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 * Ireland** has two official languages, English and Gaeilge (Irish). While everybody learns both at school, less than 5% of the population speaks Gaeilge on a daily basis.

Current Time
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Events
- How do you translate 'Responsible Travel Week' in Gaeilge (Irish)?
 * February 12-18, 2018** Responsible Travel Week [|#rtweek18]

[|Facebook.com] [|@heritageweek]
 * August 2018** [|National Heritage Week] - This annual event encourage the public to experience some of Ireland's heritage, both built and natural, through nationwide talks, walks and other events, usually held outdoors.

Headlines
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/brexit-uk-needs-to-reveal-solution-to-north-border-says-varadkar-1.3288688 [|clare-poorly-served-by-tourism-industry] - [|@clarechampion] [|outbounding] [|Visitors Top One Million Mark at Cliffs of Moher] [|how-tidy-towns-became-eco-centres] [|Launch: Burren Way Volunteer Warden Scheme] - [|@irelandways] [|2,000-year-old bog butter unearthed] [|Plans for Northern Ireland national parks should be revisited] - [|@ninews] [|Meet The Lads Who Wrote The Books On Irish Slang] [|Donegal Ireland & The Wild Atlantic Way, The Road to Mars?] [|The best place to go wild in Ireland] [|Cycling around the Loop of love] [] [|Tourism will suffer without real support for heritage]

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Recommended listening
[|Irish History Podcast] - [|@irishhistory] []

[|Clare FM] - [|Tunein] - [|@ClareFM]

[|RTE] - [|Podcasts] - [] - [|@RTEplayer] [] - [|@RTE2fm] http://icecast2.rte.ie/radio1 http://icecast1.rte.ie/2fm http://icecast2.rte.ie/lyric http://icecast1.rte.ie/rnag

http://www.c103.ie - [|facebook] - http://tunein.com/radio/C103-(North)-1026-s107786 [|The Irish uprising 1916] - One hundred years after the Irish Easter Rising, author Colm Toibin recounts the slow movements for independence that peaked in the rebellion in Dublin in 1916. http://www.lrb.co.uk/v38/n07/colm-toibin/after-i-am-hanged-my-portrait-will-be-interesting [|Remember, reflect and reimagine-Ireland's Easter Rising] - What's to be gained from looking back, to your family roots, to another country? [|@GeraldineDoogue]

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National Holiday
Lá fhéile Pádraig sona dhuit! = Happy St Patrick's Day to you! http://planeta.com/stpatricksday [|Saint_Patrick - Wikipedia] Twitter hashtag: [|#StPatricksDay] [|Follow in St Patrick's footsteps: Ireland's Wild Atlantic Way] http://www.history.com/topics/st-patricks-day http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/heritage/st-patrick-s-day-a-guide-to-parades-and-events-1.2141477 http://www.clare.fm/news/thousands-celebrate-st-patricks-day-throughout-clare http://www.travelandleisure.com/food-drink/bars-clubs/best-pubs-st-patricks-day http://www.merrionstreet.ie/en/News-Room/Speeches/Remarks_by_An_Taoiseach_Enda_Kenny_White_House_Reception_16th_March_2017.html
 * March 17** St. Patrick's Day

What began as a religious feast day honoring St Patrick (Patricius, or Padraig) has become an international festival.

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Flickr
[|Ecotourism Ireland - Catherine Mack] [|Tourism Pure Walking Holidays - Barry Murphy] [|Ireland Nature Search]

Flickr Groups
[|Ireland Today] [|Irish Rugby] [|Ecotourism Europe]

Twitter
[|@ecoireland] [|@HeritageWeek] [|@irishhistory] [|@BurrenGeopark] [|@ICRT_Ireland] [|@Failte_Ireland] [|@irish_examiner] [|@tourismpure] [|@ElectricEscapes] [|@Irishwildlife] [|@WildIreland] [|@paddymathews] [|@irelandways] [|@catherinemack] || [|@VisitDublin] [|@dublincycling] [|@GoCarDublin] [|@weatheronline] [|@IWO_ie] [|@TriskelCork] [|@homeofguinness] [|@BurrenEco] [|@BurrenbeoTrust] [|@MeaveofConnaugh] [|@LoopHeadTourism] [|@irelandswaw] [|@NMIreland] [|@bikehousebangor] [|@Rubberbandits] [|@irishrurallink] || https://twitter.com/PresidentIRL https://twitter.com/Ballynamona [] https://twitter.com/theclareherald https://twitter.com/clarechampion https://twitter.com/barrowhouskerry
 * [|@VisitSheepsHead]

Wikipedia
[|Flag of Ireland] [|Ireland] [|Gaelic_Ireland] [|Republic of Ireland] [|Saint_Patrick] [|St._Patrick's_blue] [|Bloomsday] [|Jocelyn Bell Burnell] [|Great Famine] [|Blarney Stone (Cloch na Blarnan)] [|Erin_go_bragh] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Patrick's_Battalion

Geography and Landscape
Ireland lies to the northwest of continental Europe and is surrounded by hundreds of islands and islets.

To the east of Ireland, separated by the Irish Sea, is the island of Great Britain. The sovereign state of Ireland covers five-sixths of the island, with Northern Ireland (part of the United Kingdom) covering the remaining one-sixth of the island, located in the northeast.

Ireland's geography is often referred to as being like a saucer, with mountains to 1,000 meters around much of its coastline (particularly in the West) and a mostly flat midlands. Located at the western extreme of Europe, Ireland has a wet climate, with parts of the western seaboard having an annual rainfall of up to 2000 mm. However, the Gulf Stream ensures that Ireland's climate is mild, with summer temperatures rarely above +25 degrees Celsius and winter rarely below -5 Celsius. Due to its high rainfall, western Ireland's landscape is dominated by Atlantic blanket bogs (peat), with the midlands comprising vast tracts of raised bog. The land improves into fertile agricultural terrain the further south and east one goes.

Politicians
Michael D. Higgins, President http://www.president.ie/en - http://www.president.ie/en/explore-visit/virtual-tour https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT_RKGsFnti_vktYPk8pgEQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcvDcz2ppY0 https://soundcloud.com/arasanuachtarain https://twitter.com/PresidentIRL https://www.facebook.com/PresidentIRL https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_D._Higgins http://news.indiana.edu/releases/iu/2014/04/commencement-speakers.shtml

Tourism Portals
[|Ireland] - [|@discoverirl] [|@DiscoverIreland] [|Discover Northern Ireland] [|Fáilte Ireland] - the National Tourism Development Authority was established in 2003 to promote tourism as a leading component of the Irish economy. Features include [|environmental guidelines] and [|2011 Press Releases] [|Tourism Ireland] - [|Situation and Outlook Analysis Report] [] https://www.youtube.com/user/discoverireland

More Travel Links
[|Lonely Planet - Ireland Travellers' Reports]

Blogs
[|http://www.sallygardens.typepad.com] [] - [|flickr] - [|@tourismpure] [|http://onewildlife.org] - [|@OneWildLife] [] - [|@oliver_moore] http://irishnetworkjapan.blogspot.com - [|@injtokyo]

Facebook
[|CultivateIreland] [|EcoTourismIreland] [|Ireland Green Travel] [|Sustainable Tourism Ireland] [|Tourism Pure Walking Holidays] [|outdoors ireland] [|Golden-Eagle-Trust]

Pinterest
[|sheeps-head-peninsula]

Festivals
[|Electric Picnic]

Sports
http://www.sportsjoe.ie - [|@SportsJOEdotie]

Hangouts (February 2015)
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Buzzword Bingo
[|Beyond the pale] - County - [|Diaspora] - [|Gaelic] - Gaeilge (Irish) - [|Great Famine] - Guinness - Language - Monastery - Potato - Rugby - Snakes - Surfing - Taoiseach - U2 - [|Uachtaráin (President)]- Wild Atlantic Way

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Biodiversity
[|http://www.biodiversityireland.ie] http://www.biodiversityireland.ie/downloads/publications/biodiversity-ireland/ [|@BioDataCentre] Ireland's first wildlife inventory reveals it is home to 31,000 species of flora and fauna [|Ireland's wildlife audit revealed] [|Irish Wildlife Trust] - [|Irishwildlife]

Culture
http://www.mediacontact.ie/mediahq/failteireland/52873/irish-culture-and-heritage-an-economic-asset.html http://www.failteireland.ie/Utility/Media-Centre/Culture-and-heritage-tourism-%E2%80%93-An-emerging-economi.aspx http://www.culturefox.ie

Eco
[|Tree Council] [|Biodiversity Watch] [|I Spy Nature] [|Irish Peatland Conservation Council] [|Sustainable Ireland] [|The Woodland League]

Food
[|Good Food Ireland] http://www.foodietowns.ie []

Accessible Travel
[|Disability Access in Ireland]

Cycling and Bike hire
[|http://www.irishcyclehire.com] [|Clew Bay Bike Hire] [|Great Western Greenway (Newport - Mulranny) Cycling & Walking Trail]

Parks
Ireland has 6 National Parks and 78 Nature Reserves designated under the Wildlife Acts, 1976 and 2000 and various older Acts. All the National Parks and the majority of the reserves are owned by the State. The National Parks and Wildlife Service manages parks and reserves for the benefit of future generations. Ireland's nature reserves are scattered throughout the country, mostly in rural areas although one, North Bull Island, is within Dublin. Five of the National Parks are on the western seaboard, with one in the east, just south of Dublin city.

[|National Parks - Department of the Environment] [|National Parks and Wildlife Service] [|Ballycroy National Park] was established in November 1998, it is Ireland’s sixth National Park and is located on the Western seaboard in northwest Mayo. [|Killarney National Park] [|Glenveagh National Park] [|Connemara National Park] [|Wicklow Mountains National Park] [|The Burren National Park]

Killarney National Park
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killarney_National_Park http://www.killarneynationalpark.ie - https://www.facebook.com/KNPEC - https://twitter.com/KNPEduCentre http://www.irishtimes.com/news/environment/call-for-killarney-national-park-to-lose-biosphere-status-1.2919200

[|Calls to end Killarney’s Unesco status due to lack of conservation - Irish Examiner] [|@irishexaminer] [|@irishwildlife] [|TripAdvisor]

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National Parks & Wildlife Service sites

 * Ballycroy, County Mayo National Park - [|www.ballycroynationalpark.ie]
 * BurrenLIFE - [|www.BurrenLIFE.com]
 * The Burren National Park - [|www.burrennationalpark.ie]
 * Connemara National Park - [|www.connemaranationalpark.ie]
 * Coole Park, Co. Galway - [|www.coolepark.ie]
 * Glengarriff Nature Reserve - [|www.glengarriffnaturereserve.ie]
 * Glenveagh National Park - [|www.glenveaghnationalpark.ie]
 * World Heritage Ireland - www.worldheritageireland.ie
 * Heritage Week - [|www.heritageweek.ie]
 * Irish National Biodiversity Research Platform - [|www.biodiversityresearch.ie]
 * Killarney National Park - [|www.killarneynationalpark.ie]
 * North Midland Education Centre - [|www.northmidlandseducationcentre.ie]
 * Roadkill Survey 2007 - [|www.biology.ie]
 * Wexford Wildfowl Reserve - [|www.wexfordwildfowlreserve.ie]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Wicklow Mountains National Park - [|www.wicklowmountainsnationalpark.ie]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Invasive Species Ireland - __ [|www.invasivespeciesireland.com] __

For a more complete list of wildlife links go to [|www.npws.ie/links]

[|Lough Boora Parklands] is a wetlands in the centre of Ireland, created from previously cut-away bog. Bord na Móna, the state-owned company for exploiting bogs for turf (a fuel) has now turned Lough Boora into a wildlife reserve which, it is hoped, will soon become Ireland's 7th National Park.

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Skellig Michael
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skellig_Michael http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/757 http://www.worldheritageireland.ie/skellig-michael

Biosphere reserves
http://www.unesco.org/mabdb/br/brdir/europe-n/Irelandmap.htm North Bull Island http://www.unesco.org/mabdb/br/brdir/directory/biores.asp?mode=all&code=IRE+01

Killarney
http://www.unesco.org/mabdb/br/brdir/directory/biores.asp?mode=all&code=IRE+02

misc
Sustainable land use management for the conservation of freshwater pearl mussel Project acronym: LIFE Kerry (KerryLIFE) http://www.npws.ie/sites/default/files/kerrylife/LIFE13-NAT-IE-000144-Final-Application-NF.pdf

[|Native Woodland Strategy is Launched] For the first time, a national Native Woodland Strategy 2016-2020 has been published, which sets out a comprehensive, multi-sector vision for Ireland’s native woodlands, and a chartered course for realising that vision. [|[more]] [|Download the Native Woodland Strategy 2016-2020 PDF]

Political Tours
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History http://historyhub.ie https://twitter.com/historyhub_ie https://www.facebook.com/historyhub https://soundcloud.com/history-hub

Rugby
http://touchlinerugby.com https://soundcloud.com/rtesport

Trivia
http://www.irishtrivia.com http://www.eupedia.com/ireland/trivia.shtml

Belfast
[|http://www.belfastcity.gov.uk] [|http://www.gotobelfast.com] [|Silent Valley Mountain Park] [] [|St George’s Market] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliament_Buildings_(Northern_Ireland) http://www.tedxstormont.com - [|@TEDxStormont]

Bundoran
[|Bundoran - Discover Ireland]

Burren
[|GeoparkLIFE Sustainable Tourism Conference] (PDF) [|Burren Ecotourism Network] - [|@BurrenEco] - [|Facebook] [|The Burren National Park] [|@BurrenGeopark] [] - [|@BurrenbeoTrust]
 * October 17** [|Sustainable Tourism Conference]

[|Cavan-Monaghan LEADER’s] vision is to develop sustainable rural communities throughout the Cavan-Monaghan region through the provision of a programme that will enhance the social, natural, human, physical and financial resources available to individuals and communities.

County Clare
[|Clare News] [|Clare Library] [|Clare Museum] http://clarechampion.ie - https://twitter.com/clarechampion http://clarechampion.ie/clare-poorly-served-by-tourism-industry

Connemara
[|walkconnemara]

Cork
[|http://www.corkcity.ie] [] []

[|Cliffs of Moher] - The mission at the Cliffs of Moher Visitors' Centre is to develop and improve the delivery of a world class visitor experience in a safe, welcoming and informative manner while adhering to best practice in the conservation of the Cliffs of Moher, their environs and heritage. Our staff aim to be efficient and effective and to ensure that our customers are cared for within a friendly environment by professional staff who take pride in their work place and the service they deliver. During the course of our efforts we will promote the County Clare tourist product for the economic and social benefit of the local and broader community. []

Derry
http://www.cityofculture2013.com http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derry

Donegal
http://lovelybike.blogspot.ie/2017/03/the-cyclist-rest.html

[|Dublin]
[|Dublin Institute of Technology] http://www.dublinairport.com http://www.dublintourist.com http://twitter.com/VisitDublin http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/lonely-planet-dublin-city/id317158632?mt=8 http://www.dublincycling.com

Ireland boasts its own indigenous national sports, collectively called Gaelic Games. Gaelic Football, Hurling and Handball are administered by the [|GAA] (Gaelic Athletic Association).
 * Sports**

[|Croke Park] is located on the north side of Dublin and has a capacity of up to 82,300. In addition to Gaelic sports, Croke Park has played host to Australia’s AFL, NFL Football from the US and boxing legend Muhammad Ali. The venue has also seen performances from the musical talents of U2, Tina Turner and others.

[|Aviva Stadium] (capacity 50,000) replaced the demolished [|Lansdowne Road] stadium as the home of Irish rugby and soccer in 2011.

Ireland is the home of steeplechase horse racing and is a major international breeding and training centre for thoroughbred flat racing - [|Horse Racing Ireland]

Dublin: Cultivate Centre
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Kerry
[|Dip into 40 shades of green] [|Discover Killarney & the Ring of Kerry] [|Greener Side of Ring of Kerry (PDF, 4MB)] [|Kerry Walking Maps (PDF, 4MB)]

Limerick
http://www.limericktourist.com http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limerick

Munster
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munster http://www.munsterrugby.ie

Shannon
[|@shannon_airport]

Sheep's Head
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/travel/2012/1229/1224328248730.html http://thesheepsheadway.ie

Sligo
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sligo http://www.sligo-ireland.com

Tipperary
The [|Tipperary Food Producers] is a network of business working in the Food Sector in County Tipperary. Its objective is to represents, promote and showcase the best of Tipperary Food.

Ulster
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radioulster http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulster

Wicklow
[|Wicklow Mountains National Park] []

Wild Atlantic Way
wildatlanticway

History
[|Irish History Podcast] - [|@irishhistory] http://www.historyireland.com - https://twitter.com/HistIreHedge

[|Irish Times] - [|Travel] - [|Twitter] [|David McWilliams] []
 * News**

Recommended Viewing
http://www.tv3.ie - http://www.tv3.ie/shows/Islanders - [|@TV3Islanders] [|Ireland - PBS]

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**Environment**
[|Greenbox] [|Greenme] [|Sustainable Ireland] [|Cultivate Centre Media] [|Department of the Environment] [|Ireland's Biodiversity a Multi-billion Euro Asset - Department of the Environment]

Language
irish

Sports
[|Gaelic Games Official Website] [|Sport News - Independent]

Transportation
[|Irish Rail] [|Bus Eireann] [|Rail Users Ireland] - [|Twitter] [|Irish Ferries] - [|Twitter]

Weather
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Elsewhere on the Web
[|How to travel to and from Ireland without flying] [|Enterprise Ireland] [|Comhaltas Traditional Music] [|Tourism Pure Walking] - [|Blog] - [|Flickr] - [|Twitter] http://www.theirishriviera.com http://www.irelandhomestays.com - [|@irelandhomestay] http://www.electricescapes.ie - [|@ElectricEscapes] http://www.fuchsialanefarm.ie - [|@FuchsiaLaneFarm] http://theculturekitchen.ie - <span style="color: #3b94d9; font-family: &#39;Helvetica Neue&#39;,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">[|@culturekitchen2]

[|Facebook.com] [|@heritageweek]
 * August 20-28, 2016** [|National Heritage Week] - This annual event encourage the public to experience some of Ireland's heritage, both built and natural, through nationwide talks, walks and other events, usually held outdoors.

Background: National Heritage Week is coordinated by The Heritage Council [|@heritagehubIRE] and its aim is to build awareness and education about our heritage thereby encouraging its conservation and preservation. Each year, during the last week of August, many national and hundreds of local community organisations participate by organising events throughout the country. Many of the events that take place during the week are free and the programme highlights the abundance of great work that is carried out in all communities in Ireland to preserve and promote our natural, built and cultural heritage. The Heritage Council assumed the role of coordinator of National Heritage Week from the Department of the Environment, Heritage & Local Government in 2005. Since then the week has grown into a highly successful programme of over 1700 events which take place during the last week of August each year. For further information about the Heritage Council including our initiatives, grants programmes, history and structure, visit the [|Heritage Council website].

Every year millions of Europeans visit historical monuments and sites throughout Europe on [|European Heritage Days]. These are a joint initiative of the Council of Europe and the European Union in which over forty countries participate each year. The main aim of European Heritage Days are to promote awareness of our built, natural and cultural heritage and to promote Europe’s common cultural heritage. In Ireland we celebrate European Heritage Days with a full week of events throughout National Heritage Week. - See more at: http://www.heritageweek.ie/about-us

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Cooking Classes
http://www.ballymaloe.ie/content/ballymaloe-cookery-school-gardens http://www.ballymaloe.ie/our-hotel-cork/find-ballymaloe-house [|@Ballymaloe]