VISITOR ATTRACTION: what’s new and what’s cool at Leahy’s Open Farm in east Cork
Leahy’s Open Farm, located in Dungourney, East Cork, approximately 4 km from the village and…
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VISITOR ATTRACTION: what’s new and what’s cool at Mizen Head Visitor Centre in West Cork
Located at the southwestern tip of Ireland’s Mizen Peninsula in County Cork, the Mizen Head…
VISITOR ATTRACTION: what’s new and what’s cool at Cork’s Nano Nagle centre
Nano Nagle Place, located on Douglas Street in the heart of Cork City, is an…
VISITOR ATTRACTION: what’s new and what’s cool at Cork’s Spike Island
Spike Island, a 104-acre island in Cork Harbour near Cobh, County Cork, is a multi-award-winning…
VISITOR ATTRACTION: what’s new and what’s cool at Cork’s Glucksman Gallery
The Glucksman Gallery, located at the main entrance of University College Cork (UCC) on Western…
VISITOR ATTRACTION: what’s new and what’s cool at the Titanic Experience Cobh
Located in the historic White Star Line Ticket Office at 20 Casement Square in Cobh,…
VISITOR ATTRACTION: what’s new and what’s cool at Donegal’s Doe Castle
Doe Castle, Caisleán na dTuath, was the stronghold of the MacSweeney clan for nearly 200…
VISITOR ATTRACTION: what’s new and what’s cool at Donegal Castle
Built in 1474 by Red Hugh O’Donnell, chief of the O’Donnell clan, Donegal Castle was…
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England’s largest heritage project completed with reopening of Norwich Castle
Patricia Yates CEO of Visitbritain Norwich Castle Keep will fully reopen following a £27.5m redevelopment,…
JUST BACK FROM Universal Terra Luna resort in Orlando
It looks like it landed from outer space, and perhaps it did. Universal Terra Luna…
WHAT TO SEE: Tour de France heads from Vif to Col de la Loze
On 24 July 2025, Stage 18 of the Tour de France will challenge the peloton…
WHAT TO SEE: Tour de France heads from Montpellier to iconic Mont Ventoux
Chris Froome on stage fifteen of the 2013 Tour de France On Tuesday, 22 July…
JUST BACK FROM: Detroit, Michigan
https://youtu.be/4UYyhq0uF4A Norman Mailer called it a one-trade town. A later generation might described Detroit as,…
DETROIT: A visit to Motown Museum
https://youtu.be/9Vak_WGKjPE They called it the hot dog test. If you were down to your last…
DETROIT A visit to the Institute of Arts: Van Gogh, Gaugain & Rivera’s frescoes
https://youtu.be/27-LLgjMFO4 Buíochas le DIA. The motown mural is one of those things all of us…
DETROIT in the movies, hero or villain? HERE are ELEVEN films that feature the unforgettable city
https://youtu.be/S4wJ9_i1suw The film industry loves a gritty urban villain (or hero). For many years that…
TWENTY-ONE QUOTES about Detroit, Michigan
The country round Detroit is as flat as can be imagined. A lady of Detroit…
DETROIT: A visit to the Eastern market
https://youtu.be/-DLArsLEvHM A market gives a glimpse into the soul of a city. A bustling, open-air…
DETROIT: A visit to Michigan Central railway station, now restored to its former glory
https://youtu.be/sUneXH4F4qs One gets the impression that it was never as beautiful, even first time round.…
DETROIT: A visit to the former Ford Piquette plant, now a museum
https://youtu.be/LbXjPu_FhCM The red brick building where the story began would, in another town or another…
DETROIT: A visit to the Charles H Wright museum of African American history
https://youtu.be/NzgFhV5DzoM The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, located at 315 East Warren…
DETROIT: A Visit to the amazing Henry Ford museum
https://youtu.be/nHCB0e9W3kE One museum makes the journey to Detroit worthwhile. The Henry ford museum is not…
DETROIT: The Henry Ford story & the Clonakilty connection
https://youtu.be/LbXjPu_FhCM Henry Ford was born on a prosperous family farm in Springwells Township, Wayne County,…
DETROIT’s Irish history up close and personal – a visit to Corktown
https://youtu.be/CknRZ3eT1TM It is in the name: Corktown. That is where the first influx of Irish…
DETROIT: Ten things you never knew about Detroit
https://youtu.be/4UYyhq0uF4A Detroit is the cradle of techno, a genre of electronic dance music pioneered in…
DETROIT: The best instagram spots
https://youtu.be/DGoPSBy_Xuw The Guardian Building: This Art Deco skyscraper, completed in 1929, features a colourful interior…
DETROIT: The city’s best known churches
https://youtu.be/K7w04lYcoYs Ste. Anne de Detroit Catholic Church: Founded in 1701 by French settlers, this Gothic…
DETROIT: Fifteen places to dine in the city & what you will find on Motown menus
https://youtu.be/zrg3AgV_ujM Fine dining: The Whitney: Housed in a historic 1890s mansion, this restaurant serves classic…
DETROIT: The architecture of Motown & legacy of Minoru Yamasaki
https://youtu.be/H6DJpanoHdw One Woodward Avenue:This building, completed in 1963, is a prime example of Minoru Yamasaki’s…
DETROIT: The city’s most prominent works of public art
https://youtu.be/DGoPSBy_Xuw Detroit Industry Murals (Diego Rivera): Created in 1932–1933 by Diego Rivera, these frescoes in…
DETROIT: Where to find Motown’s best murals & street art
https://youtu.be/ufEan4sK-KY Detroit Industry Murals (Diego Rivera): Created in 1932–1933 by Diego Rivera, these frescoes in…
DETROIT: The story of the world’s first ever set of traffic lights
https://youtu.be/z5FhBJFOV6g Detroit became the first city to install a four-way, three-colour (red, amber, green) traffic…
PRESS TRIP: Vitoria-Gasteiz hosts Irish media in the Basque country
Sara Rivero of the Spanish Tourist Board, Carissa Casey of Woman’s Way, Cathy Mullan of…
JUST BACK FROM: Lebo’s tuk-tuk tour of Soweto
https://youtu.be/uupu1z7EQ6E Gallery: South Africa and Indaba 2025 The Apartheid era South African Tourist Board Pamphlet, March…
JUST BACK FROM: Sun City Resort in South Africa’s North West Province
https://youtu.be/AxUy2OkEXkU Gallery: South Africa and Indaba 2025 Six stars at Sun City – the Palace…
JUST BACK FROM: Maharani hotel on Durban’s ‘golden mile’ beach front
https://youtu.be/bVIysdrXkaU Gallery: South Africa and Indaba 2025 f you were looking for the definition of…
JUST BACK FROM: Historic Inanda Township near Durban, KZN
https://youtu.be/8c-Uy4fjKho Gallery: South Africa and Indaba 2025 Visitors to Inanda Township, 21 kilometres northwest of…
JUST BACK FROM: The Queensland coast & the world’s largest sand island
The far famed Fraser Coast region in Queensland, Australia, is enticing from first sight. The…
JUST BACK FROM: Newport Rhode Island
Karen Flippo tour guide Breakers Gilded not gold. Mark Twain, Samuel Clemens (1835-1910), the great…