Soak up as much of Connemara National Park as you can while you do. From Dublin or Cork, allow yourself a good four and a half hours, while the peninsula lies an hour and a half north of Galway.

The Connemara lost power just after 5pm in one of its engines and had to anchor off the Mirimar Peninsula. Power was eventually restored to the engine, while a tug boat remained on standby in case ...