Cape Clear Island, located just off of Co Cork in the beautiful southwest coast of Ireland, is one of the 15 Gaeltacht islands where Irish remains the primary spoken language of the local population.

Ireland’s many islands remain as popular as ever for tourists. The unspoilt beautiful islands are dotted around the country’s coast from Mizen to Malin Head. Here’s the best of what to see if you ...

Ireland offers generous cash grants for those who want to live on remote islands off its western coast. To meet the funding criteria, people must buy property on one of the idyllic islands. The new ...

Irish island. Santiago Urquijo/Getty Images. The Irish just got a little luckier. Ireland recently announced grants of up to 84,000 euros (about $92,000, as of June 26) for those who move to and ...

A landscape view of the rugged cliffs of Inis Mór (Inishmore) island, located off Ireland’s west coast. Cynthia Shirk Shutterstock Ireland’s government is offering a pretty sweet deal for those who ...

The Irish government has launched a plan to revitalize more than 30 remote islands on the west coast of Ireland. They are offering grants of up to $92,000 to individuals willing to invest in homes on ...

My advice: Do not drive in Ireland. And for heaven’s sakes, don’t let your husband drive. Take a ferry from Galway or Rossaveel, about 30 minutes from Galway, to the Aran Islands and let the natives ...

The passage between Valentia Island, County Kerry, and the mainland at Portmagee is a major strategic point offering safe passage to seafarers from the often mountainous seas towards calmer waters.

This rugged group of six islands off the tip of Dingle Peninsula seems particularly close to the soul of Ireland. Rick Steves If you’re touring the Dingle Peninsula, visit the Blasket Islands if you ...