I took a Globus tour of Ireland in April of this year. Travelogue to be found at http://members.accesswave.ca/~tvor/ireland2002c.htm with Dublin and the beginning of the tour at the bottom of that page which starts with my 3 days in Cobh, Co Cork. This tour i found a bit too rushed so when you are looking at tours, check the pace. Globus and i think Cosmos brochures note the pace of the tour so if it says On the Go... you might want to pick a different tour.

Diane