Condé Nast Traveler named the scenic town among the 25 most beautiful in Europe.

Ours is a small country with a vast history, a vital chunk of which is displayed and explained in Dublin at the EPIC Emigration Museum.

Ireland's EPIC Emigration Museum has been voted Europe's Leading Tourist Attraction for 2019.

Many believe money would be better spent elsewhere but even non-believers should be able to appreciate the value of a place of solace in a bewildering world, writes Stephen L Carter

From the Eiffel Tower at 130, to 30 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall, Suzanne Harrington rounds up the milestones worth travelling for.

Friends in 18 countries across six continents have contributed to a video in memory of a young Kerryman who died a year ago in Australia.

Here's your morning bulletin.

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.

Ciara McDonnell rounds up the best New Year’s Eve destinations around the globe – so you can get planning for next year.    

France is bidding farewell to its biggest rock star, honouring Johnny Hallyday with a funeral procession down the Champs-Elysees, a presidential speech and a parade of motorcyclists.

Ask Audrey has been sorting out the people of Cork for years.

Fáilte Ireland has been urged to review its decision not to provide funding to Cork County Council for a major upgrade of facilities at Spike Island, which has been voted Europe’s leading tourist attraction.

Spike Island’s former inmates may not remember the island facility in a celebratory way but Irish tourism interests will surely celebrate the fact that the island was named, in St Petersburg on Saturday night, as Europe’s leading tourist attraction at the prestigious World Travel Awards 2017.

With 1,300 years of history, Ireland’s ‘Alcatraz’ has been named Europe’s No 1 tourist attraction, writes Sean O’Riordan

Health guru James Duigan preaches simplicity when it comes to turning your life around, he tells Ciara McDonnell

French police are preparing as unions and other goups hold nationwide protests against changes to labour laws they fear damage job security.

Movies have long had the power to spark tourist trends, but changing viewing habits and increased TV production values mean it’s the small screen that’s now inspiring serious wanderlust, writes Carolyn Moore

A French 19-year-old who tried to attack security forces at the Eiffel Tower is undergoing a psychiatric examination to help determine whether he is fit for prosecution on terrorism charges.

Police in Paris have arrested a man brandishing a knife who tried to breach security at the Eiffel Tower.

Fancy going to Paris or Spain for the weekend? They might be closer than you think. 

Donald Trump has hinted he could change his mind on the US pulling out of the international Paris climate change deal.

The City of Light is also the city of the night — the city of the poor, outcasts, criminals, prostitutes, eccentrics and the wilfully nonconforming. TP O’Mahony leafs through Luc Sante’s salute to his beloved Paris

Hundreds of metres of tunnels have been discovered at Spike Island, which have yielded up prisoners’ badges and a host of military equipment, including parts of coastal defence guns.

Spike Island, Ireland’s equivalent of Alcatraz, has been nominated as one of Europe’s leading tourist attractions in the prestigious World Travel Awards.

World leaders have condemned the bloody terror attack outside the British Houses of Parliament that ended in the deaths of four people and left up to 40 injured.

A glass security barrier will be built around the Eiffel Tower to protect it from terror attacks.

A glass security barrier will be built around the Eiffel Tower to protect it from terror attacks.

The man suspected of attacking soldiers at the Louvre in Paris, before being shot, has been declared fit enough to be interviewed.

The Louvre museum has reopened to the public, less than 24 hours after French soldiers shot a machete-wielding assailant who had shouted "Allahu akbar".

This week Colm O’Regan admits the one thing he doesn’t miss now that we’ve really left 2016 behind ... perfume ads.

France's Eiffel Tower has reopened to the public after a closure of five consecutive days due to a workers' strike.

The Eiffel Tower has been closed for a fifth day in a strike over working conditions - causing disappointment for scores of tourists.

The Dublin City Marathon got underway today with 19,000 runners taking part.

Update 5.50pm: Julien Ruas, a deputy mayor of Marseille, said that the lifeboat fell 10 metres or so from the fifth deck of the Harmony of the Seas into the sea with the five crew members aboard.

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

Go bold this autumn with a Star Trek-style statement lip or a purple smokey eye.

Limerick based photographer Pavol Hlavac is making quite a name for himself around the city.

A High Court judge will decide later this week if he should ban the sale of ferry-ride tickets from a new portable building office at Doolin Harbour, despite the fact they can be sold lawfully from a folding table right beside it.

Good morning. Here’s everything you need to know before you start your day.

USA: Police say a central Pennsylvania man beat his friend for refusing to eat ramen noodles.

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