We traveled to Dublin, Ireland for the AerLingus Football classic featuring the Nebraska Cornhuskers. While we were there we spent two weeks touring the rest of the Island and also venturing into Scotland. Connie was able to pick us up at the airport and drop us off two weeks later. In the meantime she handled everything in between. The accommodations were spot on. We gave Connie a list of the sites we wanted to see and she didn't disappoint. She also suggested other sites of interest we might enjoy. From the Cliffs of Mohr to a round of golf at St. Andrew's we thoroughly enjoyed our tour. If 50 person tourist busses aren't your thing, we highly recommend Emerald Isle Tour. Connie will help you see and meet the REAL people and culture of Ireland.

i ve toured with this tour group twice. I ve spoken a few times to owner recently and she s told me that all is up and going . All grand to tour ireland with EMERALD ISLE TOUR. The owner Connie , she has one of the best personality's you ll ever come across, knowledge of from famous places in ireland to the wee knooks and grannies of every site ................She is simply the best at what she does and if you d like a tour guide in Ireland, simply the best choice you could pick ................

Connie gives you a special day,week,month. Depending upon your desires! She picked us up in the morning and drove us about all day. With stops when we wanted and provided us with the history of the areas we were interested in. It was the best day of our trip. She faces us excellent service. Thanks Connie for making this trip so special!

Connie was such an enthusiastic, helpful , and personable guide for our tour of the Antrim Coast in Northern Ireland! She pointed out some amazing points of interest for photography and history. She customized our time to fulfill every moment and made it a memorable experience! I will definitely request her services again next time I visit Ireland and will recommend her to my friends that are planning their visit to this magical island.

Incredibly happy with the help and support we got from Carmel and her company. Every booking went well on our week from Belfast to Giants Causeway to Donegal to Dublin. They secured a driver for us for the week. We had 10 people and quite a bit to organize for us. No hiccups and we highly recommend.

We landed in Ireland at 5am and Connie was there to meet us! At 5 AM!! We were hungry so Connie found a place that we were able to sit and enjoy a nice breakfast. This was our first visit to Ireland and we were more than a little overwhelmed. Connie made us feel like we were part of Ireland! We are the kind of folks that like the non-touristy stuff. Connie showed us things that we never could of found ourselves. She knows Ireland!! We were able to enjoy the ocean, the light houses, the culture, the music, the road blocks (aka sheep), the green pastures (oh my the greens!), the dancing, the language, the history, the traditions, the cathedrals, the wall steads, the religious persecution, the holy water wells, the mass rocks, Our Lady of Knock (on my favorites list for sure!), the list goes on and on. So many memories!! Connie even went the extra mile to get us to Fanad Light House at midnight to try to see the northern lights, twice!! We saw a flyer about a rally race that was happening during our visit and mentioned it to her. Not only did she make it happen but she found the perfect place for us to view the rally race! We had so much fun! I have been asked what my favorite part of Ireland was and my answer seems to change each time. The history touched me deeply. Connie knows so much about Irelands history! It was all so interesting being right there listening to her. It was fun listening to the locals but sometimes Connie had to translate for us. How lucky for us Connie is an Irish translator too!! She would stop whenever something interested us and give us our time. We spent a couple days by ourselves in Dublin. Oh Dublin! I love the street artists! She took so many pictures of us and for us for our albums. Truly a professional by every aspect! We had the trip of a life time! Thank you so much Connie!! Steve and Chuck, USA

While Connie is semi-knowledgeable about Ireland and can make you an itinerary, you will save yourself thousands of dollars by planning the trip yourself (which we found out too late, unfortunately). Our trip included a tour guide (which was made to sound like an outside company but is actually Connie, herself), hotels and attractions, and an itinerary. We paid well over 5000 USD- after adding up the exact amounts of each hotel and attraction, our trip would have cost 1,427 USD. To say we were appalled to have paid Connie around 3,600 to drive us around and make an itinerary (a stand-alone itinerary costs 350 Euros according to her website), would be an understatement. Please, save yourself the money and plan your trip yourself or get a stand-alone itinerary.

We were faced with an 18 hr layover on a return trip from Prague. We contacted Connie(Emerald Isle Tours) and we were not disappointed. From the time she picked us up at the airport till the time she brought us back we were treated well. She was waiting patiently at the airport, even though our flight was delayed. She gave us a mini tour on the way to her cottage. We were able to experience an authentic local Irish Pub complete with live entertainment and interaction with the local Irish folk. Her home was clean and very comfortable. The next morning she was able to tailor a quick tour of Dublin and surrounding area, to fit our agenda. She returned us to the airport with time to spare. Connie is very personable and able to give you a perspective as an American with a true love for the Irish culture and it's people. If experiencing the "Real" Ireland is your goal this is your Tour!

This was the most wonderful trip! If you are planning a trip to Ireland you must use this group, absolutely! No matter what you want in your tour this company will accommodate whatever you want. Our driver is a fountain of information, there wasn't anything he didn't know about the history, restaurants and accommodations! 5 Star Company!

hi there from australia. we loved the tour and the personal touches so much we have decided to come back . we want to see derry sligo mayo and then the donegal you told us about. we cant thank you enough for thewonderfull time had...myself and my partner really miss it already.we will be in touch will our wishes and plans we have made in the early part of the new year ....................service ./ planing/ and attension to detail . 10/10 for sure.. love from perth ............

id friends from italy asking me for sombody to show them around that knew what they were doing. it was just a 3 day stint.. very well put together.. they dont speak english ."pidieon english only".. but they had a translater with them the whole time......... a little expencive . but they were well looked after. and will remember the holiday and the factual stuff .gave them gifts at the end and to be honest . felt very comfortable with this company from the start...... they told me they had german italian french and spanish translators . very very rare to see that foot note... they had a choice of bikes we used in places.... i liked that .... .

I was given a lovely personalized tour with my guide Patrick. We travelled around County Mayo despite a recently broken upper arm. I could not have asked for better guide or more personal care regarding my injury. would love to return for tour with no b

I was given a brilliant tour of south Donegal by Connie. Simply put it was like being a little bit left of HEAVEN.!!!! Thanks Connie. God Bless. Good Luck on what your all about showing the place you love so much to so many others!!!, continued success always !

My wife and I and another couple planned on spending two weeks in Ireland. Having used a private guide in Scotland with great results we wanted to try that in Ireland, and I am glad we did. We gave Connie some specific things we wanted to see and left everything to her. She arranged the entire itinerary, accommodations, dinning suggestions, attractions, etc. Her great love is the unbelievably beautiful west, so we saw things that most visitors would miss. She managed to balance our different interests and energy levels with great patience and humor. She spent 100% of her time for the entire two weeks trying to make sure we were enjoying Ireland (and that I had wifi and in room coffee). I had a great time and highly recommend using Connie as a personal guide.

Since we were flying home through Dublin from a European tour, I convinced my husband to stop and spend 4 nights in Ireland. It has always been on my list but hubby was not interested. He certainly changed his tune after the wonderful experience with Emerald Isle Tours. Connie was fantastic as a personal guide, doing everything to accommodate our short stay and to give us the flavor of Ireland. We covered many miles and because of Connie’s flexibility had many wonderful spur of the moment experiences. Great memories!! Thank you, Connie and we can’t wait to go back. Guinness just doesn’t taste the same here. Danusia and Larry