
Pól Ó Conghaile
Travel Editor and Travel at Irish Independent
Travel Travel at Freelance
Travel Editor, Irish Independent | Travel Writer w/ @NatGeoTraveller, @RTE, @PatKennyNT et al. | Author, Secret Dublin | He/Him
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1 day ago |
belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Pól Ó Conghaile |Nicola Brady
This year’s Fab 50 travel list features some top spots in Northern IrelandA fifth of the entries in the Fab 50 list of the best places to stay around the island of Ireland this year are in Northern Ireland. That’s its best show yet in the island-wide list, and inclusions range from mirror houses on a family farm, to forest dens in Galgorm and a new five-star overlooking the fourth fairway at Portrush.
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3 days ago |
independent.ie | Pól Ó Conghaile |Nicola Brady
The 10 best places to stay in Northern Ireland in 2025 - from a whiskey hotel to forest densOne in five of the Irish Independent’s Fab 50 this year are in Northern Ireland... Dunluce Lodge is Northern Ireland's newest luxury hotelPól Ó Conghaile & Nicola BradyToday at 03:30That’s its best show yet in the island-wide list, and inclusions range from mirror houses on a family farm, to forest dens in Galgorm and a new five-star overlooking the fourth fairway at Portrush.
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1 week ago |
independent.ie | Pól Ó Conghaile
‘We want everyone to come’ – new hotel aims to bring five stars and a Michelin ‘key’ to MayoThe Grace will open in spring 2026 as part of a transformation of Westport EstateKayakers pass Westport House. Photo: Christian McLeodA new hotel set to open in Westport next spring has its sights firmly set on a five-star rating.
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1 week ago |
independent.ie | Pól Ó Conghaile
Generations of the Treacy family have poured their hearts, souls – and now €15m – into the popular Kerry hotel. We take a walk in the Park to hear the story of a game-changing restoration mixing ‘ultra-luxury’ with a local buzz“It’s all systems go, shoulder to the wheel!”The last time I saw Marcus Treacy was on a video call before St Patrick’s weekend.
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independent.ie | Pól Ó Conghaile
New York Times spotlights ‘little known corner of Ireland’ for travel off main tourist trailsMost of the publication’s 10m subscribers are from high-spending US tourist market Lismore Castle, Co Waterford. Photo: GettyIt has its own microclimate, sits less than an hour from Cork Airport, is steeped in Old World romance and “tucked away off the main tourist trails”.
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