The Liffey Walk. A river walk from emigration to modern Ireland

The Liffey is the river that runs through central Dublin. It's impossible to miss, which makes this the easiest of my Dublin walking routes to follow. This walk begins with famine and emigration, but ends in the Docklands, home to the offices that have changed Ireland’s fortunes

Dalkey to Killiney: A Coastal Walk in Dublin's Wealthiest Area

This is a walk between Dublin's two wealthiest villages. When you see the views and houses, you'll understand why. I run private guided tours of this walk, The Vista Tour, and I rightly call it the most scenic walk in Dublin. It's a beautiful

Walk from Dun Laoghaire to the Forty Foot Baths Along The Sea

This is a gentle stroll through one of the most beautiful parts of Dublin that will make you feel like a Dubliner, not a tourist. It's just 20 minutes from the city by train but a different world here. The walk goes through four coastal villages that are

See Ireland by bus and skip the stress of planning & driving

I have 116 posts about what to see and do on this website (so far). It's the best content on Ireland anywhere, certainly the most honest. But it's a lot to take in. Some people love the research and planning of a big trip. Others don&

Everything -Every post on this site in one place

Rather than digging through my site, here is every post that I've written. Easy to find. Any questions not answered here? Send me a message and I'll write a post about it. Hotels in Ireland * Michelin Just Announced Its 16 Top Hotels in Ireland * The best

I stumbled upon my favourite place in Ireland. And I had it all to myself.

Whenever the weather is nice in Ireland, I get in the car and go explore. I go with no plans or agenda. It's easy to do here, we have marked out routes like 2500 km Wild Atlantic Way. It was July. Kerry had the "Fully Booked'

The sea stack that St Patrick made in anger at Downpatrick Head

We love our stories in Ireland, it used to be a trade, a Seanachaí or storyteller would go from village to village telling stories. Today, we have Netflix 😔 In the north coast of Mayo, in a remote corner that not enough people visit, is a tall sea stack, standing on

One Day In Dublin Itinerary

One day isn't nearly enough to scratch the surface of Dublin, but if that's all you've got, this itinerary covers the main sights plus a taste of local Dublin. It's a busy day with a lot of walking, but by the end

Glendalough & the Wicklow Mountains. The easiest day trip from Dublin.

Why Glendalough Is The Easiest (and maybe best) Day Tour From Dublin You can leave Trinity College and be in the Wicklow mountains 45 minutes later. You're not spending hours on a coach on a motorway. This makes it the easiest day trip from Dublin. It's

Temple Bar Alternatives. Six Better Places Than Temple Bar

Six Better Places to Drink Than Temple Bar What Is Temple Bar Anyway? It's the Times Square of Dublin with bars full of tourists paying extortionate prices to hear worn-out musicians singing Galway Girl for the 10th time today. Dubliners never go to Temple Bar. Ever. Is

Forget Kinsale. Stay in a castle in this waterfront Cork village instead.

Castletownshend in Cork Imagine driving down a hill so steep that you wonder how the horses pulled carts up it. And at the end of this hill is a beautiful little harbour. And overlooking this waterfront setting is the castle where you'll spend the night. And there'

How to avoid the crowds at the Giant's Causeway

One million people a year visit the Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland. It's one of only four UNESCO World Heritage sites on our island and is the most accessible one, which means crowds. The Giant's Causeway is worthy of the UNESCO honour, but hordes