Along Irish Shores

Broadcaster and keen sailor Bobby Kerr is on a journey to explore the heritage culture and enterprise of Irelands coastline and inland waterways His journey starts at Sandycove where he meets local characters who swim Forty Foot every day Heading on to the Grand Canal Dock he goes paddle boarding with local business owner Colin Harris and dragon boat racing with the Plurabelle Paddlers

Starting off at Strangford Lough Bobby encounters a business called Winterfell Tours thats experiencing a Game of Thrones effect Early morning he meets a local fisherman and learns about the famous Lough Neagh eel On the River Bann to Rathlin Island we meet local islander Liam McFaul as he visits Rathlins impressive seabird colony A local seafarer kayaks the causeway coast

In Donegal Bobby goes on a hill walk with adventurer Iain Miller and visits the Glencolmcille folk village museum On the shores of Lough Erne he is immersed in nature when he stays overnight in a bubble dome with 180° transparent walls Renowned French chef Pascal Brissaud shows us pike fishing and Master Butcher Pat ODoherty introduces his wild pigs inhabiting their own island on the lough

On the west coast of Ireland and at Enniscrone in Sligo we meet David McGowan the man responsible for bringing a Boeing 747 to the seaside town We then move on from Carrick on Shannon to Lough Key and find out about interesting businesses and initiatives along the way We meet Mayos very own surfing Elvis when travelling to Louisburg beach and go fishing on the scenic Lough Mask

Traveling southwest to Munster Bobby meets a family seaweed business in Quilty on the Atlantic coast He then travels on to the beautiful coastal town of Kilkee and goes swimming in the Pollock holes In Limerick city we meet a local boatbuilding school Finally in Askeaton we meet up with a local character to find out about the towns maritime history

Travelling southwest now to Kerry and West Cork we are introduced to a currach builder in the Maharees in Kerry called Monty OLeary who talks us through his traditional craft and rows in a currach In the scenic Kenmare bay we get to see mussel farming and on Valentia Island we go into the Valentia coast guard coordination center

Bobby starts his journey in the coastal town of Youghal in County Cork where he cruises the beautiful River Blackwater At Lismore Castle it is possible to fish for salmon on the River Blackwater A family oyster business on the scenic Ring Peninsula at Dungarvan in Co Waterford is our next stop followed by an exploration of the waterways of the picturesque River Barrow in a beautiful barge

In the final episode Bobby continues his journey on the east coast of Ireland In Wexford he meets the RNLI and visits a seal sanctuary In Wicklow we get to see the Wicklow Head lighthouse We then follow canoe polo on the Royal Canal before finishing our journey lobster fishing in Dun Laoghaire