Sorry for the delay. Lost a year in the Doldrums.
I'll be in Dublin for 4 nights mid - late July, in Clare for the last week of July, and then in Ulster for the first week of August. I just booked my week in Clare. It is very exciting to be preparing again after a year-long setback in the planning.
I'm keen to delve into Dublin's secrets. RM, do you know of a guy called Fin Dwyer? He runs some moody tours of the haunted castles and has a great set of podcasts on ancient Irish history.
http://irishhistorypodcast.ie/