A day away: Howth!

  Howth is a typical thing that is on every “things you should do when you’re visiting Dublin!” list. And why not? It is easy to get to when you’re staying in Dublin and in less than a hour you can feel, see, touch and smell the real Irish nature in stead of the big…

New Hostel in Cork City

An Óige are pleased to announce that they have a new franchise hostel opening in Cork City on April 8th. Popular city centre hostel, Sheila’s Hostel will take over from the Cork International Hostel as An Óige’s premier city centre hostel in Cork. Marketing Manager Roy Murray said “We have been waiting six years to…

Rebel Hostels in Ireland

There are plenty of rebel hostels in Ireland – buildings that have direct links to the 1916 Rising and its aftermath. In this article we turn our attention to our hostels which have rebel connections with that period of Irish history. Rebel Hostels in Wicklow Glenmalure Hostel in County Wicklow is in mountain country. It…