Ireland

In Ireland, Gaelic games, including Gaelic football and hurling, dominate the sports landscape. These are governed by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). Annual highlight events include the All-Ireland Senior Football and Hurling Championships, both held at Croke Park in Dublin.

Rugby Union is also highly popular, with the professional team, Leinster Rugby, boasting considerable success in the United Rugby Championship (URC) and the European Rugby Champions Cup. Other provincial teams, such as Munster Rugby, Ulster Rugby, and Connacht Rugby, participate actively in the URC and other European competitions.

Association football is represented by the League of Ireland, featuring prominent clubs like Shamrock Rovers and Dundalk FC. The FAI Cup final is a key annual event.

Horse racing gets significant attention, with world-renowned races such as the Irish Derby at the Curragh and the Grand National at Fairyhouse.

Golf is also popular, with courses like Ballybunion and Royal County Down hosting international tournaments including The Irish Open, part of the European Tour.

Adult ticket prices including fees for events in Ireland start from as low as EUR €10 for basic tickets to EUR €810 for the most premium tickets; with the average starting ticket price at EUR €57. The price depends on a range of factors including the type of event, performers, venue, and ticket category.

From the spirited streets of Dublin, Galway, and Cork to the natural splendour of the Wicklow Mountains, Connemara National Park, and the craggy coast of Donegal; Ireland is a land of mystical wonder and merriment. Spend any amount of time here and you will inevitably find yourself in a public house, sipping a pint of stout whilst listening to the sounds of traditional Irish music. You are also certain to cross paths with a patch of landscape laced with lakes that will introduce you to an ancient ruin and several shades of green you never knew existed before. The Emerald Isle of the travel glossies is certainly waiting for you, but these days it's sharing the country with hip urban districts, dining that melds together Irish & international flavours, and vitality like nowhere else in northern Europe.