• Lowland Leader
• Remote Emergency First Aid – Level 3
• Post Graduate Diploma in Executive Coaching – University College Cork (UCC)
• Post Graduate Diploma in Professional Leadership –
• University College Cork (UCC) –
• Foundation in Education – national College of Ireland Galway (NUIG)

I have done a number of fantastic multi-day hikes in Ireland including the Twelve Bens mountains in Connemara and summiting Ireland’s four highest peaks.

Outside of Ireland, some of my most memorable trips include road trips through the US southwest states and Canada. I’ve hiked Mt Kilimanjaro, Everest Base Camp, Inca Trail, and Mount Toubkal in Morocco.

What makes me happy are activities such as hiking, paddle-boarding, making art, and photography – particularly the fascinating forms of lichens and rusted metal structures. Training for the Lowland Leader award opened up my love of solo hiking.

When I can get away for a few days, I love to travel to the west of Ireland. It is a wild and rugged experience throughout the year. Over the past couple of years, I have found so much to do and amazing places to visit right on my doorstep in North County Dublin situated between the Mountains of Mourne as well as the Wicklow Mountains.

I am drawn to the southwest coast of Crete and Portugal and find similarities in their landscapes and character to the west of Ireland.