Ireland

Ireland (53°30′N 7°38′W; ; Irish: Éire; Scots:Airlann) is the third largest island in Europe. It lies to the northwest of Continental Europe with the island of Great Britain lying to the east. Politically it is divided into the Republic of Ireland, a sovereign state occupying five-sixths of the island, and Northern Ireland, a part of the United Kingdom, occupying the northeastern sixth of the island. The name 'Ireland' derives from the name Ériu (in modern Irish, Éire) with the addition of the Germanic word 'land'.

The population of the island is slightly under 6 million (2006), with just over 4.2 million in the Republic of Ireland (1.6 million in Greater Dublin) and about 1.7 million in Northern Ireland (0.6 million in Greater Belfast).

Ski resorts

Kilternan

Beach resorts

Youghal, Ardmore, Dungarvan, Cobh, Ballycotton, Kinsale, Lahinch, Ballyvaughan

Spa resorts

Radisson SAS Hotel, Moorland Guesthouse, Castle Hotel & Leisure Centre, Abbey Hotel, Conference and Leisure Centre, Deer Park Hotel Golf & Spa, County Arms Hotel & Leisure Club, Marriott Druids Glen Hotel & Country Club, Glenroyal Hotel, Leisure Club & Conference Centre, Shannon Key West Hotel, Hotel Meyrick, Canal Court Hotel, Knockranny House Hotel & Spa, Ardilaun Hotel, Conference Centre & Leisure Club, Woodlands Hotel, Yeats Country Hotel, Spa & Leisure Club, Castletroy Park Hotel, Hotel Westport leisure - spa - conference, Malone Lodge Hotel & Apartments, Celtic Ross Hotel Conference & Leisure Centre, Westlodge Hotel, Killashee House Hotel & Villa Spa, Ferrycarrig Hotel, Errigal Country House Hotel

Golf regions

Lahinch, Antrim, Armagh, Carlow, Cavan, Cork, Derry, Donegal, Down, Dublin, Fermanagh, Galway, Kerry, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Leitrim, Limerick, Longford, Louth, Mayo, Meath, Monaghan, Offaly, Roscommon, Sligo, Tipperary, Tyrone, Waterford, Westmeath, Wexford, Wicklow