Ireland - The Glass Magazine

Glass experiences cultural and historical immersion in Belfast

October 27, 2023

I’VE always been fond of Ireland. I think my fondness might be tied to its rich history, the warmth of the people and the mythological landscape. Giants on mountains, nymphs in forests, magic in all corners. B...

Glass is enchanted by the unforgettable Adare Manor, Co. Limerick

Amanda Bernstein

August 14, 2023

Feature, Ireland, Travel

I'VE ARRIVED at Adare Manor Hotel, a resplendent country estate, located a 30-minute drive from Shannon Airport in the west of Ireland. Despite its turreted fairy-tale castle exterior, once inside it feels lik...

Glass indulges in an artful escape at The Montenotte Hotel, Cork

Ben Sanderson

March 8, 2023

Feature, Ireland, Travel

IT’S A sensory experience stepping into The Montenotte Hotel. Even amidst the bleak weather of late winter, the hilltop stronghold seems effortlessly cheerful; the lobby abuzz with chatter and the entrancing sc...

Glass experiences the gilded glory of Carton House, Ireland

Jamison Kent

May 16, 2022

Feature, Ireland, Travel

STEPPING inside the gilded walls of Carton House, A Fairmont Managed Hotel, it feels like stepping back in time into a Jane Austen novel - well sans romance - and with improved plumbing. Located just outsi...

Glass visits Dublin during its 1916 Easter Rising celebrations

Sean Sheehan

April 25, 2016

Dining, Europe, Feature, Ireland, Travel

CENTENARY celebrations of Dublin’s 1916 Easter Rising were dignified affairs and triumphalist displays of narrow-minded nationalism were not to be seen. There was a sense that something important had taken plac...

Glass finds some serenity at the Galgorm Resort & Spa

Viola Levy

November 30, 2015

Beauty, Destination Spas, Feature, Ireland, Travel, United Kingdom

An Angster’s Paradise – Glass calms those racing thoughts and finds some serenity in Northern Ireland’s new spa experience at the Galgorm Resort & Spa, Ballymena, Northern Ireland I’m bit of a worrier, i...

Escape to Ireland

Sean Sheehan

April 28, 2014

Dining, Europe, Feature, Ireland, Travel, United Kingdom

Dotted across Ireland are grand houses built by the recipients of land handouts when Oliver Cromwell dispossessed the original Irish owners and rewarded his own officers. The new landlords evolved into a cl...