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  • Gallery: Aurora Borealis over Ireland

    Thursday, January 26th, 2012

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    . The Northern Lights, as seen in Irish skies this week. Pic: Adam Porter Pic: Brendan Alexander Pic: Ronan Newman Pic: Adam Porter Pic: Ronan Newman Pic: Brendan Alexander Pic: Adam Porter . .   Courtesy of RTÉ

  • Guinness and the world celebrate Arthur’s Day

    Thursday, September 22nd, 2011

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    . To Arthur! The Guinness Storehouse, Ireland’s number one international visitor attraction, will celebrate Arthur’s Day, Thursday 22 September 2011, by offering complimentary ‘upgraded experiences’ to lucky visitors on the day. These unique experiences will include a ‘Pint Pouring Master Class’ with Guinness Master Brewer, Fergal Murray, the chance to enjoy a Guinness with a [...]

  • History of the Emerald Isle Classic and Shamrock Classic

    Thursday, September 1st, 2011

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    The first Emerald Isle Classic games were played at Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland in 1988 and 1989.  The first game in 1988 was played by Boston College and West Point in the hopes of bringing some of 40 million Americans of Irish descent back to the motherland.  Boston College came to Ireland as the underdog [...]

  • Dublin’s Guinness Storehouse Unveils “Five” Guinness and Food Experience

    Thursday, August 11th, 2011

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    The Guinness Storehouse, home of the famous Irish stout and one of Ireland’s most popular attractions, has opened a new food experience for visitors that encompasses an entire floor of their Dublin building.  Named “Five” after it’s fifth floor location, the attraction includes Arthur’s Bar, a traditional Irish tavern, and Brewers Dining Hall, inspired by [...]

  • Digging for Irish History in Lowell, MA and Northern Ireland

    Monday, August 8th, 2011

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    Irish Archaeological Dig Continues on Both Sides of the Atlantic UMass Lowell and Queen’s University Expand Search for Clues about Massachusetts’ Early Irish Settlers A team of researchers from the University of Massachusetts Lowell and Queen’s University Belfast will expand an archaeological project launched last year to learn more about some of the region’s first [...]

  • MyGuideIreland Closes

    Monday, August 8th, 2011

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    After learning on Friday of the unfortunate and sudden closure of MyGuideIreland Travel Limited, a fellow Irish tour operator with offices in Ireland and in Boston, we at Tenon Tours would like to offer our sincerest sympathies to our friends and colleagues whose jobs have been lost.  The Irish tour industry is tightly-knit community and [...]

  • VAT Rate Reduced For Travelers to Ireland

    Friday, July 22nd, 2011

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    As of July 1, 2011 travelers to Ireland will find the prices charged by hotels, restaurants and retails shops a bit easier on their wallets.  In an initiative hoped to increase economic activity and stimulate job growth, Ireland’s government has lowered the VAT, or value added tax, a consumption levy applied to many Irish goods [...]

  • The Mystery of Ireland’s Leprchauns

    Thursday, June 16th, 2011

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    Historically thought of as tiny, shoe-making people of the fairy world, leprechauns have been a mainstay of Irish folklore since medieval times. And like many of the fantastic creatures that dwell beneath the misty veil of Irish legend, leprechauns have their origin in magic. Theories abound as to how leprechauns came to be, but general [...]

  • Ireland Takes Measures to Increase Tourism

    Friday, May 13th, 2011

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    With the economic situation in Europe looking not-so-hot for the summer travel season, Ireland’s Finance Minister, Michael Noonan, has taken measures to make a trip to Ireland a bit more enticing to foreign tourists.  In addition to eliminating the 3 Euro air travel tax, or VAT, Noonan has also relaxed short-term visa requirements, making it [...]

  • Queen Elizabeth II to Visit Ireland

    Thursday, April 28th, 2011

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    If  your invitation to the royal wedding got lost in the mail, never fear.  If you’ll be visiting Ireland between May 17th and 20th you’ve still got a good chance of glimpsing British royalty. At the invitation of Irish president, Mary McAleese, Queen Elizabeth II of England will make a planned visit to Ireland from [...]

  • President Obama to Visit the Emerald Isle

    Thursday, March 24th, 2011

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    In case you haven’t heard the news (we’re sure there must be at least a few of you out there) President Obama has a trip to the Emerald Isle slated for sometime in May. After meeting with Irish Prime Minister Taoiseach Enda Kenny on St. Patrick’s Day at the White House, the Commander in Chief [...]