A wheelie great time: taking a family cycle on the Limerick Greenway

Esther N McCarthy and family set off on their bicycles to explore some of Limerick’s historic sites

Esther McCarthy and family at Rathkeale before setting off on The Limerick Greenway.

“We’re going to Limerick to cycle 40 kilometres over two days, hurray!” doesn't garner the enthusiasm I'm hoping for from my husband and three sons. The dog had the decency to look interested, but he's not coming.

I had to sell this one to the family, I won’t lie. Our kids cycle to school and back most days, and my husband runs a bike shop, they tend to prefer surf to saddles on their downtime. Ungrateful louts. I boss them into the car and punish them by choosing the playlist.