved. If you are planning on visiting Ireland in March, however, you are likely to have some questions.  Sure, spring officially starts now. But what is the…

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    Recommended Ireland itineraries

    January 18, 2020

    10 days in Ireland with kids: the Irish Road Trip Itinerary You’ll love on your first visit

    July 13, 2024

    Ireland in May: all you need to know to plan a perfect trip

    April 18, 2020
  • Child run-in gin front of Dublin Castle
    Dublin,  Ireland with kids

    Kids attractions in Dublin you and your kids will love

    March 5, 2025 /

    Children's museums, indoor play areas, parks and family-friendly attractions in Dublin for locals and visitors. Our handpicked selection of the best kids' attractions in Dublin.

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    Dublin Bay Boat Tours: a fun and unusual way to see Dublin from the water

    March 14, 2020

    Visiting Dublin: a travel guide for first time visitors

    January 8, 2020
    Dublin airport

    How to get from Dublin airport to Dublin city center

    January 9, 2020
  • Irish Recipes

    Traditional Irish stew: the cozy midweek dinner Idea you’ll love

    January 13, 2025 /

    A deliciously simple Irish Stew recipe perfect for a family weekly dinner, a warming winter treat, or St Patrick’s Day main. Irish stew is a warming and filling dish made with lamb and vegetables. As the name suggests, this dish as stew, so you make it the hob (as opposed to a casserole, which would be in the oven), by slowly boiling all the ingredients to make a rich and flavorsome one pot meal. Irish stew comes from poor cooking and is made with whatever vegetables would have been available at any given time. Most typically, these were carrots, onions and while you can let your creativity take over using…

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    Easy banana bread recipe for a delicious homemade snack kids and adults will love

    April 15, 2020

    7 warming soups for winter you’ll love: recipes ideas to try at home!

    January 10, 2025

    Delicious, easy to make goat cheese salad ideas you’ll love

    December 31, 2024
  • Irish Recipes

    Leek and potato soup: the Irish warming dish you’ll love

    January 13, 2025 /

    A super easy, delicious and warming leek and potato soup recipe perfect for a satisfying midweek dinner for the whole family – Ireland inspired! Leak and potato soup is a great Irish classic and a staple in our household too. It’s a soup I make regularly becasue it has all I love in a dish: I make it in no time at all; it is warming, filling, soothing, and it’s a dish that everyone in the family loves. My ‘discerning’ eater has it plain, but with a dash of nutmeg it is easy to make it into a dish we adults also properly enjoy and one you can even very…

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    7 easy Irish smoked salmon recipe ideas to bring a taste of Ireland to your table

    March 30, 2020

    Delicious, naturally green dip sauces you’ll love

    January 2, 2025
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    Irish Easter food you’ll love to bring a taste of Ireland to your Easter table!

    April 5, 2020
  • Irish Recipes

    7 warming soups for winter you’ll love: recipes ideas to try at home!

    January 10, 2025 /

    7 recipes for warming soups for winter that area easy to make and are perfect to keep you cozy and well fed this in the cold season. In the last few days Ireland is going through an exceptionally cold spell (it’s January), a weather event that is making us all long for cozy days in front of the fire, warming bowl of soup, earthy casseroles and copious amounts of tea! In our house, we are reacting to it with soups of all types. They are easy to make, satisfying, they are excellent to use up ingredients you already have and they are truly wonderful to come home to. When you…

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    How to make Irish scones: step by step recipe (no buttermilk version)

    March 25, 2020

    Easy and delicious sheet pan trout recipe

    May 5, 2020

    Delicious salmon salads and no cook salmon dishes you’ll love

    December 30, 2024
  • Irish cheese board
    Irish Recipes

    How to make an Irish cheese board that is stunning and delicious

    January 9, 2025 /

    How to make a fabulous Irish Cheese board for St Patrick’s Day or a house party with friends Ireland produces amazing dairy. Irish milk, yogurt and cheeses are among the best local foods you can find here and there is no better way to enjoy them than creating a tasting platter to showcase their variety. You don’t need a special occasion to offer a cheese platter; however, if you want to dress up your cheese offering with seasonal and occasion touches, there are easy way to do so! Here’s how to make a beautiful Irish cheese board and decoration ideas to special occasions. 1. Pick a Base Start with a large…

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    Irish-style oatmeal bar recipe: the delicious Irish flapjack

    March 25, 2020

    How to roast a leg of lamb: a super easy recipe for a delicious and impressive dinner

    April 8, 2020

    Apple cake recipe: easy to make family favorite!

    April 9, 2020
  • Irish Recipes

    Delicious St Patrick’s Day Appetizer ideas you’ll love

    January 5, 2025 /

    Easy to make St Patrick’s Day Appetizer ideas perfect for a Paddy’s Day-themed party. Nothing beats a table of cute appetizers to make even a small gathering feel like a party and what better way to celebrate Ireland than by using Irish ingredients and foods you actually have on the Emerald Isle? On this page, you find several yummy Irish inspired appetizers ideas that use both traditional and more modern flavors. Smoked salmon, soda bread, cream cheese, cabbage and potatoes feature heavily but Irish cuisine is so varied now and has embraced so many new flavors, we can get creative without straying from the theme. Plus, the color green gives…

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    Easy and delicious sheet pan trout recipe

    May 5, 2020

    15 Delicious salads with cabbage you’ll love

    December 30, 2024
    Hot cross buns traditional Irish Easter food

    Irish Easter food you’ll love to bring a taste of Ireland to your Easter table!

    April 5, 2020
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