For the best in Ireland accommodation, enjoy luxury from USD$103.00 at the Keanes of Curraheen Tralee, located at Curraheen, Tralee Kerry County, Tralee, , Ireland.

International standard rooms with service is available from USD$71.00 at the Tallaght Plaza Hotel Dublin, which can be found at Belgard Road, Tallaght Dublin, Tallaght, , Ireland.

For travellers seeking a balance of comfort and value for money, accommodation starts at USD$55.00 for a room at the Ramada Viking Hotel Waterford, conveniently situated at Cork Road, Waterford, Waterford, , Ireland.

And for just USD$27.00, discerning visitors looking for budget accommodation can base themselves at the Browns Hostel Dublin which is located at 89-90 Lower Gardiner Street, Dublin, Dublin, , Ireland.

Lastly, for the family or group travellers you may prefer a Ireland apartment, starting from USD$93.00 at the Seven Oaks Hotel Carlow, Athy Road, Carlow, Carlow, , Ireland.

Ireland in review

For an island settled 40,000 years ago, Ireland remains remarkably unspoilt. Beyond the cosmopolitan cities of Dublin and Belfast, the wildness of the countryside is magical and otherworldly, from the rugged beauty of the Ring of Kerry's mountains to the lush greeness of west Cork, where even the beaches have grass growing on them. The visitor cannot help but hear the whispers of history in the wind at sites such as the huge Stone Age passage tomb of Newgrange in County Meath or the Drombeg stone circle near Skibbereen. Ancient places like these stir a song in the heart, older, yet still akin to the spontaneous musical outbursts you might be lucky enough to witness after pub "lockdown" - closing time at a famous Irish hotel. And the locals are so friendly they'll grow on you like the grass.

- From our editor V.White – United Kingdom