Donal Hickey: Pandemic gives us a chance to rediscover Ireland   

The rediscovery of Ireland is continuing. Not only have Irish people been forced to find new wonders in their own localities during the pandemic,  they’re also travelling around the country,  seeing natural attractions they would have missed but for restrictions on foreign travel.

Personal experience (so far) has been limited to the busy southwest, but the season must be just as hectic in many other places. Some people are talking in awe about gems like Goleen and Barleycove, in West Cork, and Coumeenole and Castlecove, in Co Kerry. In their own way, such places are as enjoyable as the Algarve or Lanzarote.