Hello out there, I am going with my daughter and motherinlaw to Ireland in Aug. Has anyone done Introduction to Ireland-Dublin?? Wondering about the weather and any other info you may have. Thank You.

You are going to love Ireland! August is pretty nice, less rain than other months, but more crowded with tourists. Dublin is like NYC, a little crazy and big city feel. Killarney is very commerical, but sweet. Waterford is known for its crystal factory. The tour is interesting but I've never felt pressured to buy anything in the showroom after the tour. The Ring of Kerry is very interesting to see a part of Ireland that is still a little wild, but also commercialized for the tour buses that go around the ring. Galway is a college town, lots and lots of students. The Cliffs of Moher are spectacular, and very, very windy! If you're lucky you'll see the cows standing sideways up the cliff on a windy day and try to figure out how they got there! Blarney - Walking up to the top to kiss the stone is not for the weak, 79 steps (as I remember), up a narrow, narrow circular cement stairway (one way up) enough room for only one at a time. At the top a man sits on a blanket and helps you bend backwards to kiss the blarney stone. He rubs it with alcohol and a tip is requested by a small sign next to his station. Blarney Woolen Mills - shop till you drop, but an excellent self-service cafeteria. Many husbands sit here and eat/talk while wives shop in the adjacent mills. Not sure what's inlcuded on your tour, but if you have any questions, I'm about to go on my 14th trip to Ireland. I'm going the first week in December on a Globus Ireland at Christmastime tour to see how Ireland decorates and do a little Christmas shopping. I've been on Murder Mystrey Tours to Ireland, stayed with the Irish in their homes and on a farm, stayed in haunted castles and b&b's. You'll have a wonderful time, and pub food is delicious and much cheaper than hotels or pricey restaurnts. Find a grocery store and pack a picnic. And always buy a bottle of water for the bus, sometimes they go for 2 hrs. without a stop. Enjoy our trip, you will learn to love Ireland as I have.

I agree you will love Ireland, if Beautiful scenery combined with Rich Culture & History, throw in the friendly people.. ..well how can you not love Ireland. Dublin is hustle and bustle like New York,NY and Temple Bar area is full of Interesting people from street perfomers to the huge varitey of people from Infants to 90's and every nationality one can imagine a definate must see.
The Ring of Kerry is the opposite, you will find it nothing short of Gods Garden, the trip takes around 4-5 hours with stops and you will see places that only seemed to exist on postcards and movies. OK so I did love the Ring of Kerry, it's just my opinion. We were lucky at Blarney (you maybe too, we took same tour co.) our TD got us an additional discount and they were including shipping free on all Waterford (we saved over $800 from what we expected to spend when we planned the trip) all tax free and insured free.
You will get breakfast everyday so grab some extra thing to make a lite lunch or snack for later (all the seasoned travelers do it, bring plastic lunch bags) and that gives you even more time to explore on lunch stops. Of course trying the local food at lunch can be fun especially if you wander a block or so away from the main tourist areas, you will find what the locals eat and at a much lower price generally.
You will find most everywhere you stop or stay the people very friendly and each place has its own unique character. We loved Killarney, Galway, Ring of Kerry and your day at Cliffs of Moher through Galway and back to Ennis will be a day to remember with some great little towns and people along the way.
Dress in layers so when it is warm you are cool and then then weather can change almost Instantly where you will want a sweater and light jacket an hour later you will have the light top and shorts on. The weather is not a problem, but more of adventure. Not once did the weather ever effect the fun we had in Ireland it added to the atmosphere and expectations that we had of Ireland, to tell the truth it would have been less fun if it stayed sunny all the time.