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10 Aug 2026
heritage week - wicklow
Heritage Week: Historic Houses Open Their Doors Across Ireland

Heritage Week: Historic Houses Open Their Doors Across Ireland National Heritage Week returns from 15–23 August, giving visitors the opportunity to explore some of Ireland’s most important historic houses, gardens and estates, including properties that are rarely open to the public. This year’s theme, ‘Heritage at Risk’, focuses on why it is important to protect...

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28 Jul 2026
Relocating to Ireland - what are the insurance considertions
Relocating to Ireland? – What are the insurance considerations?

While Ireland has at times been a place of net outward migration, the trend has been reversed over the last decade. Migration into Ireland isn’t just people returning home to live and work in the country; with more than 31,000 Irish people doing just that in 2025, there has also been a surge in Americans...

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22 Jul 2026
neville knott clonhaston manor
Castleacre’s House Of The Month – The Art of Seeing a House

Castleacre specialises in protecting period properties, heritage houses, and protected structures. We know just how much hard work and time the owners invest in looking after these buildings, breathing life into them and helping them remain integral to Ireland’s cultural and community history. Each month, we focus on the story behind one of these remarkable...

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02 Jul 2026
The Castle at Ballybrittan
Castleacre’s House Of The Month – The Castle at Ballybrittan

Castleacre specialises in protecting period properties, heritage houses, and protected structures. We know just how much hard work and time the owners invest in looking after these buildings, breathing life into them and helping them remain integral to Ireland’s cultural and community history. Each month, we focus on the story behind one of these beautiful...

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25 Jun 2026
The Step House, County Carlow, staircase
Hotel Stories – Interview with Award Winning Chef, Alan Foley, at The Georgian 4* Step House Hotel, Borris, County Carlow

Castleacre Insurance looks after a number of heritage hotels and guest houses. As part of our new series we are asking our clients to tell us what they enjoy about working in the hospitality sector and what it takes to ensure that their guests keep returning… We were delighted that Award Winning Chef, Alan Foley,...

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28 May 2026
Solsborough House
Castleacre’s House Of The Month – The Reawakening of Solsborough House

Castleacre specialises in protecting period properties, heritage houses, and protected structures. We know just how much hard work and time the owners invest in looking after these buildings, breathing life into them and helping them remain integral to Ireland’s cultural and community history. Each month, we will focus on the story behind one of these...

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07 May 2026
lough sillan house
Castleacre’s House Of The Month – Manifesting a Lakeside Dream: The Story of Lough Sillan House

Castleacre specialises in protecting period properties, heritage houses, and protected structures. We know just how much hard work and time the owners invest in looking after these buildings, breathing life into them and helping them remain integral to Ireland’s cultural and community history. Each month, we will focus on the story behind one of these...

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30 Mar 2026
kilcarby mill enniscorthy
Castleacre’s House of the Month – Stories in the Stone: The History of Kilcarby Mill

The Story in Time of how the Mill Store transformed from Workhouse to Warm Home On a quiet bend of the River Boro near Enniscorthy, a stone building has stood for almost two hundred years. Many generations worked there, and while industry came and went, the building is once again a warm and lively home....

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10 Mar 2026
ryder cup 2027
When the Fairways Fill and the Flags Rise: Preparing Your Home for the Ryder Cup 2027

A Centenary Moment for Golf and for Ireland as Limerick prepares to receive an influx of visitors In September 2027, the eyes of the golfing world will turn toward the lush parkland of Adare Manor for the historic Ryder Cup. There’s something special about the 2027 Ryder Cup because it marks 100 years since the competition began. A...

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