SATURDAY, MAY 02, 2026 · ISSUE NO. 1738

IMPT Travel

Sustainable journeys · Carbon-neutral hotels · Original guides

Destinations

Destinations from the IMPT Travel desk. Original sustainable-travel writing for travellers who care where their carbon goes.

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Galway: Ireland's most sustainable city break

A walkable cathedral-quarter, a working harbour, and a trad-music scene that runs on small rooms — Galway is the country's quiet eco-tourism…

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Westport: the eco-tourism capital of Co. Mayo

Designed by the Earl of Sligo in the 1780s and walkable end-to-end. The country's most under-rated low-carbon weekend break.…

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Killarney's quiet side — beyond the Ring of Kerry

Most travellers do the Ring in a coach. The other 90% of Killarney — the National Park, the lakes, the slow walks — rewards travellers who t…

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Kilkenny's Medieval Mile — a single, walkable masterpiece

The best-preserved medieval street in Ireland and one of the best in Europe. Two days will do it justice; three is better.…

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Kinsale: Ireland's gourmet coast

Forty restaurants per square kilometre, a working fishing fleet, and a hotel scene built on weekend breaks for travellers who plan around di…

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The Dingle Peninsula — the Wild Atlantic Way at its quietest

Slea Head Drive without the tour buses, harbour walks at sunset, and the kind of small-room hotels that close their bar at midnight on princ…

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Donegal — Ireland's northwest frontier

Sea cliffs higher than the Eiffel Tower, the country's last Gaeltacht, and a hotel network built on stays of three nights or more.…

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Cork: the most European city in Ireland

The English Market, the Mediterranean light, the working harbour, and the only Irish city where coffee culture predates Dublin's tech.…

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Clonmel and Tipperary — inland Ireland's quiet centre

The Vee, Cahir Castle, the Galtees, and a town that still runs on local trade — an honest base for the kind of trip travellers don't post ab…

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Waterford: Vikings, glass, and the Southeast light

Ireland's oldest city, the deepest natural harbour on the south coast, and the driest weather window of any Irish base.…

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