TV presenter Darren Frehill continues his journey on the banks of Lough Derg and walks down memory lane having played here as a child. Among many other delights on his walk, he wanders into Castlelough forest in Tipperary to find a beautiful carpet of bluebells that appear for a short time each year.
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Read MoreJoin TV presenter Darren Frehill as takes us on a stunning trip to Lough Derg. Ireland’s third largest lake is bordered by three counties and he completes a different trail in each place.
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Read MorePól traces a route that’s full of stories and spans over ten thousand years of Ireland’s history. This is an inland walk in Wexford where Pól will encounter reconstructions of pre-christian Ireland, walking through real relics of Norman history from the 12th century and encountering the famous 1798 revolution sites. Click on the photo to find the video, a map and all the hike information.
Read MorePól traces a route that’s full of stories and spans over ten thousand years of Ireland’s history. This is an inland walk in Wexford where Pól will encounter reconstructions of pre-christian Ireland, walking through real relics of Norman history from the 12th century and encountering the famous 1798 revolution sites. Click on the photo to find the video, a map and all the hike information.
Read MoreThis beautiful walk take Pól O Conghaile along Ireland’s sunny southeast. Breathing in the sea air along the coastal trails and walks just south of Rosslare to Lady’s Island. Click on the photo to find the video, a map and all the hike information.
Read MoreThis beautiful walk take Pól O Conghaile along Ireland’s sunny southeast. Breathing in the sea air along the coastal trails and walks just south of Rosslare to Lady’s Island. Click on the photo to find the video, a map and all the hike information.
Read MoreBláthnaid Treacy starts her Tracks & Trails of Westmeath by taking a bike ride from outside Mullingar to Athlone along the 42km Old Rail Trail Greenway. She meets local GAA All Star Dessie Dolan who accompanies her for some of the route before a pitstop at Dun na Sí Amenity and Heritage park. She then visits the Hill of Uisneach and learns about the goddess Ériu after which Eire is named... Click on the photo to find the video, a map and all the hike information.
Read MoreBláthnaid Treacy visits Mullaghmeen Forest in North Co.Westmeath where she meets local, Niall Breslin. For the last trail on Bláthnaid’s trip, she visits Belvedere House and Gardens and Park on the shores of Lough Ennell where she learns about the history of the house but also meets James Crombie. Click on the photo to find the video, a map and all the hike information.
Read MoreCliona’s walk is on the North Coast of Antrim where she undertakes an 18 kilometre stretch along the coastline to the Giant’s Causeway. So many of us know of the Giant’s Causeway, but not so many of us have walked the coastline to get there. And, it is spectacular.…Click on the photo to find the video, a map and all the hike information.
Read MoreCliona begins her hike at Carrrick Little car park at the base of Slieve Binnain. The Blue Lough appears about ½ way along her route and then she continues to a high point overlooking Ben Crom reservoir, before descending for a gentle walk through Silent Valley. Click on the photo to find the video, a map and all the hike information.
Read MoreThe late Feargal Quinn, Senator and business man had often wondered what would it be like to be a tourist in his own area and by his choice of walking companion Howth native Kevin Rickard he learns more about his adopted home of Howth. Click on the photo to find the video, a map and all the hike information.
Read MoreFair City actress Ciara O'Callaghan joins former snooker champion and fellow Dubliner Ken Doherty for a walk across the Dublin Mountains. Click on the photo to find the video, a map and all the hike information.
Read MoreOriginally from Dublin, Steve Wickham has been living in Sligo for 20 years. Best known for his fiddle playing in the band The Waterboys, when he’s not touring or recording Steve and his wife Heidi spend their time exploring the many tracks and trails county Sligo has to offer. Steve and Heidi do two challenging walks over two days. Heidi knows this landscape intimately – she is a member of the Sligo mountain rescue team. These are magnificent walks taking in ancient history, incredible elevated views and seascapes.
Read MoreOriginally from Dublin, Steve Wickham has been living in Sligo for 20 years. Best known for his fiddle playing in the band The Waterboys, when he’s not touring or recording Steve and his wife Heidi spend their time exploring the many tracks and trails county Sligo has to offer. Steve and Heidi do two challenging walks over two days. Heidi knows this landscape intimately – she is a member of the Sligo mountain rescue team. These are magnificent walks taking in ancient history, incredible elevated views and seascapes.
Read MoreBroadcaster Philip Boucher-Hayes undertakes walks around Glengarriff Nature Reserve and Garnish Island located in County Cork. Click on the photo to find the video, a map and all the hike information.
Read MoreChefs Derry Clarke and Kevin Thornton trek across the Beara Peninsula in south-west Ireland. The Beara Peninsula in south west Cork is full of spectacular scenery and stunning views. Everywhere there is beauty in natural landscape and history. Derry Clarke and Kevin Thornton, two celebrity chefs, who didn't really know each other except professionally, agreed to venture out from Allihies, a tiny village which was the home to the Coppermines back in the early 1900's. Click on the photo to find the video, a map and all the hike information.
Read MoreBroadcaster and Irish Soccer hero undertakes a challenging walk through the Bluestack Mountains in his native County Donegal. Click on the photo to find the video, a map and all the hike information.
Read MorePackie Bonner, former Irish soccer goalkeeping great, returns to his native Donegal for this episode of Tracks and Trails and takes on the challenging 40km walk over the Bluestack Mountains. Click on the photo to find the video, a map and all the hike information.
Broadcaster Philip Boucher-Hayes undertakes walks around Glengarriff Nature Reserve and Garnish Island located in County Cork. Click on the photo to find the video, a map and all the hike information.
Read MoreNovelist, broadcaster and travel writer Manchán Magan explores the Royal Canal towpath west from Mullingar along the Royal Canal’s towpath and on the canal itself through Abbeyshrule and Killashee, to where the canal joins the River Shannon.. At summit level, Mullingar is the highest point of the Royal Canal – from there, 25 locks descend east to Dublin and 21 locks descend west to the Shannon. Manchán will walk and cycle to where the Royal Canal joins the River Shannon, exploring the history of the canal along the way. Each lock and harbour along his journey tells new stories as Manchán travels into County Longford through Abbeyshrule,Killashee and Clondraa. Click on the photo to find the video, a map and all the hike information.
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