Beyond the blarney of the Kerry tourist trail, the Reeks District is pitching itself as the country’s adventure playground, with five outdoor activities on offer ...

Jon Hynes, 42, and Sean Cahill, 50, describe their experience sea kayaking the 950-mile perimeter of Ireland and documenting the experience with videographer Cian Walsh. For its rugged, mystical ...

As a recent convert to sea swimming off Ireland's east coast, I jump at the chance to explore a little further out into Dublin Bay when I'm invited to go sea kayaking off Howth harbour. As I had ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kayaking at night allows you to experience seeing the stars in a different way than you can on land. NUTAN/Gamma-Rapho, Getty ...

When I heard you could paddle all the way from Kildare to Dublin, on the 37-mile River Liffey, I jumped at the chance. After all, this is the mythical (and literal) “river of life,” cutting right ...

The last thing I expected to come across while on a kayaking trip to Carlow was an adventure-focused singles' weekend, but that's exactly what we found. We were almost finished our picturesque kayak ...

But why not stave off that Guinness belly with some pulse-pounding activities? Try kitesurfing, zorbing or rock climbing before you duck in for a pint or two If there’s a top reason pubs are popular ...

Several readers have told us that a kayak trip to Dalkey Island is Ireland’s Best Day Out. So we packed a camera and went to investigate “An uplifting day out that is good for the soul,” writes Gail O ...

Éidín Dowling from Tralee who will represent Ireland at the ICR Canoe Freestyle World Championships. Three years ago, Éidín Dowling didn’t know how to kayak. Next weekend, the talented Tralee woman ...

My kayak had gone belly-up. I flailed underwater, holding my breath as I tried to turn it around from beneath the water’s surface. But waves were pounding the kayak, and I was running out of breath, ...

Kayaking at night allows you to experience seeing the stars in a different way than you can on land. NUTAN/Gamma-Rapho, Getty Images It’s not quite dark when we float away from Reen Pier in ...

To get some perspective of Simon's new journey, take a look a our map, which plots the route he will be taking around Ireland. A 3,000 mile kayak journey around Britain's coastline - that's the target ...