Links to Ireland

http://www.acaill.com

Comhlacht Forbartha Áitiúil Acla (Achill Local Developement Company) is an umbrella group promoting the development of social, cultural and economic activies 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
Web site 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.

http://www.irishbusiness.ie
Database of many of the business organisations in Ireland.

Banks and Building Societies

Irish Bank's Information Services
Bank of Ireland Group
AIB Bank Group
Ulster Bank Group
Trustee Savings Bank (Ireland)
Educational Building Society
First National Building Society
ICS Building Society

Health Insurance

Voluntary Health Insurance
BUPA Ireland health insurance

Property and Realty Organisations

Irish Auctioneers and Valuers Institute
Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers
Irish Property News

Job Hunting

Irish employment service
Corporate Skills Irish employment service
The Appointments Page
The Irish Times job advertisements
Irish employment service
IrelandHiring.Com
Recruitment Online - employment database service

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
Web site 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
On line 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
Web site 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 organisation of artists engaged in literature, music and the visual arts in Ireland.

http://www.ireland.iol.ie/filmboard
Web Site 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
Web site with listings of politics orientated web sites including political parties, election results etc.

http://www.indigo.ie/usembassy-usis
Web site 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
Web Site for the Irish National Archives genealogical service

http://www.heanet.ie
Web site 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
Web site of Irish and Scottish traditional music syndicated NPR show

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

http://doras.tinet.ie/doras
TINET web site with links to genealogy and family name web sites.

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
Web site for the Gaelic Athletic Association

http://www.mayo-ireland.ie/cce.htm
Web site 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
Web site 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 specialising in Irish Genealogy and heraldry

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

Other links and information sites

http://www.eunet.ie
http://celtic.stanford.edu/IrishNet
http://yahoo.com/Regional/Countries/Ireland
http://larkspirit.com/general/irishhub.html
http://slarti.ucd.ie/maps/ireland.html
http://www.ireland.org
http://www.irishindc.com

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

Browse Ireland

Irish Music Links