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This month in Ireland

One edition a month, written from here. What the weather and the light are doing, what is on and what it does to hotel rates, how the golf is playing, what is worth eating, and where we would sleep.

Links golf on the Atlantic coast of County Clare in early autumn light

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September in Ireland: the month we would pick

The light goes long and low, the coach tours thin out, the oyster season opens and the best golf of the year turns up on the west coast. If you asked us to choose one month, this is usually it.

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The Best Time to Visit Ireland

Month by month, weighed honestly against weather, crowds and cost.

Ireland in 7 Days

The week we would actually book, day by day, with drives and bases.

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