To be quite honest, there’s no simple answer to the question “Will my cellphone work in Ireland?”. It really depends on a few things – your service provider, the type of service you already have, and the type of phone you wish to take with you on your travels. Most major American cellphone service providers do have options for international ... Read More »
Congratulations! You’ve booked your flights to Ireland, and now you’re looking for places to go, things to see, and somewhere to stay. You may need to make a call or 2 across the pond, or up from down under, to get some details straightened out. You may have found a number you wish to call, you may even have tried ... Read More »
Hopefully your holiday in Ireland will be jam-packed with fun, and there’ll be absolutely no need to look for any kind of emergency help during your stay. But if you do need help, then it’ll be good to know how to get it. Emergency Phone Number in Ireland In the United States, people call 911 to get through to the ... Read More »
If you are interested in voting for Irish Traditional Album of the Year, 2012 then you can do so at the moment on Tradconnect.com For the last couple of weeks they have been asking members to decide between 15 shortlisted albums. Already they have received thousands of votes and voting is due to close shortly. Tradconnect was set up in ... Read More »
A couple of weeks ago, I had the unexpected pleasure of receiving some drawings of Irish castles via Facebook. Stephanie Castor uploaded the pen and ink drawings you see below, of 3 of Ireland’s most famous castles: Blarney Castle, Ross Castle and the Rock of Cashel. Stephanie was very modest about her talent when I asked her about her artwork, ... Read More »
I’m always trying to improve this blog, and make it easy for people to find the content on here that they are looking for. The navigation bar, under the main logo, categorizes posts in a way that is helpful for users, and within each article you will find links to more content similar to what you may be reading. Well ... Read More »
After sharing my recent post about Ben Bulben on Twitter, I got some replies back from people with pictures and stories of their own visit to Ben Bulben. One of those replies was from Anne, who authors a new blog I recently stumbled on. Anne’s blog, Viking Lady Aine, is pretty unique. Well at least it’s a first for me. ... Read More »
Near the top of my own Irish wishlist is a visit to Ben Bulben, in beautiful Co. Sligo, in Ireland’s northwest. I would just love to throw on my hiking boots and challenge myself to a trek to the top. By all accounts it’s a fair challenge, but one that’s well rewarded with the views you get when looking down ... Read More »
On an average year Ireland is typically jam-packed with festivals. Everything from music to food, arts to outdoors, and a whole host of others in between. This year, the year of The Gathering, there is even a greater choice of festivals and events for you to choose from. I’ve been tempting myself with a visit back home by browsing the ... Read More »
A recent discussion on a Facebook page I check in on, Pride of the Irish, inspired me to write this piece. The page owner, who very proudly calls himself Irish, was challenged with, “you’re not Irish because you weren’t born in Ireland”. The person very quickly learned that they had barked up the wrong tree! A flurry of replies started ... Read More »
Got Ireland
