Author: podium

  • August 10, 2015
      One of Ireland’s most sumptuous houses, Ballyfin was built in 1826 by the 9th baronet Sir Charles Coote to…
  • August 7, 2015
    Northern Islands   The group of windswept islands north of mainland provides a refuge for migrating birds and a nesting…
  • August 3, 2015
    06 August - 09 August The European Challenge Tour will make a welcome return to the province this year with…
  • July 30, 2015
    If you’re looking for gold at the end of the rainbow, look no further than the Republic of Ireland. Whether…
  • July 28, 2015
    02 August After a Safety Briefing on one of Aquaholics Coastguard certified boats you will take the beautiful coastline along…
  • July 27, 2015
    The last time I visited Belfast, it was more a City in recovery, than the vibrant Metropolis it is today. Within…
  • July 22, 2015
      A professor of Spanish and a professor of Gaelic met at a conference and began discussing the relative merits…
  • July 20, 2015
      On the east bank of the River Barrow is St Mullin’s, a place of history and of legend. A…
  • July 16, 2015
    In the middle of Lough Derg is a solitary, uninhabited, 49 acre island whose atmosphere takes visitors back to the…
  • July 10, 2015
    Kilkenny Arts Festival is Ireland's oldest multidisciplinary arts festival programming classical music, music, theatre & dance, street, literature, visual art,…