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The Guinness Storehouse in Dublin was the most visited tourist attraction in Ireland of 2019. The iconic site welcomed more than 1.7 million guests throughout the year, serving a delicious 1.1 million perfectly expertly pints of the black stuff.

How would you like to get away from the hustle and bustle and go and work on a remote Irish island? That is a dream that could soon true for some people as two job vacancies have been posted for work on Great Blasket Island.

Two never before seen watercolour paintings by President John F Kennedy are to be sold at auction. The paintings are part of a lot that contains several pieces of memorabilia relating to the late US president.

A generous 16-year-old Irish busker has given all of her earnings to a homeless charity. Molli Meaghan-Tresson spent much of her Christmas holidays singing and playing guitar around Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin.

The Irish Coast Guard has posted a shocking video online that shows a man being knocked over by powerful waves and dragged out to sea by several metres. The video was posted as a warning to the public to pay the sea the respect it deserves, especially during the torrential …

Thousands of records detailing Irish births, marriages and deaths have been made available to the public on the family history website irishgenealogy.ie. The new records date from the second half of the 19th century into the first half of the 20th century.

Irish star Saoirse Ronan bagged a well-deserved Oscar nomination for her performance as Jo March in Little Women – and was cheered on by her mam and dog. She was nominated in the Best Actress category alongside some huge names such as Scarlett Johansson, Charlize Theron, Renée Zelwegger and Cynthia …