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26 Things to Experience in Ireland in 2026 

By Irish America Staff

Winter 2025

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2026 is a great time to visit Ireland. It's a year-round destination offering unique experiences in every season. 1. Ulster American Folk Park in County Tyrone:  There is no better time to visit the Ulster American Folk Park in County Tyrone. This year marks the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence – the birth of modern America. The park tells … [Read more...] about 26 Things to Experience in Ireland in 2026 

FBI Head Visits Ireland

By Irish America Staff
October / November 2003

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Robert S. Mueller III arrived in Ireland August 13 for a ten-day "private" visit. Much security and secrecy surrounded the visit, which started off with a round of golf at Lahinch Golf Club in Co. Clare. A regular golfing visitor to Ireland, Mueller was nominated by President Bush on September 4, 2001, becoming the sixth director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. ♦ … [Read more...] about FBI Head Visits Ireland

Innisfree Holidays Begin

By Irish America Staff
October / November 2002

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In July, the Langone family – the first of nearly 250 families to take part in the Innisfree Program – arrived in Ireland. the program, which is run by the US-Ireland Alliance, offers a week's vacation in Ireland to the families of firefighters and police officers killed on September 11th. Sheila Langone of Roslyn Heights, Long Island lost two sons, Peter, 41, a firefighter, … [Read more...] about Innisfree Holidays Begin

Into the West & Far East

By Kelly Candaele, Contributor
October / November 2002

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On a drizzly morning in early summer -- what the Irish refer to as a "soft day" -- I'm doing something that has become rather commonplace during my numerous travels to Ireland. I'm talking about local history with two men who live in County Mayo and work at the Delphi Mountain Lodge and Spa. We stand at the entrance to a business that was constructed with the entrepreneurial … [Read more...] about Into the West & Far East

Hitching in Ireland with Mom

By Irish America Staff
August / September 2002

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In this land of fiercely independent people, who value their poets as highly as their warriors, our strategy was to be road warriors by day and elegant country houseguests in the evening...  In 1922, my grandfather, James O'Sullivan, a captain in the fight for Ireland's independence, emigrated from Ireland to the United States via Canada -- one year after the partition of … [Read more...] about Hitching in Ireland with Mom