February 1, 2017
How has January passed for you? Have you embarked on the new chapters promised for 2017? January can get a bad press. It feels like a month created to survive versus a month designed to live. Resolutions can be cruel at a time when the weather is bleak and the days are short. For this […]
February 1, 2017
February’s arrival signals that we have made it through the worst of seasonal austerity but judging by the cold spells to date we still need to wrap up. However, if you are lucky you will have spotted your first daffodil or bulbs sprouting from the ground signifying a great hibernation coming to a close. Of […]
February 1, 2017
Our friends at the National Trust for Scotland have an experience that may also become one of your aspirations in 2017. They have an autumn cruise along the western fringes of Scotland and Ireland called Colour of the Celts. Their world-famous west coast cruise is going to Scotland and Ireland in September 2017. Run since 1953 to […]
February 1, 2017
We have all experienced that conversation where you say ‘I really must try and get there’ or when an overseas visitor’s favourite place in Ireland is somewhere you haven’t been. Sometimes when we travel, our inclination is to spend hours in the car or to create grandiose plans to be achieved. One of the joys […]
February 1, 2017
You don’t need to start studying intensely but a gentle exploration will uncover how many of our properties have links to wonderful iconic figures and historic personalities. Selecting a guiding force and flicking through a book or watching some clips on the Internet is a very unique and intellectually satisfying way to prepare for a […]
November 22, 2016
Need some Christmas present inspiration? Well look no further. We are excited to be joining Poetry Ireland’s pop-up Christmas shop at our beautiful Georgian premises – No. 11 Parnell Square. We will be selling our Christmas Voucher Collection Gift Vouchers and Landmarker Membership! Poetry Ireland has teamed up with its D1 neighbours Expect an Aladdin’s Cave […]
November 1, 2016
Would you like to win a romantic stay in a lighthouse?! We have just the competition for you, to mark the release of the The Light Between Oceans we have teamed up with RTÉ to offer you you the chance to win a two-night stay in Galley Head Lightkeeper’s House in Clonakilty, Co Cork. Galley Head Lightkeeper’s Houses […]
September 7, 2016
We were delighted to see some of our lighthouses featured in this month’s Cara Magazine which is available on all Aerlingus flights. The award winning travel writer Yvonne Gordon got to visit and stay in some of Ireland’s amazing lighthouses around the coast including the Wicklow Head Light House, St John’s Point, Co. Down and the Blackhead Lighthouse, Co. Antrim. […]