Launched in spring 2014, the Wild Atlantic Way is a 2,500 km coastal route that invites the visitor to explore Ireland’s dramatic western seaboard.
Flagged as ‘the world’s longest coastal drive’, thanks to the many headlands and inlets that beg to be investigated along the way, it aims to highlight the most dramatic landmarks and attractions while also making it easier to find the interesting little out of the way places that might otherwise be by-passed.
It can be joined at any point and is divided into five sections, the first being Donegal in the north, with the other four (Donegal-Mayo; Mayo-Clare; Clare-Kerry; Kerry-Cork) leading you right down the Atlantic seaboard to the southern counties of Cork and Kerry.
A simple route map is available on discoverireland.ie where full information on each section is given, including activities and key ‘discovery points’.
The very distinctive bright blue ‘wave’ road signs make it virtually impossible to get lost - and we have plenty of suggestions for the best places to eat, drink and stay along the way, many of which are run by people who know the west coast back to front and will help visitors to find a genuine sense of discovery along this beautiful and fascinating coastline.
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Mountcharles, Co. Donegal
Pub / Restaurant
Mountcharles is an attractive little village just a few minutes' drive from Donegal Town, and well worth visiting to see Elizabeth Temple's famous Salthill Walled Garden - and to enjoy some good food at this hospitable tavern.
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Galway City, Co. Galway
Restaurant / Wine Bar
Enda McEvoy, the chef responsible for putting Galway on the international dining map, finally opened this much anticipated venue late in 2014 and it soon became the toast of the town.
Located in a stretch of industrial glass buildings just off Eyre Sq ...
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Dingle, Co. Kerry
Bar / Fish & Seafood / Restaurant
You are spoiled for choice for good dining options in Dingle, but few places can boast views to match The Boat Yard. Located on Strand Street, its large nautical-themed conservatory overlooks Dingle Harbour, where you can watch the boats come and go an ...
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Galway City, Co. Galway
Restaurant
Pat O'Malley is a fishmonger and an architect and, when he and his wife Lisa opened this atmospheric modern restaurant on the Salthill seafront in the sunny summer of 2014, they were celebrating family links with the sea that go back generations.
The ...
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Timoleague, Co. Cork
Bar / Restaurant
Behind a freshly painted traditional blue frontage alongside Timoleague's historic abbey, Michelle O'Mahony and Gavin Moore’s restaurant opened quietly in 2014 - but very soon the word was well and truly out, with fans happily travelling from Kin ...
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Kinsale, Co. Cork
Restaurant
Prosecco on tap is one of the more unusual features of Kinsale's latest restaurant, a relaxed venue in the heart of Kinsale where Helen Noonan and chef patron Paul McDonald offer an outstanding food experience, even for this foodiest of towns.
Paul br ...
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Galway City, Co. Galway
Café / Deli
Just outside the campus of NUIG, 37 West is in the happy position of being located between two large and equally culinarily challenged institutions, the University and the Hospital. The café sits calmly looking across the busy road at the big bu ...
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Clonakilty, Co. Cork
Hotel / Restaurant
Prominently located in the centre of Clonakilty, on the corner of Wolfe Tone Street and College Street, the Clonakilty Hotel began a bright new phase in its history in late 2013, when it was bought by husband and wife team Christopher and Patrici ...
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Westport, Co. Mayo
Fish & Seafood / Restaurant
The Reidy family's popular town centre restaurant always has a buzzy atmosphere and, even on a cold night, the heated covered area outside will be well filled with diners enjoying themselves.
The Westport version of the friendly, neighbourhood good va ...
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Galway City, Co. Galway
Fish & Seafood / Meat & Game / Restaurant / Wine Bar
An old corner building in the heart of Galway, now elegantly refurbished, is home to the modern and friendly pub, Blakes Bar, is on one side and, on the other, the restaurant and wine bar 'The Brasserie on the Corner', which is a younger sister bu ...
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