Saving for her first car, a second-hand Micra she's already named. Her sister Clodagh has never been past Letterkenny and thinks this is all a waste of money. Barney corrects her dates. She says she doesn't read his letters. Boyfriend Kyle, a Glasgow sound engineer, comes on trips for the chips. Kyle or Clodagh: whoever gets the passenger seat first wins.
Niamh's stories, in order
STORY 1 · 19 February 2025Edinburgh Castle gets the photo. The Royal Mile gets the argument.
STORY 2 · 28 April 2025Skellig Michael landings are closed. Kerry has the rest.
STORY 3 · 3 June 2025Top 10 beaches in County Cork, from rock pools to mine-made sand
STORY 4 · 6 July 2025Dún Aonghasa gets the photo. Inis Mór has four more stops.
STORY 5 · 9 September 2025Top 10 beaches in County Galway, including the famous one I tried to dislike
STORY 6 · 13 September 2025Titanic Belfast gets the crowds. The shipyard kept the evidence.
STORY 7 · 20 November 2025York Minster is brilliant. The street round it has better gossip.
STORY 8 · 28 January 2026Eilean Donan got the postcard. Glen Shiel has the rest of the story.
STORY 9 · 7 April 2026Rathlin after the puffins: a ferry, a kelp ruin and the long way south
STORY 10 · 20 April 2026Top 10 beaches in County Waterford, from the big strand to the tiny harbour
STORY 11 · 14 June 2026Seven free things to do in Dublin that earn the walk
STORY 12 · 22 August 2026Day trips from Dublin by train: a northbound day with a plot
STORY 13 · 23 August 2026Places to visit in Ireland for free beside Newgrange
STORY 14 · 24 August 2026Seven day trips from Dublin without a car, beyond the famous photo
STORY 15 · 25 August 2026Seven day trips from Belfast by train and bus, with the good bits beside the famous ones
STORY 16 · 26 August 2026Seven Edinburgh train trips worth the fare
STORY 17 · 27 August 2026Free things to do in Derry: seven stops on foot
STORY 18 · 28 August 2026Islands to visit in Ireland, from a free bridge to the Skellig boat
STORY 19 · 1 September 2026Red phone boxes with better things to do than take calls
STORY 20 · 3 September 2026Inishbofin by ferry: a fort, a cliff walk and the island that emptied
STORY 21 · 6 September 2026Cape Clear Island: the ferry photo is only the start
STORY 22 · 8 September 2026Ghost signs: two Kilkenny walls and five other old adverts
STORY 23 · 9 September 2026Hook Lighthouse has 115 steps. The better story starts downstairs.
STORY 24 · 12 September 2026Lighthouses you can actually visit or stay in
STORY 25 · 14 September 2026Mizen Head is brilliant. The road beside it is the real day out.
STORY 26 · 23 September 2026The Irish border has old customs huts, a split village and a bridge older than the border
STORY 27 · 24 September 2026Farne Islands: come for the puffins, stay for the people
STORY 28 · 25 September 2026Adare is prettier than its picture. The castle and abbeys have better stories.
STORY 29 · 27 September 2026Six weird small museums in Ireland and Britain worth the detourNiamh's letters to the desk
Niamh Gallagher to The desk, 19 December 2025
Kyle asked if Hadrian's Wall was 'the one from Game of Thrones'. I said no. Shona said, technically, a bit. Car fund £1,388. Clodagh says I'll never get it. Watch me.
Niamh Gallagher to The desk, 14 March 2025
Edinburgh cost me £31.40 including the train and a scone I regret. Car fund now £1,212. Tell Barney I didn't read his letter. Also tell him David I, fine, whatever.