Ireland Travel Podcast with Saoirse Byrne

Day three in Dingle starts with a sea kayak around the harbour, where the resident dolphin gets a mention. Saoirse tries a famous local ice cream, compares the price of a pub lunch to a proper sit-down dinner, and plans a boat trip to the Blasket Islands while the seas are settled.

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Episode 21 of Ireland Travel Podcast with Saoirse Byrne. Saoirse Byrne is in Dingle, Ireland.

Places in this episode: Dingle Marina, Dingle Oceanworld Aquarium, The Fish Box - Dingle, The Half Door Restaurant, Murphy's ice cream, Dingle Crystal, Green Street, Barr na Sráide.

Covered: Sea kayaking experience, Cost of food in Dingle (casual vs sit-down), Dingle wildlife (seal, dolphin history), Planning Blasket Islands ferry, Wet-day activities in Dingle (Aquarium), Mobile SIM and connectivity in rural Kerry.

Chapters:
00:00 Quiet room
01:05 Seaside
03:31 The Half Door Restaurant
04:54 Dingle Oceanworld Aquarium

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#Dingle #DinglePeninsula #SeaKayaking #KayakIreland #WildAtlanticWay #IrelandTravel #DingleBay #Gaeltacht #IrishLanguage #TradMusic #MurphysIceCream #BlasketIslands #DingleFood #TravelIreland #Kerry #Munster #Irishtrip

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Day two in Dingle: Saoirse tackles the full Slea Head Drive loop, gets caught in Atlantic weather, visits the Blasket Centre, and weighs the cost of a boat trip to the Great Blasket against the mood of the sky.

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Episode 20 of Ireland Travel Podcast with Saoirse Byrne. Saoirse Byrne is in Dingle, Ireland.

Places in this episode: Slea Head Drive, Conor Pass, Ballyferriter, Dingle Peninsula Museum, Dunquin, Blasket Centre, Dunquin Pier, Great Blasket.

Covered: Slea Head Drive, Blasket Islands ferry and history, Gaeltacht villages, Dingle food and coffee, Conor Pass, Driving the peninsula.

Chapters:
00:00 Dingle
02:35 Ballyferriter
03:41 Dingle Peninsula Museum
05:04 Great Blasket
06:39 The Fish Box - Dingle
07:52 Bean in Dingle
09:02 Barr na Sráide

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#DinglePeninsula #SleaHeadDrive #BlasketIslands #DingleTown #IrelandsWildAtlanticWay #Gaeltacht #IrishRoadTrip #DiscoverIreland #DunquinPier #ConorPass #VisitKerry #IrelandOnABudget #IrishFood #TravelIreland #DingleBay #BlasketCentre

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Saoirse makes the four-hour drive from Dungarvan to her new base in Dingle, crossing the island via Cork and Killarney. She settles in, takes a first evening walk along The Mall, and reflects on what it means to trade one home for another.

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Episode 19 of Ireland Travel Podcast with Saoirse Byrne. Saoirse Byrne is in Dingle, Ireland.

Places in this episode: Dingle Harbour, The Mall, Goat Street, An Díseart, Dunquin, Blasket Centre.

Covered: Arrival narrative, Dingle town overview, Trad music pub culture, Cost of living basics.

Chapters:
00:00 The Mall
02:23 Room
03:50 Goat Street
05:08 Harbour
06:32 Night
07:56 Dunquin

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#DingleIreland #SleaHead #WildAtlanticWay #IrelandTravel #TradMusic #Gaeltacht #DinglePeninsula #BlasketIslands #Kerry #IrishRoadTrip #DingleTown #SlowTravel #IrelandPodcast #TravelWestIreland #DingleHarbour #MunsterTravel

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Saoirse spends her final day in Dungarvan with a slow coastal walk, a deep-dive into the town's food scene at The Moorings, and a quiet evening that turns toward the Wild Atlantic Way ahead.

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Episode 18 of Ireland Travel Podcast with Saoirse Byrne. Saoirse Byrne is in Dungarvan, Ireland.

Places in this episode: Dungarvan Bay, Clonea Strand, The Moorings, The Tannery, Fraher Field, Old Market House Arts Centre, Ben O'Neill Music Shop, Hat Maker Boutique Hotel.

Covered: coastal walk, seafood food scene, heritage week exhibition, local community and identity, westward journey planning.

Chapters:
00:00 Dungarvan Bay
00:45 Clifftop
02:19 Ormond's Café & Townhouse
03:51 Clonea Strand
05:29 Old Market House Arts Centre
06:59 The Tannery
08:30 Hat Maker Boutique Hotel

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#Dungarvan #CopperCoast #WaterfordGreenway #IrelandTravel #WildAtlanticWay #SeafoodChowder #CloneaStrand #HeritageWeek2026 #TradSession #IrishTravel #CountyWaterford #DungarvanBay #TravelIreland #HarbourTown #SlowTravel #IrishSummer #Gaeltacht #FionnBar

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On her final full day in Dungarvan, Saoirse gets swept up in National Heritage Week, from a bilingual wildlife talk at the library to the buzz before a big hurling match at Fraher Field. She takes one last walk to the Moresby buoy, weighs the cost of a fine-dining send-off versus a pub classic, and reflects on what it means to leave a place she's only just begun to know.

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Episode 17 of Ireland Travel Podcast with Saoirse Byrne. Saoirse Byrne is in Dungarvan, Ireland.

Places in this episode: Cass & Co., Dungarvan Library, Moresby buoy, The Local, The Tannery, Old Market House Arts Centre, Ben O'Neill Music Shop, Fraher Field.

Covered: National Heritage Week events, Memorial and maritime history, Local pub food and hurling culture, Reflection on leaving a place, Irish language in the community.

Chapters:
00:00 Cass & Co.
01:40 The Local
03:43 The Tannery
05:29 Street
06:52 Harbour
08:10 Roadside
09:03 Old Market House Arts Centre

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#Dungarvan #NationalHeritageWeek #IrelandTravel #Waterford #SummerInIreland #IrishLanguage #CopperCoast #TravelIreland #SlowTravel #HeritageAtRisk #DungarvanLibrary #TheLocalPub #MoresbyBuoy #WestWaterford #IrishHistory #HarbourTown #WildAtlanticWay #LastDayInDungarvan

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Saoirse spends a slow Sunday in Dungarvan, from a lakeside walk at Colligan Woods to a quiet afternoon at the Dungarvan Castle exhibition, and reflects on the town's layered history and the practical costs of settling in.

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Episode 16 of Ireland Travel Podcast with Saoirse Byrne. Saoirse Byrne is in Dungarvan, Ireland.

Places in this episode: Cass & Co., Dungarvan Castle, Waterford Greenway, Colligan Woods, The Moorings, Waterford County Museum, The Old Bank Dungarvan, Waterford Road.

Covered: Sunday routine in Dungarvan, Colligan Woods riverside walk, Waterford County Museum and local history, Community sports and the track fund, Practical costs in Dungarvan, Moresby buoy and shipping disaster.

Chapters:
00:00 Cass & Co.
01:50 Abbeyside
03:14 Colligan Woods
05:17 The Old Bank Dungarvan
06:39 Taverna
07:26 Waterford Road
08:37 Room

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#Dungarvan #IrelandTravel #WaterfordHoliday #CopperCoast #WaterfordGreenway #DungarvanCastle #IrishHistory #SundayInIreland #SeafoodChowder #IrelandVlog #SlowTravel #DungarvanHalfMarathon #TrackFund #HeritageIreland #IrishCoast #TravelIreland #DungarvanLife #CountyWaterford

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Saoirse digs into a full Dungarvan Saturday: the farmers' market in Grattan Square, a look at the town's push for a running track, and an evening of music at The Local. She also walks the old railway bridge and thinks about what it means to feel settled.

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Episode 15 of Ireland Travel Podcast with Saoirse Byrne. Saoirse Byrne is in Dungarvan, Ireland.

Places in this episode: Grattan Square, The Moorings, Abbeyside, Waterford Greenway Bike Hire, Augustinian Friary, 360 Cookhouse, The Local, Clonea Strand.

Covered: Dungarvan farmers market and local food costs, Greenway half marathon and community track fund project, Waterford Greenway cycling and the old railway bridge, Local history including the Moresby shipwreck and the Augustinian friary, Trad session culture and local music scene, Practical costs of a day out in Dungarvan.

Chapters:
00:00 Grattan Square
00:53 The Local
02:37 Abbeyside
04:03 Clonea Strand
04:59 360 Cookhouse
06:25 Pub interior
07:38 The Moorings

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#Dungarvan #DungarvanMarket #WaterfordGreenway #GreenwayHalf #CopperCoast #TradSession #IrishMusic #SeafoodChowder #DungarvanCastle #Abbeyside #WestWaterford #IrelandsAdventure #WildAtlanticWay #VisitWaterford #IrishLife #SettlingIn #TheLocalPub #Irishtravel

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Saoirse is seven days into her Dungarvan stay. She takes an early morning trip to the farmers' market, learns about the town's half marathon and its campaign to build a running track, and reflects on what it means to be settling in.

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Episode 14 of Ireland Travel Podcast with Saoirse Byrne. Saoirse Byrne is in Dungarvan, Ireland.

Places in this episode: Grattan Square, The Doobie Bench, Moresby Buoy, Devonshire Bridge, Abbeyside, Waterford Greenway Bike Hire, The Local, Waterford County Museum.

Covered: Dungarvan market, Half marathon and track fund, Waterford County Museum history, Local food and costs, Community and politics.

Chapters:
00:00 Grattan Square
01:13 Market
02:30 The Local
03:46 Devonshire Bridge
05:10 Waterford County Museum
06:43 360 Cookhouse
07:57 Street

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#Dungarvan #CopperCoast #WaterfordGreenway #IrelandTravel #IrishFood #FarmersMarket #HalfMarathon #RunningCommunity #IrishHistory #CountyWaterford #SeafoodChowder #TradMusic #VisitIreland #SlowTravel #DungarvanCastle #ComeraghMountains

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On day six in Dungarvan, Saoirse takes a bus to the Copper Coast UNESCO Global Geopark for a cliff walk, learns about the local half marathon and the track fund, and thinks about what it costs to eat well in a working Irish harbour town.

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Episode 13 of Ireland Travel Podcast with Saoirse Byrne. Saoirse Byrne is in Dungarvan, Ireland.

Places in this episode: The Copper Coast UNESCO Global Geopark, The Moorings, Cass & Co., Fraher Field, Waterford Greenway Bike Hire, Clonea Strand, The Local, St Augustine's College.

Covered: Copper Coast cliff walk, Waterford Greenway cycling, Half marathon and community track fund, Local food costs in Dungarvan, Abbeyside and town bridge history, Trad session culture.

Chapters:
00:00 Clonea Strand
00:35 The Copper Coast UNESCO Global Geopark
02:33 The Moorings
04:29 Waterford Greenway Bike Hire
06:33 The Local
07:57 Street

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#CopperCoast #Dungarvan #WaterfordGreenway #IrelandTravel #TravelIreland #SunnySouthEast #CloneaStrand #TradSession #IrishFood #SeafoodChowder #CycleIreland #WaterfordCounty #CopperCoastGeopark #GreenwayHalfMarathon #IrishHarbour #Gaeltacht #ComeraghMountains #WildAtlanticWay

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Day five in Dungarvan, and Saoirse walks the Greenway at dawn, falls into a fundraising run, and gets the story of the old railway line from a local before a seafood lunch by the harbour.

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Episode 12 of Ireland Travel Podcast with Saoirse Byrne. Saoirse Byrne is in Dungarvan, Ireland.

Places in this episode: Waterford Greenway, X35, The Moorings, Waterford Greenway Bike Hire, Cass and Co., The Local, Clonea Strand, Kilmacthomas.

Covered: Waterford Greenway, Half marathon and running culture, Copper Coast plans, Coumshingaun hike planning, Town community and politics.

Chapters:
00:00 Waterford Greenway
02:15 Street
05:24 The Local
06:57 Waterford Greenway Bike Hire
08:31 Cass and Co.
10:26 Coumshingaun

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#WaterfordGreenway #Dungarvan #CopperCoast #IrelandTravel #GreenwayHalfMarathon #DungarvanCastle #ComeraghMountains #IrishRoadTrip #TravelIreland #SeafoodChowder #WaterfordBlaa #TradSession #WildAtlanticWay #RunningCommunity #HeritageWeek #CyclingIreland

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