
Ireland in the Movies
Ireland's landscapes have starred in films for decades. Visit Irish movie locations and follow in the footsteps of Irish screen talent.

Ireland's landscapes have starred in films for decades. Visit Irish movie locations and follow in the footsteps of Irish screen talent.

From pub sessions and jigs to the fiddle, tin whistle and bodhrán, Irish music is the soundtrack of the nation and a living tradition you can join in with.

Hurling, Gaelic football, rugby and racing: the games that define a nation, and why a match day at Croke Park or a pub full of fans belongs on your trip.

Gaeilge is one of Europe's oldest languages and still part of daily life in the Gaeltacht. Learn its story, plus ten essential words with pronunciations.

Ireland is a small island with a lot of flags: the tricolour, the harp banner, four provinces, county colours, and the flags of Northern Ireland. What each one is, where it came from, and what it means, so you can read the landscape as you travel.

About 10 million people have left Ireland over the centuries, and around 70 million people worldwide claim Irish descent. Why they left, where they went, what the numbers actually mean, and where you can still walk into the story, in Ireland and abroad.