MAURICE HAMILTON picks out some of the county's highlights

Ireland's north-west corner offers dramatic scenery, warm hospitality and unmissable coastal hikes, finds TED JEORY -

Get stout and about in Dublin as the Irish capital celebrates the birth of the world's favourite tipple writes JIM McHUGH

NO part of the Emerald Isle is more than 60 miles from the coast and what a coast it is with some of Europe's most dramatic beaches.