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 week ago |
independent.ie | Pól Ó Conghaile
Pól’s Travel Clinic: What are your top Camino tips, and the best routes with some R&R afterwards? In his biweekly Travel Clinic, our travel editor shares his top tips for walking the CaminoQ: What are your top tips for the Camino? What are the best routes to do, with some R&R for afterwards?
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1 week ago |
independent.ie | Pól Ó Conghaile
‘Ireland Unrushed’ – as European protests speed up, June to be ‘slow tourism month’ at homeA new Tourism Ireland campaign leans into ‘decelerating the travel experience’, it says Island Discovery in Co Fermanagh. Photo: Tourism IrelandSummer is here, and protests against mass tourism seem to be speeding up. This month, thousands of demonstrators marched across Spain’s Canary Islands, and activist groups are reportedly targeting June 15 as a protest day in cities across southern Europe.
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1 week ago |
independent.ie | Pól Ó Conghaile
What it’s like to visit the Isle of Man today – from the TT to a real-life Thomas the Tank EngineAs the Isle of Man TT roars into action, Pól Ó Conghaile explores the island’s pivot to a slower kind of holiday offeringWhat’s it like to visit the Isle of Man today? TT races, tasty food and a real-life Thomas the Tank EngineCould you place the Isle of Man on a map? In a pre-Ryanair world, when punters flocked to its beaches, popped hankies on their heads and sat on striped deckchairs, sure.
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2 weeks ago |
independent.ie | Pól Ó Conghaile
The new route will operate three times weekly on the airline’s A330-300 aircraft, providing a direct service to the Mexican Caribbean. The winter route will operate from January 6 to April 29, with fares from €291 each-way. Tui currently operates a summer charter service from Dublin Airport to Mexico, but there are no other airlines offering direct connections. Cancún is a sun holiday hotspot famed for its resorts, beaches, good weather - as well as archaeological sites like Chichén Itzá and Tulum.
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2 weeks ago |
independent.ie | Pól Ó Conghaile
Pól Ó Conghaile: ‘I did feel nervous’ – what’s it like travelling to America now? Concern about politics, cost and border checks are playing on Irish travellers’ minds, but there are also more transatlantic flightsI checked my US visa four times before travel. I had a hunch all would be fine, but... well, the stories about tourist detentions, immigration crackdowns and travellers deleting WhatsApp had me spooked. “Why are you promoting America?” was one question I fielded at home.
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