Ireland – Orla O'Muiri

A Weekend in Nature

Surf & Sunset – Lahinch, Co Clare. The Cliffs of Moher, Co Clare. Moyhill Community Farm, Co Clare.

We take our bodies so for granted. At full health, what it is capable of doing is astounding; it can climb mountains, swim amongst the tides, sprint through fields of long grass… but what about those who never possessed a body at full health, those people who never had the option? When menial everyday tasksContinue reading “Breathless”

Finding My Feet

After all that, I am home. Sprawled on the couch in front of the fire with the TV crackling away in the background and Mam and Dad pottering around the house, living their lives. It’s strange but when I look back on my time in Australia, it is not the touristy things that stand out.Continue reading “Finding My Feet”

#microadventure on the Saltee Islands

An opportunity seized. A bag quickly packed. A boat taken. Me and my big sister, all grown up and off on a little adventure together. Just eighteen months separate us, yet we have grown up to be two completely different people. Her, twenty four, beautiful and stubborn. Me, twenty two, ragged and determined. We pliedContinue reading “#microadventure on the Saltee Islands”

Interview with Fearghal O’Nuallain – Irish Adventurer

Geographer | Adventurer | Circumnavigator Fearghal is busy man, and not a guy to do things by half. For his university thesis he walked across Rwanda, then circumnavigated the globe by bike. For once, let me be bias, this guy is Irish, therefore he has won me over before I asked him the very first question.Continue reading “Interview with Fearghal O’Nuallain – Irish Adventurer”

A trek up Croagh Patrick

If you are a native Irish and are unaware of the status of the mountains that sit on your doorstep, than shame on you, but at least now you know. They are immaculate and grueling and you can find one to scramble up in almost every county. But if you are a native Irish andContinue reading “A trek up Croagh Patrick”

Toronto Camogie Club

An audience is gathering. People are pointing. Fifteen women belting each other with sticks. It merits a few stares. As they run by in their pairs, the Irish shout;“Keep the hurling alive ladies”, while the Canadians inquire politely into the name of this strange sport. Camogie is back in Canada and Toronto is one ofContinue reading “Toronto Camogie Club”