Ballybunion Golf Club, situated on the north west coast of County Kerry on a beautiful stretch of sand dunes overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. Ballybunion Golf Club includes two challenging and unique links golf courses, The Old Course and The Cashen course. These challenging courses are consistently rated among the top courses in the world.

Ballybunion Golf Club, Sandhill Road, Ballybunion, Co.Kerry, Ireland
Telephone: +353 (0)68 27146 info@ballybuniongolfclub.ie

Doonbeg Golf Club was designed by two-time British Open champion Greg Norman and is situated in the most breathtaking location near the small parish of Doonbeg, Co. Clare. The links has won many accolades from golfers worldwide.

Doonbeg Golf Club, Doonbeg,Co. Clare, Ireland
Telephone : +353 (0) 65 9055602 reservations@doonbeggolfclub.com

Gap of Dunloe Golf Centre This magnificent 9 hole course is set amid the glaciated valley of the world famous Gap of Dunloe. The spectacular scenery, with views of the beautiful Lakes of Killarney and the enchanting, sweeping mountains of the McGillycuddy Reeks distinguishes it from all others leaving it in a class of its own. If the visitor feels like practising before or after a game, the adjoining golf complex of 30 indoor and outdoor driving bays, a large 18 hole putting green, chipping, pitching and bunker practice areas, offers practice facilities second to none. The resident PGA Professional, Kieran Crehan, is available for individual or group lessons. The golf shop is another attraction to Dunloe Golf Complex. It stocks everything that the golf enthusiast may need. Tax free shopping is available to non EU residents.

Gap of Dunloe, Killarney, Co. Kerry, Ireland
Telephone: +353 (0) 64 6644578 info@dunloegolfcourse.com

Portstewart Golf Club Founded in 1894 and redesigned by Willie Park jnr in the 1920's this championship links course received its greatest makeover with the purchase of land known as "Thistly Hollow" in 1981. This enabled the club to build a stunning new seven holes through towering dunes and fabulous and natural links land. Designed by local school teacher Des Giffin the Strand Course is the jewel in the Portstewart portfolio. Portstewart has played host to many major Amateur and Professional Championships over the years including most recently the British Girls Championship in 2006. Portstewart Golf Club is proud to offer 54 holes of golf spectacularly set on Ulster's famous Causeway Coast with something for every golfer.

Portstewart Golf Club, 117 Strand Road, Portstewart, Co Londonderry, BT55 7PG, Northern Ireland
Telephone: +44 (28) 7083 2015 bill@portstewartgc.co.uk

K Club The Smurfit Course The best way to describe The Palmer Smurfit Course at The K Club is that of an inland links. However, its true attributes do not stop there. The Course has many dramatic landscapes with dune type mounding throughout. This assists in making the Course into a true Championship Golf Course with many vantage points for spectators to view the Golf Professional at work. In essence the Course is entirely different from The Palmer Ryder Cup Course located just across the River Liffey. From feedback to date golfers state that it is almost impossible to make a comparison such is the difference in experience. Even with regard to the landscaping there is a significant difference, whereby on The Palmer Ryder Cup Course there are specifically planted areas using cultivated plants presented in a formal fashion are the norm. On The Palmer Smurfit Course wild species of plants have been used such as gorse, bracken etc. and have been planted in a highly random fashion, more or less as nature would have intended. Also four islands have been created within the lakes to promote the establishment of waterfowl

The K Club Golf Course, Straffan, Co Kildare, Ireland. Telephone: +353 (0) 1 6017200 resortsales@kclub.ie

Kinsale Golf Club This course has an ideal location close to the town of Kinsale, Cork Airport and Cork city. The undulating landscape of the Bandon valley, where it is located, is perfectly suited to a golf course, while the dry nature of the soil guarantees that the game can be played all year round. The course was first established in 1912 and moved to its present location at Ringeane, overlooking the Belgooly River in 1930.

Kinsale Golf Club, Ringenane, Farrangalway, Kinsale, Co. Cork, Ireland.
Telephone: +353 (0) 21 4774722 office@kinsalegolf.com

Lough Boora As areas of the Parklands came out of commercial peat production a number of still water fishing lakes were developed as both local and tourist amenities.

Leabeg, Tullamore, County Offaly, Republic Of Ireland
Telephone: +353 (0) 44 934 8650 info@loughbooraparklands.com

Lough Corrib is the Republic of Ireland's largest lake. It is located in the west of Ireland and contains over 300 islands, the most famous of which is Inchagaoill, which contains 5th and 12th century ruins. This beautiful lake is ideal for boat cruises and angling.

Western Regional Fisheries Board, Weir Lodge, Galway, Ireland
Telephone: +353(0) 91563111 info@wrfb.ie

Lough Allen Lough Allen is the first of the three great loughs on the River Shannon. It is eight miles long by three miles wide. The water level is controlled by sluice gates and can fluctuate by as much as eight feet. Lough Allen is noted as a pike fishery, and holds coarse fish too. It holds a good stock of brown trout averaging about 1 lb. There is a small mayfly hatch, but it is thought that the best of the trout fishing is in April, August and September.

Carrick Road, Drumshanbo, Leitrim, Ireland.
Telephone: +353 (0) 71 9641057

Lough Conn is a game angling lake, and has large stocks of fighting brown trout which attract the angler. The vast majority of trout caught on Lough Conn are taken on wet flies when trout are moving near the surface during the seasonal fly hatches but, even in the valley periods, between hatches, it is nearly always possible to attract the attention of a trout to a team of well-presented wet flies. The chief fly hatches of interest to the trout are - chironomids, lake olives, mayflies and sedges. Other forms of food are fresh water shrimp, fresh water louse, snails and various land-based insects that get blown into the water such as daddys and sedges.

Lough Conn, North Western Regional Fisheries Board, Ardnaree House, Mayo
Telephone: +353 (0) 9870543 info@nwrfb.ie

Lough Ennell is situated beside the N52, off the Mullingar / Kilbeggan road. The lake is 7 km long by 3km wide with an area of 1300 hectares. An important feature of this lake is its huge area of shallow water. Half the lake is less than 5 meters deep. Lough Ennell is a high pH lake and can carry big numbers of trout. It also has the best spawning streams of any Lough in Europe. The conformation and colour of Ennell trout is remarkable, being shaped more like a grilse than a trout and coloured like bars of gold. During March wet fly fishing can be very productive in many parts of the lake especially in shallow water up to a meter deep. Favourite flies are very small: Claret Bumble, Bibbio, Sooty Olive and Fiery Brown fished slowly. Duck Fly commences hatching in large numbers in early April with deep water being the most productive angling location. Normally the May fly hatch starts around the end of May and continues to almost the middle of June. The best time for Spent Gnat

Mullingar Tourist Office, Mullingar, Co Westmeath, Ireland
Telephone: +353(0) 44 9340413 eastandmidlandsinfo@failteireland.ie

Dingle Races are the biggest of all flapper races in the country. Spread over 3 days this meeting is a must for all racing fans.

Dingle, Kerry, Ireland.
Telephone: +353 (0) 87 2485197

Grennan Equestrian College is AIRE approved and is one of three approved examination centers in the Republic of Ireland for the BHS to stage 3 level. *Please note that Grennan Equestrian College is an educational facility only. Situated in the beautiful Nore valley countryside of Thomastown and just 10 miles south of Kilkenny City. It offers BHS 1, 2,3 and assistant instructor, Irish certificate in equestrian science, FETAC horsemanship and HNC and HND in equine management. Each course can be followed simultaneously. The courses run from September to June, Accommodation is available locally. Mature students are welcome. All students are accessed by interview, riding ability should be Pony club C standard or equivalent.

Newtown, Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny, Ireland
Telephone: +353 (0) 567724112

Kill international Equestrian Centre is a well established purpose built equestrian centre & show venue. State of the art facilities boast three indoor and two outdoor arenas including an Olympic arena 75m x 35m all arenas feature deluxe equestrian surfaces and a full set of show jumps and rustic fences, comfortable tiered seating surrounds the arena. The riding school caters for all levels children, adults and special needs, wheelchair friendly. Kill International Equestrian Centre host occasional parties, camps and team building events. Regular televised show events with twice weekly registered and unregistered jumping.

Kill International Equestrian Centre, Kill, Co Kildare, Ireland.
Telephone: +353 (0) 45877704 kill@killinternational.ie

Tullynewbank Stables where horses and ponies are available to suit all levels of rider. TNB has a spacious all weather floodlit manege, show jumps, trail riding and training cross-country fences. A well stocked Tack & Feed Shop is on site. Livery - Full livery for horses and ponies. Approved Pony Club Centre - Wednesday nights. BHS Approved Qualified Instructors. Age Range - from 5 years old. Shows held on a regular basis. Weekly Children & Adult Day Camps throughout holidays.

25 Tullynewbank Road, Glenavy, Antrim, Northern Ireland.
Telephone: +44 (28) 9445 4553 info@tullynewbank-stables.com

Kindsford Equestrian Centre is a friendly family run school who cater for all abilities from complete beginners to advanced levels. All instructors are accomplished, experienced, and dedicated to making your time a pleasant one. This AIRE approved riding centre is situated just five minutes outside Wexford town in an area of forestry and open heath stretching for thousands of acres.

Kindsford, Barnstown, Co Wexford, Ireland
Telephone: +353 (0) 862589920

West Cork walking trails Two of Ireland's most acclaimed walking routes have been connected to create over 500km of continuous paths in west Cork. The opening of the new 20km Mealagh Valley Walk outside Bantry means the Sheep's Head Way, which won a European Destination of Excellence Award in 2009, is now connected to the Beara Way to create one of the longest walking routes in Ireland. According to Quentin Gargan, who is secretary of Mealagh Valley Walking Route, 24 landowners have given permission for the route to cross their properties. The new route across mountain and valley terrain means that walkers can now make their way from the town of Allihies at the tip of the Beara Peninsula to Kilcrohane on Sheep's Head. "The Mealagh Valley has many ancient settlements, and the new route passes by the Knockenalora wedge tomb, as well as standing stones, stone circles and other ancient sites in the area. "The mountain walk over Mullaghmesha takes in some breathtaking views of Cork and Kerry.

Hungry Hill Looped Walk This climb up the highest hill in the Beara Penninsula includes a scramble across blocks of sandstone to a pair of hidden mountain loughs and amazing views over Cork and Kerry.

Adrigole, Co. Cork, Ireland
Telephone: +353 (0) 2821766

Galway Gothic Tour Experience the darker side of Galway's medieval past with turbulent tales of siege, rebellion and religious strife. Hear what gruesome stories lie behind the many skeletons recently unearthed in Eyre Square. Visit the scenes of public execution and the site of the horrendous Spanish Armada massacre. Learn how the last great plague of Ireland had its origins in Galway's old town port, and how this terrible pestilence was an ominous portent of what was to come. Explore the bloody origins of the Kings Head pub, the stern and unbending justice of Mayor Lynch and discover what became of Warden Bodkins hand!

Galway City, Ireland
Telephone: +353 (0) 877782887 info@legendtours.ie

Jenkinstown Park This Forest Park is associated with the Thomas Moore melody "The Last Rose of Summer". There is a deer park, developed walks of varying length as wellas an estate and farm buildings which add interest to the park.

Jenkinstown Park, Dunmore, Co. Kilkenny, Ireland
Telephone: +353 (0) 567763995

The Suck Valley Way covers the areas - Ballygar, Glinsk, Ballymoe, Castlerea, Ballintubber, Donamon, Castlecoote, Mount Talbot, and Athleague.

The Suck Valley Visitor Centre, Athleague, Co. Roscommon, Ireland
Telephone: +353 (0) 906663014 info@suckvalley.com