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Travel

The Roman amphitheatre in Lecce

Travel

Puglia: Paradise in the heel of Italy for when the pandemic is over

Somewhere abroad and a villa with lots of rooms are the main prerequisites for holidays with the pals but Puglia has raised the bar, writes Eleanor Goggin

Stena Line’s Stena Estrid

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Pól Ó Conghaile Opinion Face masks and fog machines: What will my next ferry sailing be like?

Sailing into a brave new world: Ferry firms promise fresh air, face masks and reduced capacities, our Travel Editor says

Castlecomer Discovery Park

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Ireland Unlocks: 10 great things to do in Kilkenny this summer

Lanzarote

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What will post-pandemic package holidays look like, and where will we be heading?

A sunset over Connemara, between Clifden and Roundstone.

Ireland

The call of Connemara’s wild west has only grown louder during lockdown

Luke Parnell from Ballyfermot who was travelling to Amsterdam at Dublin Airport. Steve Humphreys

Travel

'I'm off to Amsterdam with my pals, I just need to get out of here!' - Irish holidaymakers jet off as Ryanair resumes flights

Seventh heaven: The magnificent Slieve League in Donegal

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Ireland Unlocks: 10 great things to do in Donegal this summer

Surf's up at Rossnowlagh

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33 amazing summer adventures in Ireland - from learning to surf to walking with alpacas

Donegal's Maghera Strand

Ireland Premium

20 hidden gems to explore in Ireland this summer, from mythical caves to a volcano in Offaly

Get your choc fix at Hazel Mountain Chocolate, Co Clare

Ireland

19 foodie finds to taste in ireland this summer - From pizza kits and 'an ice cream adventure'

Mungo Murphy's Seaweed Trail

Ireland Premium

16 ways to reconnect with nature in Ireland - from bog walks to a beer garden with a view

American Chef Anthony Bourdain in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Photo by Paulo Fridman/Corbis via Getty Images

Travel Talk

'Leave the resort' - Five lessons travellers, chefs and writers learned from Anthony Bourdain

Travel TV

Pól having a blood sample taken at the Tropical Medical Bureau. Photo: Steve Humphreys

Video

Covid-19: How useful are antibody tests and what's it like to take one?

Irish News Video

World's largest airplane lands in Shannon with cargo of PPE equipment

Basking sharks swimming in Keem Bay, Achill Island

Video

'Gentle Giants' - 30-foot basking sharks filmed swimming off Achill Island

Video

'Don't worry, we're still here' - Stunning new video shares Co Clare with the world

'I will return' says a traveller in this poetic Tourism Ireland video

Travel

'We'll see you again' - Stunning Irish tourism videos keep holiday dreams alive

Screengrab: Pure Cork

Video

'It'll be pure brilliant' - Spirited video looks forward to when Cork 'wakes from this deep slumber'

Editor's Choice

Lost Cottages, Glenbeigh, Co Kerry

Ireland Premium

The Fab 50: Ireland's 50 best places to stay in 2020

Once in a lifetime: A trip to Disneyland Paris

Travel

10 ways the pandemic will change travel - from theme parks to knock-and-drop room service

'Carlingford Lough - where the Mountains of Mourne sweep down to the sea,' writes Paul Carroll (Twitter: @GhanHouse)

Travel

#WhenWeTravelAgain: Our reader travel gallery is a departures lounge to inspire future trips...

Should every household in Ireland get a €500 staycation voucher?

Pól Ó Conghaile

Are summer staycation prices a rip-off, or just the reality of holidaying in Ireland?

Pól Ó Conghaile

I took a Covid-19 antibody test - here's what it could mean for my travels

Pól Ó Conghaile

Travel News

There is no prohibition on travel but there is ample confusion, wites Eoghan Corry (stock photo)

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Eoghan Corry Opinion We need a plan for foreign travel and it has to come from our government, not through medical briefings

Green Party leader and Transport Minister Eamon Ryan. Photo: Maxwell Photography/PA Wire

Politics

New Transport Minister Ryan warns against going on foreign holidays

HOLIDAY makers will be able to travel to a 'green list' over countries with low coronavirus rates under government plans to ease restrictions on non-essential international travel.(stock photo)

Coronavirus Premium

Q&A: Where can I travel this summer and will increased tourists coming to Ireland lead to a second wave?

Ryanair’s chief executive Michael O’Leary (Nick Ansell/PA)

Travel News

Ryanair calls on EU to block "illegal" €3.4 billion state aid to rival airline

Ireland

In the Covid-era the tool kit must include several packets of face masks or coverings, hand sanitiser and disinfectant wipes. Photo: Getty Images

Coronavirus Premium

Staycation plans? Don't forget to pack your Covid toolkit

Castlecomer Discovery Park

Ireland Premium

Ireland Unlocks: 10 great things to do in Kilkenny this summer

A sunset over Connemara, between Clifden and Roundstone.

Ireland

The call of Connemara’s wild west has only grown louder during lockdown

Get your choc fix at Hazel Mountain Chocolate, Co Clare

Ireland

Ireland's Hot 100 19 foodie finds to taste in Ireland this summer - From pizza kits and 'an ice cream adventure'

Reviews

The house is quirky and opulent

Hotel Reviews

Review: What's it like to stay at the vegan hotel, Saorsa 1875?

The Hoxton, Southwark

Hotel Reviews

Hotel Review: Hoxton Southwark - a London love letter from the hip hotel chain

A suite at Dublin's Mayson hotel

Hotel Reviews

Review: The Mayson Hotel, Dublin - Is this the Press Up Group's best yet?

Inside the Hyatt Centric Dublin

Hotel Reviews

Hyatt Centric Dublin hotel review: 'We're country hoteliers in the city'

Travel Talk

American Chef Anthony Bourdain in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Photo by Paulo Fridman/Corbis via Getty Images

Travel Talk

'Leave the resort' - Five lessons travellers, chefs and writers learned from Anthony Bourdain

Screengrab: Ryanair / YouTube

Travel Talk Premium

Foreign Travel Q&A: What are the chances of a sun holiday this year? Why hasn't Ireland reopened?

Walking on the grounds at Parknasilla, Co Kerry

Travel Premium

The Staycation Q&A: What's still available? Will I get ripped-off? What should I pack?

Travel Expert Rick Steves

Travel

'Staying six feet apart and wearing masks is not my idea of travel' - Rick Steves

Walks

Hiking boots and stone on the stone signal, Symbol of the way of St. James

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Walk this way: Europe's great walking holidays - from the Camino to the Wild Atlantic Way

Walking: Fresh air for all ages and fitness levels

Ireland Premium

25 best spring walks in Ireland: Fresh air for every age and fitness level

Bray to Greystones Cliff Walk, Co Wicklow

Reader Travel Awards

Ireland's No.1 local attraction revealed: 'Most walks tire you; this one energises you'

Knocknarea, Sligo. Photo: Alison Crummy/Fáilte Ireland

Walks

Pól Ó Conghaile: Why Sligo’s Knocknarea is a stroll with soul

Europe

Berlin and the River Spree

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We'll take Berlin: My lockdown in a city for young and elder alike

Night-time view of Amsterdam's typical canal side houses with modern architecture behind them. Photo: iStock/PA.

Europe

'The city is ours again': How the pandemic relieved Amsterdam of overtourism

Hiking boots and stone on the stone signal, Symbol of the way of St. James

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Walk this way: Europe's great walking holidays - from the Camino to the Wild Atlantic Way

An increasing number of Irish people are drawn to the Camino route

Travel Talk Premium

Pól Ó Conghaile Opinion Our Covid Caminos: Walking shows light at the end of the lockdown tunnel

World/USA

Gillian loved Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City

World/USA

Language no barrier to finding love in the heart of Mexico City

A dealer wearing a protective face mask waits for customers before the reopening of the D Las Vegas hotel and casino (John Locher/AP)

World/USA

Las Vegas reopens its doors to gamblers following Covid-19 lockdown

Sanphet Prasat Palace in the leafy subarbs of Bangkok

Travel

Surviving lockdown in my Thai paradise

Spectacular: Jaipur's Amer Fort

World/USA

India: In search of magic mirrors

Cruise

Cruising in the Caribbean. Photo: Deposit

Cruise

Cruise lines are working on their comeback, but some destinations say 'not so fast'

Cruising in the Caribbean. Photo: Deposit

Cruise

Cruise lines are lowering prices, but here's what it will take to get me back on board

The new Irish Ferries ship W.B.Yeats on its arrival into Dublin Port. Photo: Leon Farrell/Photocall Ireland.

Travel News

'It's unfair' - Customers claim ferries are taking payments for trips they cannot take

Land ahoy: Passengers look towards the Cambodian port town of Sihanoukville. Photo: Angela Jones/Handout via REUTERS

Travel News

Passenger live-tweets doomed cruise to nowhere

Ski

Aoife Walsh in Westendorf

Ski

Beginner's luck in Austria: How would a first-time skier get on in Westendorf?

Skiing in Morzine. Original Source: Sunday Independent

Ski

A snowflake in Morzine: My ski trip in an Alpine town of gingerbread gorgeousness

The picture-postcard L'Apogee Courchevel is located in the chic resort of Courchevel 1850, home to the biggest ski playground in the world

Ski

Courchevel: A royal pampering on the piste

Andorra is one of the most affordable ski destinations

Ski

Andorra: Skiing in the pleasure principality