I recently wrote on my Facebook page about my desire to make every blog post I publish as close to perfection as I can manage. Blogging can be time-consuming but I love it and don’t plan on stopping anytime soon. Lately however I’ve been extremely busy with a new position at my 9-5 (blogging is… Read More A Walk in the Garden: Bray Head | The Geocaching Junkie
2017 is the third year I have hosted an event on an island. There are hundreds of islands off the island of Ireland, so the location options are seemingly endless. In 2015, I hosted an event on Dalkey Island, located just 300 metres from the mainland off Dublin and it was a great success –… Read More Rathlin Island: The Enchanted Isle | The Geocaching Junkie
Regular readers will be well aware of my bias concerning how amazing the Emerald Isle is. When I was younger, I used to wonder why many Americans I met outside of Ireland would delight when they heard I was Irish and tell me they’d always wanted to visit. It truly baffled me. It’s only in more recent years… Read More 16 Reasons to go Geocaching on the Emerald Isle | The Geocaching Junkie
March proved to be a much busier month than I anticipated, so I was down to the wire on where and when to hike, or even if I could manage to fit it in at all. In the end, a last minute decision was made on Saturday afternoon to head to Divis and the Black Mountain,… Read More March Hike: Divis & the Black Mountain | The Geocaching Junkie
It’s hard to believe that the year is almost over! As always, the Irish geocaching community have been their usual social butterfly selves, with no less than 145 events over the course of the year, that’s up from 132 events in 2015. It’s a real testament to our ever-growing caching community. I asked people to share… Read More The Big Event: The Best Geocaching Events in Ireland in 2016 | The Geocaching Junkie
Planning a geotrip to the Emerald Isle? You’d be mad not to, if for no other reason than to log the oldest cache in Europe 😉 I get questions from a lot of people planning their Ireland trips so I’ve written this post to provide some answers and other information you might find useful. Geography 1. Groundspeak lists… Read More Planning a Geocaching Trip to Ireland? 17 Things to Remember | The Geocaching Junkie
Dublin was recently voted the third friendliest city in the world by Condé Nast Traveller and there’s no denying its reputation as a city of affable locals. While there is still a vibrant, urban buzz to the centre, a short journey eastwards and you’ll reach the Irish sea with its mix of pebble and sandy beaches, while only a few kilometres to… Read More My Ultimate Dublin Geocaching Bucket List | The Geocaching Junkie
A list of the 100 oldest, active geocaches in Ireland. You can find the bookmark list of these on geocaching.com, here. GC Code Cache Name Date Placed Cache Type Owner GC43 Europe’s First 3rd June 2000 Traditional Chris O’Byrne (adopted by Donnacha) GC322 Kyle Cache 1 18th Feb 2001 Traditional Kyle GC6867 Inishdugga 26th Jul… Read More Ireland's Oldest Geocaches | The Geocaching Junkie
It was high time that I got out in to the woods again so I opened my geocaching map last week and had a look for a series that might tickle my fancy. I had heard great things about The Fairy Realm series by Wicca Cailín from various cachers, so decided it might be a good way to ease myself back… Read More Geocaching in the Fairy Realm, County Wicklow | The Geocaching Junkie
It’s no secret that Irish people love to socialise and Irish geocachers are no exception. 2015 has been another great year of geocaching events in Ireland. When I asked people on the Geocaching Ireland Facebook group to tell me what their favourite events of the year were, I realised just how lucky we are to… Read More The Big Event: The Best Geocaching Events in Ireland in 2015 | The Geocaching Junkie
