My last trip to Ireland was with a group of guys who go regularly. They use a guide named Jimmy O'Leary, a banty little Irishman who it would seem knows every golf course owner/operator, hotelier, innkeeper, restauranteur in the country. The rates that Jimmy got us were ridiculous, and far less than you could possibly do for yourself booking over the internet. The last e-mail address for Jimmy that I had was "joltours@tinet.ie", but that's a couple of years old. If you'd like I can hook you up with a buddy who was just over there on a trip run by Jimmy, and he could get you his contact information. . .