Dingle
JOURNEYS · JULY 2026
We spent a few sunny days in Dingle, Kerry. We stayed in Ballyfitterer and the Slea Head drive was our main route. We travelled clockwise around the drive past the Coumeenoole beach onto the Dunquin…
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Mat Loughnane
A software developer from London, living in Dublin. I cook (mostly to satisfy a sweet tooth) and go looking for other people's cooking whenever I travel.
Building web and mobile apps for over a decade as Hexa Studios — that work lives there. This is everything else.
PS. Not a great photographer, but improving!
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- Journeys14 ENTRIESDingle, Tenerife, Happy Anniver-Paris, Bali & Philippines, Italy
- Kitchen13 ENTRIESLemon Pepper Chicken Rice, Creamy Tuscan Pasta, Simple Butter Chicken Recipe, Banana Bread, Raspberry Ripple Loaf
- Builds8 ENTRIESThe Arranmore Challenge App: Ready for 2026, A New Look for the Site, Experimenting with AI, Bridgit, Hexa Studios Round Up