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The ultimate, most comprehensive guide to travelling in Ireland includes up-to-date reviews of the best places to stay, eat, sights, cultural information, maps, transport tips and a few best kept secrets – all the essentials to get to the heart of Ireland.

This guide is the result of over 100 days of research by 3 dedicated authors and local experts who immersed themselves in Ireland, finding unique experiences, and sharing practical and honest advice, so you come away informed and amazed.

Inside Lonely Planet Ireland:

• Full color styling and images

• Over 100 clear, easy-to-read color maps – retooled for use with the iPad

• A brilliant new page layout for fast and hassle-free reading while on the go

• Itineraries organized by region or length of trip

• Up-to-date recommended points-of-interest – covering eating, sleeping, going out, shopping, activities and attractions

• In-depth features to uncover the world's iconic sights

• Hundreds of money saving tips

• Our latest trip planning tools to help you get around smoothly

• Additional sections including Top Experiences, History, Culture, Outdoors, Food, and an A-Z survival guide.

Special eBook enhancements

• Scalable maps – enabling you to zoom in for greater detail

• Comprehensive interlinking – more than 1,000 links to enable you to seamlessly flip between pages, jump between maps and reviews, or visit the websites of places we recommend

• Search – go straight to what you are looking for with the inbuilt search capability

• Add notes – touch a word to add notes and personalize your guidebook

• Bookmark – use bookmarks to quickly return to a page

• Dictionary –look up the meaning of any word

Written and researched by Fionn Davenport, Neil Wilson, Etain O'Carroll, Catherine Le Nevez, Ryan Ver Berkmoes.