Freelance Writer

FIELDFARE PRESS

TRAVEL - Why Surfing in Donegal is the thing you never knew you always wanted to do.

……..Donegal will fill your lungs with wild Atlantic air and your camera with endless snaps of rugged coastline and golden sandy beaches. It meanders along the north-west coast of Ireland from the slot machines of Bundoran to the lighthouse at Fanad Head and finally past the windswept majestic Malin Head marking the most northern tip of Ireland with nothing beyond but the Arctic Circle. A coastal drive will take in the Sliabh Leag cliffs, the Knockamany Bens, Muckross Head, Portnoo and plenty of 99s licked along the way, in any weather. Along the 1235 km coastline there are a whopping thirteen Blue Flag beaches, noted for clean clear and safe water.

We were however there to surf, with just a few sights on the way. Rossnowlagh Beach is at the southern end of Donegal county, close to the border with Sligo. Both areas are renowned for good breaks in sheltered bays for beginners like us and perfect storm waves, such as the mighty Mullaghmore, for the pros that travel from around the world when “it’s on!”……….

IRISH TIMES

After 25 years abroad, this is my first Christmas back in Ireland

The honeymoon period is over and we wonder where we fit in to this new home. If we will fit in.

….I am colder than I could have imagined …..

IRISH TIMES

‘I left Ireland at 17. I’m returning 25 years later with two kids’

After years of talk, the end of a contract gave Jennie Ritchie the push she needed to leave Antigua.

…..I am sitting at my desk in the Caribbean, surrounded by quotes, paperwork and packing …….