Lenny Cooke Irish National Tour Guide

01/02/2026

Saint Bride or Saint Bridget celebrating her name day and the first official day of Spring in Ireland 🇮🇪 and the daffodils 🌼 have just popped out. This photo is from the National Gallery of Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 and one of my favourite pieces to show people. Saint Bridget patron saint of County Kildare in Ireland. 🇮🇪 There is a lot to take out of this piece especially for Irish and Scottish people. It shows her being carried across from Ireland over the Hebridean Seas passed Iona Abbey famous for maybe where the famous Book of Kells was written by Saint Columba to Bethlehem. John Duncan the artist does a beautiful job capturing paganism being intertwined with Christianity. The detail is incredible.

25/12/2025

Happy Christmas to near and far

06/08/2025

Irelands great emancipator. So proud to live in this small country 🇮🇪☘️ which is the beating heart ❤️ of the world 🌎

06/08/2025

Irelands Great Emancipator ❤️🥰🇮🇪☘️

Today marks the 250th anniversary of the birth of Daniel O'Connell, the man known as 'The Liberator'.

31/05/2025

Love this Library. 🇮🇪☘️🙏👍

God bless the SUSI grant

Ireland now ranks as the most educated country in the world, with 52% of its working-age population (aged 25–64) holding a bachelor’s degree or higher. That figure puts us ahead of global powerhouses like Switzerland (46%), Singapore (45%), and the U.S. (40%). The data, pulled from CBRE Research’s latest numbers, shows just how far Ireland has come - from economic outsider to one of the top knowledge economies on the planet.

This surge in education levels isn’t just a feel-good stat - it’s driving real economic momentum. A highly educated workforce means more innovation, stronger productivity, and serious appeal for global companies looking to set up shop. While emerging economies like Brazil, India, and China are still scaling up access to higher education, Ireland’s already operating at the top tier. We’re not just keeping pace with the world’s most developed nations - we’re setting the bar.

26/03/2025

Disappointing news for Game of Thrones fans. Lucky enough to have been able to show people the famous Beech Trees on some of my tours. 🇮🇪☘️🥰❤️

Northern Ireland's Dark Hedges trees, made famous by Game Of Thrones, are "coming to the end of their natural lives", a new trust which is taking over management of the site has said.