Nicola Brady

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I'm wrong.

Well, I think so.

This is the kind of the drum that I beat.

I think there's such a perception that you cannot see a lot of Ireland on public transport.

And yeah, if you're going to compare us to like Switzerland or Japan, probably not quite as hot, but you can see so much on the various different public transportation loops that we have.

I would say if you start in Cork City, then you're on to a winner because there are so many different train links that are really quick, really easy and take you right from the city out.

And I think that the idea of having like a hub town is a really good idea because it means you're not trying to get from A to B to C to D all in a day.

You can base yourself in a larger town or city and then sort of shoot out on day trips.

So Cork is one of my favorites.

You can head out to Cove.

The train from the center of Cork out takes about 30 minutes and it goes right along the water.

Like it's one of the most beautiful short train rides.

You're going right over Loch Mahon and the River Lea.