The Best Travel Writing About Ireland: Page 5 of 7

"It did feel like the end of an era – a cross between a funeral and a banquet. On its last morning, Bewley’s Café in Grafton Street was packed with grieving customers. They turned up in their hundreds to vote with their feet (..."

"“We are constantly open to surprise. As a matter of principle we are always open to the unexpected – after all, that is why we live in Cork.” From “Cork 2005 European Capital of Culture” brochure..."

"A raucous roar went up as time expired, and a bloodied County Meath emerged the winner. The dejected losers, archrivals Dublin, plodded off the field in silence. The 30,000 fans who had almost torn down old Croke Park with their bare fists spilled..."

"Friday lunchtime and the rain was bouncing off the road. I was driving through barely moving Dublin traffic to buy a pac-a-mac. In three hours’ time I was to meet a group of 17 strangers in a Wexford hotel and set off with them on a cycling..."