Ireland’s capital city and its environs are home to a multitude of championship golf courses, including ranking toppers such as Portmarnock, The Island, The European and The K Club. The region has played host to more Irish Opens, European Opens and Ryder Cups than any other in Ireland, and offers a variety of both parkland and links settings. Proximity to Dublin as an international hub makes this a perfect part of your itinerary, and provides many attractions and activities off the fairways too. Let’s just say you won’t have to travel far to find a good pint of Guinness.

Golfers wanting to shape their trip around the winding and picturesque coastal drive known as the Wild Atlantic Way will uncover a smorgasbord of stunning and relatively untouched golf courses. Overlapping in part with the North and South-West regions, this trip opens up an additional plethora of world-class courses which lie well away from the usual tourist hotspots. Indeed the likes of Donegal, Enniscrone or Carne often feature in Top 100 lists and present an awesome golfing experience in their own right: one as challenging, rewarding and visually stunning as those offered by higher profile courses in the region such as Ballybunion, Lahinch or Old Head.