02 Aug 2025
At the recommendation of friends in Brooklyn, we hired Flynn‘s cars for a five day private driver guide-lead trip originating in Dublin and continuing to Cork, Kinsale, Kenmare, Killarney and Dingle. We are two adults and a 16-year-old. This was our first trip to Ireland and though I asked many friends for recommendations, I was having trouble planning the entire itinerary by myself. Even before we booked, Kierran, the owner of Flynn‘s, suggested some rough itineraries to get us started. And Martin, our driver guide was happy to help us fill in the details of each day’s itinerary with his excellent knowledge of sites along the way, including places to visit for touring, sightseeing, meals, and other necessary stops. Martin was friendly, knowledgeable, and safe at the wheel. He got to know us and quickly parsed our family’s style and taste and tried to keep everyone’s interests in mind as we’ve ventured out each day. Martin was adaptable, always cheerful, and full of local knowledge. He did his best to steer us away from the crowds and take us to places that only a local would know about. The modern Mercedes minivan we had was super comfortable. Hiring a driver guide was the perfect choice for our family – I would not have wanted to drive on about half of the thin and precarious roads that we ventured onto as part of this tour, and I certainly wouldn’t have known all the places to go that Martin did. Our teenage son says that Martin was his favorite thing about our vacation to Ireland – that’s a strong recommendation!