November 5th is National Redhead Day and it’s every redhead’s chance to celebrate their unique hair colour. Did you know that only 1-2% of the world’s population has this gorgeous colour hair? About 10% of the Irish population has red hair – the highest incidence of it in the world! Redheads are often described as…
Only about 35% of the world drives on the left, and Ireland is one such country. But how did this come to be? And will it ever change? Read on to find out…
Lonely Planet has selected 8 attractions and experiences on the island of Ireland in the latest edition of its Ultimate Travel List. The second edition of Lonely Planet’s Ultimate Travel List, features its top 500 “most thrilling, memorable and interesting travel experiences in the world”. The list includes the Wild Atlantic Way as the…
We’ve been searching, and we think we’ve found it! On 27th September 2020 we had the pleasure of taking a hike up Coumshingaun in Co Waterford, and it was probably the best hike we’ve ever done! Coumshingaun Loop Walk is a moderate 4-hour (7.5 km) walking route around a natural amphitheater of splendour and silence,…
A widow, a young family and a caravan called ‘Creeping Jenny’. This is the story of a West Cork High Cross. There’s nothing more rewarding than turning off a country road, negotiating a narrow boreen with grass growing down the middle and hedgerows tight against the side of your car to come across a stunning…
If you want to visit Ireland in 2021 and stay somewhere flashy with a difference, how about a lighthouse on Ireland’s coastline? Whether they are functioning towers or historic landmarks, lighthouses are full of intrigue. Their isolated locations, vantage points over cliffs and oceans, and associations with stories of storms and shipwrecks — whatever the…
September is heralded as the start of the native oyster season in Ireland and it runs until April (running across all the months containing an ‘R’!). Sampling an Irish oyster is something we feel should be on everyone’s bucket list! There are endless places to sample these delicacies across the country, but here is a…
We invited award-winning Travel Editor Pól Ó Conghaile and his family on a private luxury tour of Ireland with us. With a bespoke itinerary, he and his family met Driver Guide Martin Wilde for their first trip since lockdown. Writing about his positive experience in The Irish Independent, he wrote about it as a “life…
From sweeping strands to hidden coves, the island of Ireland has some of the most beautiful beaches in Europe. Many of the most well-known beauties can be found on the 2,500km Wild Atlantic Way, the longest defined coastal route in the world. However there are more along the Northern Causeway Coast and on Ireland’s Ancient East. Here are 9…
