Here we go again...

Well now, we're mere hours away from another trip to Ireland. "Going Green in the Emerald Isle" is the subtitle of this trip, necessitating - as it does - some eco-friendly malarkey for an article or two in the autumn. Much excitement abounds in the household. Sleep beckons, so until the morning (which is actually now, it being after midnight and all) I shall go.

Vague plans are pretty much all we have. I think that's best. Less room for stress and disappointment. As Ardal O'Hanlon once said, "if you expect a kick in the ba**s, then a slap in the face is a victory."

All I do know is that we plan to head for Dublin on Wednesday, staying in Co. Wicklow on Wednesday night then winding our way down towards West Cork to catch up with some friends in Schull later in the week.

Watch this space as they say in the world of the organised...