App for Green Travel Ireland launched

Leading Irish green travel writer and one of our main contributors, Catherine Mack, has launched an app for green travel in Ireland.

Featuring over 120 entries of green accommodation, activities, transport options and local food experts, this guide is an excellent snapshot of places to go hiking, biking, canoeing and sleeping in some of Ireland’s lesser known green spots, such as lakeside lodges, yurt camps, island retreats, eco-castles, and grand houses.

Available for use on iPhone and iPad, the Ireland Green Travel app covers both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.

Each accommodation entry has details on how to get there without a car and the app has a handy Slow Travel guide for visitors who want to travel to and from Ireland without flying, information on local rail and bus services, as well as how to bring your bike on them, again North and South of the border. 

“I was a bit resistant to the idea of writing a travel app at first”  Belfast born Catherine Mack admits, “as I am a battered old guidebook sort of a traveller really.  However,  the joys of being able to update it whenever I want, and knowing that people who have bought it will get those updates straight away, was a revelation.

"Also, being able to link directly to train timetables, Google Maps, walking or cycling trails, You Tube videos, and adding as many photos as I want, all in one tiny screen, has made me wake up to greener travel guidebook options.  This way, it will always be a work in progress and, hopefully, travellers can get to see all of Ireland’s ever growing number of truly green gems, not just the emeralds”.

Nice one Cathy!

The app costs £1.79 (€2.39) and is published by Sutro Media, see: Green Travel Ireland App.

For holidays in Ireland, see Green Holidays in Ireland.

For how to travel to Ireland by ferry, see: How to Travel to Ireland without flying.