Did you know that the forest scenes in the BBC series, Dublin Murders, was filmed in Northern Ireland? Tollymore Forest Park in Co. Down, 600 hectares of ancient redwoods and Gothic stone arches, doubles as the crime scene. The series was inspired by author Tana French’s internationally bestselling Dublin Murder Squad novels. [...]
Cahore Cliff Walk is a great boost for walkers in Wexford. Developed by the local Tidy Towns and Wexford County Council, it links Cahore Point and the Old Bawn Beach. For the record, Old Bawn Beach is one of my all-time favourite beaches. The wide stretches of sand, the sand dunes, the [...]
Yay! Newstalk's 100 days of walking is back! Starting on New Year's Day, this is a great way for me to merge my love of walking and photography. I'll be walking my way through 2020 anyway, but this 100 days of walking initiative is an extra motivation. And it pushes me to [...]
The Guinness Storehouse in Dublin has announced a new premium tour, to start in January 2020. It will offer the ultimate Guinness experience exploring the past, present and future of St. James's Gate. As a Guinness fan myself, this is definitely on the list! Tickets will cost €95 per person for the [...]
Ten new trails have been added to the Walks Scheme operated by the Department of Rural and Community Development in Ireland. This will see the Walks Scheme doubling in size to 80 trails when all phases of the expansion are complete. The Walks Scheme currently includes 39 trails, involving 1,962 participant landowners [...]
The outdoors are at the heart of Celtic Routes, a tourism promotion project between the South East of Ireland and West Wales. The project aims to include the development of walking trails linking local culture, heritage, and the natural environment. Glendalough, Co Wicklow, is part of the Celtic Routes project. Pic: CelticRoutes.irish [...]
It's not every day you see grey seals but we saw them at Glen Beach Cliff Walk, one of the best places to walk in Wicklow! The walks kicks off on the outskirts of Wicklow town, and heads south to the fabulously named Lime Kiln Bay. Then it heads around to the [...]
