Steve Smith is a regular contributor to Your Irish Adventure. He’s a Politics Graduate but far more interested in sport and travel than his graduate subject. A published writer on sport, Steve has been writing online for over a decade on various subjects, including travel articles and blogs.
His passion for travel and sport have both been satisfied by regularly visiting Ireland to watch rugby and play golf. Old head near Cork, Ballybunion and Lahinch in the west, Royal Portrush which hosted the Open recently, Ballyliffin in the extreme north of Donegal, and Portmarnock in Dublin are all courses he has played in his time.
This has allowed him to experience all parts of Ireland and the hospitality for which it is famous.
The increased popularity of golf within the last half-century resulted in the growth of the number of new golf courses built with onsite hotels to cater for demand. Ireland Golf Resorts have added to the fine links already in the country with designers finding plenty of
The huge variety in the things to do in Derry make it somewhere all visitors will enjoy. Derry (Londonderry) is located in the province still part of the United Kingdom and its success in establishing peace after conflict is something that will surely impress every visitor.
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