Old ‘Holmer’ in for European Tree of the Year

February 16, 2017

A TREE in Northern Ireland, which has been nicknamed 'The Holmer', is in with a chance of winning the European Tree of the Year award in a voting competition which is seeing people from right across Europe vote for their favourite tree. (more…)


Adventure activities in Northern Ireland are plentiful

February 10, 2017

Land activities, water activities and air based activities - you name it she has done it, well, almost everything. Eleanor McGillie spent eight years working closely with tourism providers in the south west of England where she was introduced to surfing, gliding, race tracks, archery,…


A country retreat to explore on horseback

January 30, 2017

Splendid, idyllic and one of the finest equestrian playgrounds in Ireland is how we would describe Castle Leslie Estate in Glaslough Co Monaghan. As a birthday treat, my friend and I decided to celebrate with a lunch date and a proper catch up - Castle Leslie on horseback.…


Tea and wellbeing on the North Coast

July 12, 2016

We all love a good cup of tea but our desire for new flavours continues to heighten. Live It Experience It blogger, Claire Savage, finds out more about the exciting new tea bar opening in the autumn which will bring some wellbeing on the north coast. (more…)


Mournes beat UK hotspots in ‘Best View’ poll

February 23, 2016

In December Live It Experience It urged people across Northern Ireland to vote for the Mourne Mountains range which had been shortlisted for The Countryman magazine’s ‘Best View’.  Our tourism cluster is delighted that the jagged mountain range has been officially ranked Number One in the magazine's…