Éire go on – let us lead you astray

YOU’VE just arrived at Shannon Airport from Boston on your inaugural trip to the land of your forebears. You pick up your hired car and, within a minute, are facing your first challenge – a roundabout.

You succeed, fairly hesitantly, in easing through this unfamiliar road junction without crashing into anyone else. It’s just the first of many challenges you’re going to meet on roads around Ireland. Press the button for Lyric FM and welcome to the mystery tour.

We’re into the season when people coming to our shores, hoping for peaceful and stress-free holidays, get lost. You’ll see them pulled into roadsides and car parks, frantically scanning maps and tourist guides for their destinations.