Whether you want to spend two days in Dublin or two weeks exploring the west coast, your lifestyle manager can put together an Irish escape to suit any budget. We'll use our industry contacts to get the best possible deals on hotels and flights for our members, make restaurant bookings and hire local guides to give you an insider's view of the Emerald Isle.
Read about our favourite destinations below, with tips from travel expert Rob Arrow.
Dublin
Dublin is by far the biggest city on the island, with more people, restaurants, pubs, shops and museums than anywhere else in either the Republic or across the border. But despite its scale, it remains relatively compact, and exploring on foot - with some support from its swift tram system - is the best way to get to know the capital.
‘The Merrion Hotel is the best hotel in Dublin with fantastic rooms and an amazing bar - it's an oasis of calm in the middle of a very happening city,' Rob says. ‘The Fitzwilliam is a funky hotel opposite St Stephen's Green and near the Stephen's Green Shopping Centre, and the Westbury is on the edge of Grafton Street, in the heart of the retail and food district.'
Don't forget to ask us to book a Guinness Storehouse tour, which concludes in the sky-high Gravity Bar with city views and a perfectly pulled pint.
Cork City
The Republic's second city is a cultural hub, known for its year-round festival calendar and frenetic music scene. The Rebel City is also popular with gastronomes, and the historic English Market offers an impressive display of County Cork's plentiful produce. Have lunch in the market's justifiably popular Farmgate Cafe, or try the innovative menu at local favourite Ivory Tower.
Rob says: ‘The Imperial hotel has the first Aveda Spa in Ireland, and the Clarion Hotel, right on the edge of Lapps Quay, has rooms overlooking the river.'
Cork is also close to some of southern Ireland's most celebrated sites, including Blarney Castle (with its famous eloquence-inducing stone), the seaport of Cobh and the picturesque coastal village of Kinsale.
Limerick City
Limerick is a good base from which to explore Shannon County, the west coast and its villages, but it also has plenty to offer visitors who choose to stay in town. The imposing 13th-century battlements of King John's Castle tower above an island in the River Shannon, St John's Cathedral has the tallest spire in Ireland, and the Hunt Museum has thousands of exhibits, ranging from Neolithic artefacts to Picassos and Renoirs.
This friendly university town also has a burgeoning restaurant scene and plenty of traditional pubs for members who want to experience the craic at its most convivial - Dolan's Pub and award-winning gastropub the Locke Bar are both popular for traditional music.
Call your lifestyle manager to find out about accommodation options in Limerick, or to book a ticket to see the legendary Munster Rugby play at their home stadium, Thomond Park.
Galway City
Galway is the west coast's bohemian town, a university city steeped in history, and a gateway to the county's Gaeltacht (Irish-speaking region) to the west.
It is among Europe's fastest growing cities, but don't expect an impersonal concrete metropolis: Galway feels like a large village, and though its pretty pedestrianised streets thrum with tourists and locals alike, it retains a laid-back atmosphere throughout. The best way to explore the city is on foot, seeking out its historic sites such as Lynch's castle or the grisly Lynch window, from which the mayor hung his own son in 1493 as retribution for the murder of a Spaniard.
The seaside resort of Salthill, with its clubs, casinos and restaurants, is minutes outside town, and beyond is the expanse of Galway Bay, immortalised in countless songs.
Killarney
Killarney lies in a mountain-ringed valley on the shore of Lough Lein, flanked by 25,000 acres of national park that's home to lakes, islands, ancient ruins and the roughly-hewn sandstone peaks of MacGillycuddy's Reeks.
It's this landscape that has drawn tourists to Ireland's southwest since the early 18th century, and Killarney is the start of the Ring of Kerry, a 180km circular road that threads through the county's major attractions, passing prehistoric stone circles, castles and areas of natural beauty.
We can arrange private drivers and guides to take members on a tour of the region.
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