BrEyes: Funny you should say that --- that is my New Year's Resolution -- to visit Ireland next year - not sure of my itenerary yet but will start in Dublin and see how far I can go in 10 days.
My second resolution is to do one random act of kindness a month - completely anonymous and unknown to the receiver.
Take care and best wishes to each and everyone in the coming New Year!
Ireland is soo small ,
you will travel it in noo time,
ten days is too long
no just kidding ,
you will have a ball,
if you don't mind, can I suggest one thing ?
Don't stay in hotels , expensive,
wanna meet folk from all over the world
make instant friends and companions?
stay at a hostelling international,
I do that when I travel,
20 or 25 euro per night,
it can be huge fun,
its not like a hostel for the homeless
lots of people make that wrong assumption,
no its for people who travel and want to have a set budget