Tracks and Trails

Jul 16, 2010

Chefs Derry Clarke and Kevin Thornton trek across the Beara Peninsula in south-west Ireland.

Jul 23, 2010

Garden designer and TV presenter Diarmuid Gavin cycles along the Greenway trail that follows the old railway line from Newport to Mulranny, Co Mayo, with his five-year-old daughter Eppy, and also takes a looped walk in the Nephin Mountains.

Jul 30, 2010

Former Republic of Ireland footballer Packie Bonner returns to his native Co Donegal, where he treks across the Bluestack Mountains to the sea in Ardara.

Aug 6, 2010

TV presenter Aidan Power and musician Fiachna O'Bhraonain explore a bike trail on the Ballyhoura Mountains in Limerick, by the Cork and Tipperary borders. They also undertake a 40km section of the Ballyhoura Way by foot to the base of the Galtee Mountains.

Aug 13, 2010

Fair City actress Ciara O'Callaghan walks across the Dublin Mountains with former snooker world champion Ken Doherty. Starting at the Luas terminus in Tallaght, they trek across a 40km path called the Dublin Mountains Way to the Dart station in Shankill.

May 28, 2021

Cliona Hagan explores The Mournes, & The Causeway Coast.

Jun 4, 2021

Pól O Conghaile explores Tinahely, Bray Head,Belmont Way and Sugarloaf Way Co.Wicklow

Jun 11, 2021

Bláthnaid Treacy explores four trails in Westmeath.

Jun 18, 2021

In this episode Pól O Conghaile explores Wexford.

Jun 25, 2021

In the 5th and final show in this series we head back to Co.Wexford with Pól O Conghaile.

Apr 5, 2024

Crime journalist and podcaster Nicola Tallant hikes the challenging Boolas Loop in the Comeragh Mountains in Co.Waterford.

Apr 12, 2024

In the second episode, Children’s and Adult Author, Sinead Moriarty gets a chance to slow down and unwind on 3 different trails across Co. Offaly.

Apr 19, 2024

Historian and broadcaster, Professor Diarmaid Ferriter travels to Ulster to complete two trails on either side of the border, one in Co.Tyrone and the other along The Monaghan Way.

Apr 26, 2024

In the 4th episode, former Wexford Camogie player, and RTE analyst Ursula Jacob takes a break from her busy family and working life to discover two coastal trails in Co.Kerry.

May 3, 2024

In the 5th episode we travel to Co. Kilkenny with Director of Science for Society, Dr Ruth Freeman.

May 10, 2024

In the final episode in this series, veteran journalist and political commentator, Tommie Gorman visits Co.Tipperary to walk part of the ancient trail taken by St Declan.

Sep 5, 2025

Explore Leitrim’s serene Mullaghgarve Mass Rock and the Cloone Looped Trail, followed by the dramatic North Down Coastal Path.

Sep 16, 2025

Take in the stunning expanse of Fermanagh’s Cuilcagh Lakelands Geopark before heading east to explore Wexford’s enchanting Tintern Trails.

Sep 23, 2025

From Abbeyfeale to Rathkeale on the Limerick Greenway, plus a city walk through Limerick’s historic core with Barry Murphy from Hermitage Green.

Sep 30, 2025

Begin with the Glenbarrow Old Mill Loop in the Slieve Bloom Mountains of Laois, then cross into Offaly to walk the Giant’s Grave Loop, steeped in myth and mystery.

Apr 10, 2026

Broadcaster and journalist Anton Savage joins Doireann Ní Ghlacáin on a walk from the ancient woodland of Ravensdale Forest to the charming coastal village of Omeath, Co Louth.

Apr 17, 2026

Doireann Ní Ghlacáin travels to the midlands for two walks steeped in history and quiet beauty, alongside historian and broadcaster Myles Dungan and broadcaster Sinead Hussey.

Apr 24, 2026

Doireann Ní Ghlacáin joins broadcaster Holly Hamilton for a walk on Cave Hill in Belfast, and singer and Frances Black on a walk around Rathlin Island off the Antrim coast.

May 1, 2026

Presenter Doireann Ní Ghlacáin heads to County Kildare to explore the gentle waterways and rich heritage, joined by musician Jack L and soprano Celine Byrne.

May 8, 2026

Doireann joins scientist and author Luke O'Neill in Dún Laoghaire and out to Dalkey Island, and broadcast and writer Maia Dunphy in the Dublin Mountains.