Explore Ireland
Four provinces. Six tourism regions. Thirty-two counties. One island worth exploring properly.
See all 32 counties →Explore by Province
Four provinces. Thirty-two counties. The honest geographic way to navigate the island.
Ulster
11 guidesRugged coastlines, ancient forts, and the most undervisited corner of the island.
Leinster
19 guidesWhere most visitors land - and far more than Dublin awaits if you look beyond the capital.
Munster
14 guidesThe tourism honeypots are here for a reason - but Munster rewards those who go deeper than the Ring of Kerry.
Connacht
14 guidesThe wild west. Connemara, the Aran Islands, and an Ireland that has not been smoothed for visitors.
Explore by Tourism Region
The tourism board splits Ireland into six marketing regions. These are useful for planning, even if the boundaries are somewhat arbitrary.
Wild Atlantic Way
2,500km of Ireland's western coastline - dramatic cliffs, remote beaches, and some of the most breathtaking coastal driving anywhere in Europe.
Dublin & East
Ireland's capital region - Georgian streets, Viking history, literary pubs, and easy escapes to Wicklow's mountains and Kilkenny's medieval lanes.
Kerry & Cork
Ireland's southwest corner - the Ring of Kerry, Dingle Peninsula, and Cork's food scene. The most popular region for first-time visitors.
Northern Ireland
A separate jurisdiction with a shared island. Belfast's Titanic Quarter, the Causeway Coast, and the most dramatic scenery on the north coast.
Burren & Clare
Lunar landscapes, the Cliffs of Moher, and traditional music sessions in Doolin and Ennis. A small county with outsized attractions.
Hidden Middle
Ireland's overlooked interior - medieval towns, quiet waterways, and the Ireland that most tourists drive past on the way to the coast.