I have to admit that I am a recent convert to Family Hostels. I stay in hostels when I am on surfing trips with friends or travelling on my own. All I need is a bed, a bit of wifi to check the weather and somewhere I can feel half-human. We stayed in hotels…
Visiting this blog you might have come across some blogposts from the Dutch intern at An Óige, Imke. Well, I’m her partner Heleen, and not too long ago I was approached with the question if I would like to write blogs for An Óige as well, so here I am! Just like her I…
After months of negotiations, An Óige are delighted to announce that they will be opening the Newgrange Passage Mound as a hostel this year. They are no strangers to the re-utilisation of spaces.In the past they have had castles, coastguard stations, telegraph stations, breweries and schools. The organisation is known for finding and managing…