This is shaping up to be a quite a year for music fans in Offaly. Not only do Biffos have Castlepalooza in Tullamore to look forward to, now there's the inaugural Astral Plains festival in Birr on ...

CLIFDEN, Ireland -- A castle by any other name? Well, manor house just doesn’t have quite the same ring to it. There are numerous hotels in Ireland that claim castle heritage.

Bunratty Castle is situated in County Clare along the Shannon Estuary, where Ireland's longest river meets the Atlantic Ocean. Just 7 miles from Shannon International Airport and about 140 miles ...

After all, this 500-year-old fortress in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, was once home to the mighty O'Hanlon clan before falling into the hands of the Duke of Manchester during the 19th century.