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Dublin Unlocked I’m the founder of Dublin Unlocked and an experienced guide educator, having taught Ireland’s National Tour Guiding Programme six times.

I specialise in private guiding, human connection, professional standards and exceptional service in luxury tourism. WE ARE PROFESSIONAL, QUALIFIED AND INSURED TOUR GUIDES WITH DECADES OF EXPERIENCE. WE ARE SELF STARTERS WHO PREFER FREELANCE TO GROUP TOUR OPERATORS. WE ARE DEDICATED TO FREE AND INDEPENDENT TRAVELLERS WHO ARE LOOKING FOR PRIVATE TOUR GUIDES TO ASSIST THEM.

🌅 Before sunrise on the equinox, people begin climbing a hill in County Meath.They’re heading for Loughcrew, one of Irel...
17/08/2026

🌅 Before sunrise on the equinox, people begin climbing a hill in County Meath.

They’re heading for Loughcrew, one of Ireland’s great Neolithic passage-tomb landscapes.

More than 5,000 years ago, communities constructed cairns across these hilltops. At Cairn T, the rising sun around the spring and autumn equinoxes illuminates the decorated stone within the chamber.

People still gather on the hill today to experience the sunrise.

It’s one of those places where archaeology makes much more sense when you experience the landscape itself — the height, the horizon, the monument and the changing light.

And even without an equinox sunrise, Loughcrew is a wonderful place to visit.

📍 Loughcrew, County Meath
🥾 Short but steep climb
🎟️ Hilltop archaeological site is free to visit

Five thousand years separate us from the people who carved these stones. The same sun still rises over the hill.

📚 A fascinating free exhibition in DublinSeamus Heaney: Listen Now Again explores the life and work of Ireland's Nobel P...
13/08/2026

📚 A fascinating free exhibition in Dublin

Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again explores the life and work of Ireland's Nobel Prize-winning poet through manuscripts, notebooks, photographs and his personal archive.

Born in County Derry, Heaney transformed childhood, farming, landscape and memory into poetry that eventually became known around the world.

One of the exhibition's lovely threads is “Digging”: his father and grandfather worked the land; Heaney's working tool would be his pen.

📍 Bank of Ireland Cultural and Heritage Centre
🎟️ Admission is free

Sometimes the best moments on tour aren't planned.I was in Waterford with clients this weekend when they asked if we cou...
10/08/2026

Sometimes the best moments on tour aren't planned.

I was in Waterford with clients this weekend when they asked if we could go and see some of the city's street art.

As luck would have it, we'd arrived just as the 2026 Waterford Walls Festival was getting underway.

So rather than simply seeing the finished murals, we got to wander through the city while some of this year's artists were actually at work.

Waterford Walls has transformed parts of the city into an extraordinary open-air gallery, with work appearing around corners, across gable ends and on buildings you might otherwise walk straight past. This year's festival brings 52 street artists from around the world to Waterford.

One of the things I love about private touring is being able to follow a client's curiosity when something catches their interest. On this occasion, their request couldn't have been better timed.

Which of these would make you stop and look?

Waterford Walls

🌍 The Dunning/Kruger Effect and the Art of GuidingWhen we first start learning something new, whether it’s storytelling,...
05/11/2025

🌍 The Dunning/Kruger Effect and the Art of Guiding

When we first start learning something new, whether it’s storytelling, intercultural awareness, or route commentary, our confidence often arrives before competence.

That’s the Dunning/Kruger Effect in action: the tendency for beginners to overestimate their ability, and for true professionals to underestimate theirs.
In our training program, we embrace that curve.

Growth comes from humility, from knowing what we don’t yet know and being open to feedback. Every great guide has stood on this landscape of learning, just like this image, vast, open, and humbling and talked complete bullsh*t!

Been there ... Done That! Some of you have been on the receiving end of this. Often it is not noticed, but often it is! Clients take tours all over the world, and then they meet you!

The awareness of the need to improve is critical. Only if you are one of these people can we help you to attain excellence.

Our aim isn’t just to train guides — it’s to build reflective practitioners who continuously evolve, adapt, and lift the standards of our profession.
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Many chauffeur drivers in Ireland already deliver great service — but imagine the difference when they can guide as well...
02/11/2025

Many chauffeur drivers in Ireland already deliver great service — but imagine the difference when they can guide as well as drive.
Over the years, I’ve seen that guests remember the stories, not the steering. That’s why I’ve designed a focused training program to help professional drivers develop their guiding skills — and elevate the guest experience from excellent to unforgettable.
“Enhancing Tour Guiding Skills: A Training Program for Chauffeur Drivers” begins in two weeks.
It’s practical, Irish to the core, and built on years of experience on the road.
👉 Message me for details or to reserve a place.

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