The start of a new year is an ideal time to dial in on your inner radar, narrow life down to the core essentials and place our trust in all that has carried you this far. We in Celtic Ways Ireland have been charting our course and anticipating how best to safely...
In Flanders' field where soldiers sleep, A choir from Ireland, memories keep. Two headstones tell a tale untold, Of a truce in war, a story bold. Delaney and Murphy side by side, In that gap, a peace did abide. Christmas Eve to the 30th day, A pause in time, a truce's...
This October we reached a milestone of sorts… our 25th group arrived safely onto the beach in Ardmore after walking St Declan’s Way with us. We have very much taken the circuitous route to arrive at where we are now. When we first led groups along this ancient pilgrim...
Whatever your fate is, whatever the hell happens, you say, ‘this is what I need’. It may look like a wreck, but go at it as though it were an opportunity, a challenge. If you bring love to that moment, not discouragement, you will find the strength is there. Any...
“A rainbow, a pure gift comes quite unexpectedly, apparently from nowhere – an invitation to stop and stare.” (Sr Stan) We often have to reach the edge of the precipice before we come to see clearly what we may not have noticed before. Here, on the outer frontiers,...
Then one day when you least expect it, the Way finds you. You never quite know what lies around each new bend. No matter how meticulously you plan, it’s often the unscripted moments you could never foresee that carry the most magic. The universe has a way of nudging...
August 15th, 1998, Omagh will always be synonymous with the worst terrorist attack that visited Northern Ireland during the troubles. I, like so many others, watched in disbelief when the images flashed up on the screen that Saturday evening; me chasing the dream hand...
There’s something about Springtime that makes us want to re-boot and get our lives back on track. Light lingers that bit longer with each passing day nudging us to take that first step down a path we may not have travelled before. Go to where the waters flow and you...
When the cards are thrown into the cosmos, you’re never quite sure how they’re going to land. We play the game within the tried and trusted patterns that have served us well rarely widening the lens to view life from the other side. In one shuddering moment, all that...
Christmas time has its own magical allure. The lights, the gifts, the music, the myriad of sporting spectacles beamed live to our sitting rooms, the gatherings among family and friends, the scent of the turkey roasting in the oven, the frenzied shopping, the carnival...
It’s good to take that leap into the unknown. You’re not quite sure where you’ll land, yet you sense all will be well. Nature has a way of reassuring you when you need it most. You’ve got to trust the life force that has guided you along the way. We’re 7 years into...
You build on failure. You use it as a stepping stone. Close the door on the past. You don’t try to forget the mistakes, but you don’t dwell on it. You don’t let it have any of your energy, or any of your time, or any of your space. Johnny Cash Sometimes in life you’ve...