Condé Nast Traveler announced in their current issue the results of its 29th annual Readers’ Choice Awards with Ballyfin receiving top honors as the “Best Hotel in the World” with the highest overall ...

As the carriage circled the hill, Billy the Irish cob glanced back at Lionel Chadwick, the coachman at Ballyfin manor, as if to say, “I’m ready, old son. What about you?” “Chirrup,” clucked Lionel, ...

It was my Downton Abbey moment. Grasping the folds of my vintage tangerine lace gown, I descended the spiral staircase to join other guests for a pre-dinner glass of champagne in the gold drawing room ...

The Cliffs of Moher in Ireland are one of the country's star attractions and are close to many of the properties on this list High summer holidays are in full swing, and while many feeds are filled ...

Ballyfin, County Laois, Ireland (side view of conservatory). Designed by the renowned Irish architects Sir Richard Morrison and his son William Vitruvius, it was subject to one of the most extensive ...

Today, on St. Patrick’s Day, the Art Institute of Chicago will unveil a rare collection of Irish art in a new exhibit, “Ireland: Crossroads of Art and Design, 1690–1840” (through June 7). Ranging from ...

The reality TV queen and business mogul has just named an Irish hotel as one of her top three favourite hotels in the world, and Irish fans are buzzing. The revelation came during a quick-fire Q&A ...

Arriving up the driveway to Ballyfin to check in, five smartly dressed staff were waiting outside the enormous stately home to greet us, like they do with all guests. Immediately I regretted the state ...

Investigations are underway surrounding all the circumstances of the death of a man at a hotel in North County Laois, An Garda Síochána said in a statement on Tuesday, November 12. Gardaí said on ...