A complete hiking guide to the Nore Valley Way from Thomastown to Inistioge (11km). Discover the route map, the ruins of Dysart Castle, and the film locations for 'Circle of Friends'. Includes essential transport tips for navigating this linear river walk in Kilkenny.

A complete hiking guide to Torc Mountain in Killarney. Discover the "Upper Car Park" shortcut to skip the steep steps, explore the scenic railway-sleeper boardwalks, and learn how to combine this moderate 7.5km hike with a visit to the famous Torc Waterfall.

A complete hiking guide to the Boyne Valley Camino (25km). Discover the official route map from Drogheda to Mellifont Abbey, the five passport stamping locations, and how to use this loop to earn your "Celtic Camino" Compostela.

The main cliff walk has been closed for years, but the closure turned out to be a gift. It pushed me onto the inland route over Bray Head - and on a winter afternoon with the sun dropping gold across the Irish Sea, I'm not sure I'd have had it any other way.

Somewhere between Castletownbere and Allihies, you realise you haven't seen another person in hours. That quiet is the Beara's gift - and why this wild peninsula stayed with me long after completing it.

What do you do when the year ends and you’re not who you wanted to become?

That question found me on the Winter Solstice, the darkest day of the year, as I walked a ridgeline above Enniskerry.

Join me as I explore what our ancient ancestors at Newgrange understood about darkness, and to find a new perspective on effort, failure, and the gentle art of simply keeping going.

A reflective walk through Howth’s Bog of Frogs Loop, exploring the shifting boundaries between land and sea, forest and hill, history and the present.

This piece follows the full twelve-kilometre trail past cliffs, lighthouse views, ancient cairns and quiet woodland, capturing how this coastal loop becomes a threshold where perspective resets and something in you settles each time you walk it.

The Táin Bó Cúailnge is a story where everyone gets what they want, and still ends up broken. How pride and ego drive people to chase victory at any cost… even if it means destroying the very thing they were chasing.

The film reflects on that same pattern in modern life - in our ambition, comparison, and over-functioning - and asks: What are you really chasing? And is it worth the cost?