Links

Irish Government Sites

http://www.irlgov.ie
The Irish Government’s site contains information from a range of Government Departments and has links to other Irish sites including the President, the Defence Forces, and the Garda.

http://www.irlgov.ie/iveagh
The Department of Foreign Affairs Internet page provides information on Ireland’s foreign policy. Material includes key documents on Northern Ireland and Anglo-Irish Relations, Facts About Ireland, reports on the Irish Aid Programme, material on Ireland and the European Union.

http://www.irlgov.ie/gis
The website of the Government Press and Information Services

Irish Media

RTÉ On-Line is the Internet service from Ireland’s national broadcasting station, containing up-dated news, and over 600 pages of sport, business, entertainment and archival material.

The Irish Times from 4.00 a.m. each day.
The Irish Independent on the Web
Belfast’s The Irish News newspaper
Web site for The Belfast Telegraph
The Irish Emigrant Publications news
The Examiner on the Web
The Sunday Tribune on the Web
Sunday Business Post on the Web
The Irish Voice on the Web
The Irish Echo on the Web
Irish America magazine
Irish language Television service

Economy and Business

http://www.acaill.com
Comhlacht Forbartha Áitiúil Acla (Achill Local Developement Company) is an umbrella group promoting the development of social, cultural and economic activities in the Parish of Achill, Co Mayo, Ireland.

http://www.irlgov.ie/finance
The Department of Finance homepage gives extensive material on the Irish economy.

http://www.irlgov.ie/dtt
Information about the work of the Department of Tourism and Trade and the State agencies under its responsibility.

http://www.ida.ie
IDA – Ireland (The Industrial Development Agency) is the State body responsible for attracting foreign investment into Ireland.

http://www.shannon-dev.ie
Shannon Development is the government agency responsible for enterprise and tourism development in the Shannon region.

http://www.irish-trade.ie
Web site for the Irish Trade Board (ABT), the government agency responsible for the promotion and development of Irish exports.

http://www.forbairt.ie
Web site for Forbairt the government agency responsible for the development of indigenous industry and the oversight of Irish Science and Technology policy.

http://www.cso.ie
Website for information on publications from the Central Statistics Office.

http://www.ibec.ie
The Irish Business and Employers Confederation’s site provides a range of information on Irish business and economic issues.

Travel And Tourism

http://www.achilltourism.com
Official visitor’s guide to Achill Island and the Currane Peninsula in County Mayo on the west coast of Ireland.

http://www.visitachill.com
visitachill.com is published by Turasóireacht Acla

http://www.drogheda.ie
Welcome to the Official Home of Drogheda Tourism

http://www.shamrock.org
The web site of Bord Fáilte : Irish Tourist Board

http://www.aerlingus.ie
Information on how to fly to Ireland with Aer Lingus, the national airline.

http://www.discovernorthernireland.com
Northern Ireland Tourism Board

www.folkpark.com
the website of the Ulster American Folk Park in Omagh, Co. Tyrone

www.DublinTourist.com
a website offering a comprehensive visitors guide to visiting and staying in Dublin

Irish Books And Publications

http://www.iap.ie
Irish Web Site for Irish Academic Press

http://www.isbs.com/subjects/irish.htm
International Specialized Book Services’ Irish interest site

http://www.robertsrinehart.com
Website for Roberts Rinehart Publishing including the Irish American Book Company

http://www.hea.ie/govpub/homepage.html
The Government Publications Office – details of official publications in Ireland and how to order them.

http://www.irishbooks.com
New York based source of Irish Books in Irish and English

http://lakespirit.com/bookshop
Online book service

http://www.adnet.ie/hannas
Fred Hanna’s bookshop in Dublin

http://www.iol.ie/resource/kennys
Kenny’s bookshop in Galway

Educational and Cultural Web Sites

http://www.thetain.com
Learn all about Ireland’s epic saga, An Táin Bó Chuaille (the Cattle Raid of Cooley), more commonly known as the Táin, and the re-enactment each year of Queen Maeve’s march from Connacht to Cooley.

http://www.irlgov.ie/education
Irish Government’s Department of Education

http://www.iebi.ie
International Education Board offers information on coming to Ireland from abroad to study.

http://ireland.iol.ie/ednet
How to make contact with schools (primary, secondary, vocational etc) that have either their own web sites or e-mail addresses.

http://aoife.indigo.ie/~cao
Central Applications Office : Ireland’s centralised University/College application service

http://athena.english.vt.edu/~brinlee/ACIS/FRONTPAGE.HTML
Website of the American Conference for Irish studies – includes a guide to University and College Irish Studies in the United States

www.irishstudiesonline.org
operated by Regis University in Colorado which offers online courses in Irish Studies

Universities and Colleges in Ireland

Dublin City University
The Dublin Institute of Technology
Maynooth College
National College of Art and Design
Queen’s University Belfast
Trinity College Dublin
University College Cork
University College Dublin
University College Galway
University of Limerick
University of Ulster

Other State Sponsored Agencies/Resources

http://www.artscouncil.ie
Government supported agency which funds activity in the arts in Ireland. includes a link to AOSDANA an organization of artists engaged in literature, music and the visual arts in Ireland.

http://www.ireland.iol.ie/filmboard
Website for the Film Board of Ireland

http://www.apso.ie
Web Site for the Agency for Personnel services Overseas – a national agency which enables Irish volunteers to share skills and knowledge with people in developing countries.

http://www.irtc.ie
Web site for Ireland’s Independent Radio and Television Broadcasting Commission

http://www.kst.dit.ie
Web site for Ireland’s National Archives

Other Sites With Information On Ireland And Links To Irish Web Pages

http://doras.tinet.ie
Doras : a comprehensive source of links to various Irish Web sites listed by category.

http://www.ucd.ie/~politics/irpols.html
Website with listings of politics orientated web sites including political parties, election results etc.

http://www.indigo.ie/usembassy-usis
Website for the US Embassy in Dublin

http://www.iol.ie
Irish On-line service

http://www.indigo.ie
Irish On-line service

http://www.tinet.ie
Irish On-line service

http://visunet.ie/vip/
On-line Virtual Irish Pub with information and chat rooms with an Irish theme

http://www.nli.ie
Web site for the National Library of Ireland

http://www.nationalarchives.ie/genealogy.html
Website for the Irish National Archives genealogical service

http://www.heanet.ie
Website for the Higher Education Authority with multiple links to library and educational services and providers in Ireland.

http://www.ceantar.org
Irish and other Gaelic language links

http://www.xshall.nl/~conaill/Oideas-Gael/oideas.html
Oideas Gael web site with information on Irish language courses in Ireland

http://www.npr.org/programs/thistle/thistle.html
Website of Irish and Scottish traditional music syndicated NPR show

http://www.nyu.edu/pages/irelandhouse
Website for the Ireland House centre for Irish studies at New York University

http://doras.tinet.ie/doras
TINET website with links to genealogy and family name websites.

http://www.cyndislist.com/ireland.htm
Very comprehensive genealogical information and link service for anyone interested in searching for family roots in Ireland.

http://www.gaa.ie
Website for the Gaelic Athletic Association

http://www.mayo-ireland.ie/cce.htm
Website for Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Eireann which aims to promote Irish traditional music, song dance and language in Ireland and around the world. Site also contains links to various other traditional cultural sites including a link to Irish Music magazine.

http://www.irishfood.com
Website on Irish food and recipes

http://www.thecia.ie/tasteofireland
Gourmet recipes from some of Ireland’s best chefs

http://www.knowth.com/
Newgrange and the other Megalithic Tombs of County Meath, Ireland

www.youririshroots.com
Website specializing in Irish Genealogy and heraldry

www.CapitalCeltic.com
Website offering a free forum for information and ideas in the Irish-American community

Genealogy Links

Ellis Island
Explore Your Family History

Cyndi’s List
A massive undertaking that seems pretty comprehensive

The Irish Family History Foundation
Your gateway to discovering all about your Irish ancestry, roots, genealogy and family history from anywhere in Ireland

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Irish Government Sites

Irish Media

Economy and Business

Banks and Building Societies

Health Insurance

Property and Realty Organisations

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