A European capital of culture is “radically different” from a national capital of culture due to its international dimension, Mr Green said, with the “norm” being that international events should make up over 50% of the programme .

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Galway has been given a major tourism boost ahead of its stint as European Capital of Culture as it beat the likes of Dubai and Vancouver to be named as a must-visit city next year by travel bible Lonely Planet.

No doubt about it, this World Cup has come down through the gears this last five days after what was a breakneck opening to the tournament.

Howth Head features in the Lonely Planet 'Epic Runs of the World' book for 2019.

According to the Lonely Planet’s latest Ireland edition, “everything good about Ireland can be found in County Cork”. Truth or just wishful thinking? We sent Rob O’Donnell, an American living in deepest West Cork, out to play tourist for a day and give his verdict.

An old Irish church has been named alongside the Eiffel Tower and the Sydney’s Opera House as some of the coolest constructions on the planet.

Myrtle Allen has been credited with almost single-handedly creating Irish fine dining by the Lonely Planet travel writers.

Ahead of the release of his 38th studio album, Van Morrison speaks to Catherine Wylie about fame, his relentless work rate and a self-described cult following.

The Northern Ireland beauty spot is officially the world’s hottest destination after coming top of the list of global regions in the Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel List 2018.

Ireland has been named as one of the world’s ultimate storybook locations by the Lonely Planet.

Swimming in the Forty Foot and surfing monster waves at the Cliffs of Moher are among a bucket list of outdoor thrills listed in Lonely Planet’s new tome on global adventures.

reland boasts some of the world’s best roads. John O’Mahony went exploring in the spectacular new BMW 5 series

The Wild Atlantic Way has been ranked alongside America’s Route 66 as one of the world’s ultimate road trips by Lonely Planet.

Cork and Kerry can capitalise on current momentum by securing thousands of business tourists from the US east coast and the Asian market, tourist industry leaders have said.

The area is a 30km drive off the famous Ring of Kerry and connects Valentia Island, Portmagee and The Skelligs themselves with Waterville and the beautiful Ballinskelligs.

The Skellig Ring — consisting of Skellig Michael, the 6th century precipitous monastic island off the coast of Kerry, its sister island the Little Skellig, and the coastal villages on the mainland — has been named among the top regions in the world for travellers in the influential Lonely Planet 2017 yearbook.

Titanic Belfast has been named as Europe’s top visitor attraction at a prestigious World Travel Awards.

BBC presenter Marie-Louise Muir used her own experience of grief while exploring the fading tradition of keening at Irish funerals, writes Richard Fitzpatrick

Holidaymakers looking to visit cities on the cheap can still expect to spend €120 a day in Dublin, a new global travel guide has calculated.

It’s more famous for its magnificent scenery, but Gougane Barra can now lay claim to being the best place in the country to answer nature’s call, after it was voted home to one of the world’s top 100 toilets.

GoHop has seven nights in Vietnam with visits to Hanoi, Halong Bay and Ho Chi Minh City.

Cork Midsummer Festival returns for 2016 with the announcement of a 20% increase in funding from the Arts Council.

The Government is launching a ‘Home to Work’ campaign in the run up to Christmas to try to encourage emigrants to return.

Dublin has made it onto a list of the world’s top 10 cities to visit in 2016.

Hurling at Croke Park has been listed among 10 of the world’s ultimate sporting destinations by travel bible Lonely Planet.

Six destinations on the island of Ireland have been named on a global must-see list for tourists.

A leading global travel guide has named Kerry as the second best destination in Europe for family holidays, trailing Kent in England.

One of Ireland’s top mountain guides has launched what’s being billed as one of the toughest and most exhilarating outdoor challenges ever staged in an Irish mountain range.

Publicans have re-iterated their annual call for a lifting of the ban on Good Friday sales of alcohol, a move they argue is critical ahead of the Easter 2016 celebrations.

Want to feel invigorated, madly alive and have great conversation. Get thee to an outdoor sauna where you can run from 100 degree temperatures to an icy lake or sea, writes Emer Sexton

Whether or not you believe in the paranormal, these locations from around Ireland will at the very least give you the heebie jeebies.

Hillwalking in Ireland is a joy but there is something particularly special about the south of Spain with its year-round clear skies and its easy access from Irish airports, writes Dan McCarthy

Explore the spectacular coastline along the Wild Atlantic Way, experience hot heritage in the South-East, feast on fabulous food festivals, or immerse yourself in inspiring art and design.

John Daly finds stand-up paddling and pilgrim paths on the radar for intrepid visitors

Accommodation for the afterlife is booming it seems as castles in counties Kerry and Meath have been named on two lists as the world’s most haunted destinations.

Irish hotel resorts have taken the top two places and feature in nine of Europe’s 20 best in the latest survey by Condé Nast Traveler magazine.

Representatives from Fáilte Ireland are meeting US travel agents and buyers today.

Lonely Planet has declared Ireland one of the best countries in the world for 2015.

For most sportspeople, the suggestion of Iraq as the next step in a fledgling career might, you’d imagine, hasten the search for a new agent.