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Co. Clare · About 2 hours from DublinKillaloe and Lough DergIreland's great Shannon lake: a medieval bridge between two counties, a monastic island, kayak trails and lakeside pubs. A properly restful weekend.
Co. Armagh · About 1 hour 30 minutes from DublinArmagh cityA small city with two St Patrick's cathedrals, an 18th-century library and a planetarium, plus apple blossom, cider and an ancient royal site. Armagh is a hidden gem.
Co. Monaghan · About 1 hour 30 minutes from DublinGlaslough and Monaghan townA castle estate with an eccentric past, a poet's landscape, quiet lakes and forest parks. Monaghan is the gentle, unhurried weekend you didn't know you needed.
Co. Cavan · About 1 hour 30 minutes from DublinCavan town and the lakesLakes in every direction, an island castle, the source of the Shannon and a limestone landscape on the border, plus some of the best food in the north-west.
Co. Dublin · About 15 minutes from DublinDublin city and coastFree world-class museums, Georgian squares, a park full of wild deer and cliff walks a short train ride away. Dublin is worth a weekend of its own.
Co. Limerick · About 2 hours 15 minutes from DublinLimerick city and AdareA castle on the Shannon, a Saturday market, a Georgian quarter and the prettiest village in the country down the road. Limerick is the city break that surprises everyone.
Co. Galway · About 3 hours 30 minutes from DublinLeenane and Killary HarbourA long arm of the Atlantic with mountains rising straight from the water, a silent valley, mussels and the best boat trip in the west. Killary is wild Connemara at its finest.
Co. Waterford · About 2 hours 15 minutes from DublinDungarvan and the Copper CoastA harbour town with a castle, a cycle path through a railway tunnel, a coast of coves and mine ruins and some of the best food in the south. Dungarvan does it all.
Co. Tipperary · About 1 hour 45 minutes from DublinCashelA rock crowned with medieval ruins, a castle on an island and the Galtee Mountains on the horizon.
Co. Antrim · About 3 hours from DublinBushmillsBasalt columns, a rope bridge over the sea and some of the best coastal walking on the island.
Co. Antrim · About 1 hour 45 minutes from DublinBelfastTwo hours up the line from Dublin, with world-class museums, a buzzing food scene and history on every corner.