Irish Getaways Blog
Discover Ireland through local insights, travel guides, and cultural stories
Belfast Christmas Market: Northern Ireland's Biggest Festive Market
Plan your visit to the Belfast Christmas Market at City Hall. Find dates, opening hours, food stalls, crafts, rides, parking and how a local guide helps.
Cork Glow Christmas Market: Food, Crafts & Riverside Lights
Plan your visit to Cork Glow and Corkmas. Find dates for Bishop Lucey Park, Grand Parade markets, Ferris wheel, Santa Experience, food stalls and local crafts.
Derry Christmas Market: Walled City Winter Wonderland
Plan your visit to the Derry Christmas Market. Find dates for Guildhall Square markets, the Guildhall Craft Fair, light switch-on, Santa procession, food, crafts and guide tips.
Dublin Christmas Markets: Docklands to Dun Laoghaire
Plan your Dublin Christmas market visits. Find dates for TwinkleTown Smithfield, Dublin Loves Christmas RDS, Dun Laoghaire, parking and how a local guide helps.
Galway Christmas Market: A Visitor's Guide to Eyre Square
Plan your visit to the Galway Christmas Market in Eyre Square. Find dates, opening hours, food stalls, crafts, parking and how a local guide helps.
Kilkenny Yulefest: A Medieval City Christmas Market
Plan your visit to Kilkenny Yulefest. Find dates for the Christmas market on The Parade, Santa's arrival, light switch-on, Castle Yard events, food, crafts and how a local guide helps.
Limerick Christmas Market: Milk Market Festive Edition
Plan your visit to the Limerick Christmas Market at the Milk Market. Find dates for the festive food market, themed Sundays, Santa's LEGO-style grotto, crafts and how a local guide helps.
Waterford Winterval: Ireland's Largest Christmas Festival
Plan your visit to Waterford Winterval. Find dates, the five festive quarters, markets, ice skating, Santa's Grotto, food, parking and how a local guide helps.
Diving Kerry & the Skellig Coast: Underwater Cliffs & Caves
Diving Kerry and the Skellig Coast means clear Atlantic water, underwater cliffs, sea caves and the shadow of Skellig Michael. Here's where to start.