Weekend Break: A trip to Tipperary makes a new fan of the Ancient East 

Looking for some family fun for midterm? From hikes and bikes, castles to caves, there's lots to do in the Premier county

A family hike to Bay Lough at the Vee, Co Tipperary. Pic: Esther McCarthy

As the weather takes a turn into autumn, it's refreshing to consider a breakaway that isn't completely dictated by the beach.

A view my surfer husband can't seem to get his salty head around. So, with the two Johnnies' silage song blaring and our hang sandwiches packed, we swap Dad for an aunty and a cousin and hit the road for a county I'll admit to have overlooked as a destination, even though it's only an hour away from Cork.  Tipperary, hold on to your hat, here we come.