Super Draw winners Emma Robinson and Jason Kamienski have arrived in Donegal and are pictured here with Paddy Logue and Noel Cunningham at Harvey’s Point Hotel.
In March of this year, Fáilte Ireland unveiled ten new and updated viewing points along Mulroy Drive, a looped route off the Wild Atlantic Way designed to encourage visitors to explore more and stay longer in the Mulroy Bay area in Donegal.
Developed with an investment of €160,000 from Fáilte Ireland, the new and updated viewing points will bring local stories to life and maximise the optimum vantage points along the 38km route, which was originally created by the Mulroy Tourism Group.
To coincide with the unveiling, The Mulroy Drive Tourist and Development Group together with the Irish Centre in Philadelphia organised a Super Draw in March and the winners were Emma Robinson and Jason Kamienski.
Paddy Logue, Chairman of the Mulroy Drive Tourist and Development Group said: “The aim of the Super Draw was to connect with the Irish diaspora in America, promote Donegal and let them know that we are open for business. The draw was run by the Irish Centre in Philadelphia who were carrying out major renovations to their building and the prize and sponsors were organised by the Mulroy Drive Tourist and Development Group”.
The winners are travelling to Ireland with Aer Lingus organised by Liberty Travel Letterkenny, and they arrive at Donegal Airport on Sunday 4th September. Car Hire is provided by Noel McGinley Letterkenny and Enterprise Car Hire. For the first three nights the winners will stay at the beautiful Harvey’s Point Hotel Donegal Town where they can avail of all facilities including a visit to Sliabh Liag and walks around Lough Eske organised by Noel Cunningham, Donegal Person of the year.
On Wednesday the lucky winners continue their travel to the scenic Rosapenna Hotel and Golf Resort who have just hosted the very successful European Legends Tour Golf week. They can avail of a trip to Fanad Light House, Kayaking on Mulroy Bay with Eco Atlantic Adventures, Horse Riding with Ashtree Riding Stables and a visit to The Old Forge at Logue’s of Cranford.
On Friday they travel to Letterkenny, Donegal’s main shopping town, where they will stay at the Radisson Blu Hotel. They can avail of a trip to Glenveagh Castle with an electric bike trip around the gardens organised by An Craoibhin Centre Gartan, a trip to Oakfield Park Raphoe and a tour of the Cathedral area of Letterkenny. A farewell function on Saturday evening is being held in Letterkenny and is hosted by the Letterkenny Chamber of Commerce.
The Mulroy Drive will be promoted on www.discoverireland.ie and a visitor map outlining the route and highlighting the activities and attractions visitors can enjoy throughout the region is available for local businesses to use. The Mulroy Drive Tourist and Development Group is working with Donegal County Council, Fáilte Ireland and local businesses to maximise the tourism opportunities the route presents, and a motif has been created for businesses to use across their websites and marketing materials along with an Interpretation Toolkit.
The Mulroy Drive Group would like to thank all their sponsors, Donegal County Council and Failte Ireland for all their help.
The Mulroy Drive is a 35 km route of outstanding natural beauty along north Donegal’s wild coastline. It connects the beautiful Atlantic Drive to the rugged beauty of the Fanad Lighthouse and the stunning Portsalon beaches and Knockalla drive.
It boasts some of the most stunning scenery in Ireland and is steeped in history 10km of the route is on the wild Atlantic way and we encourage you to take the tour round the bay and view the spectacular scenery and sample some of the restaurants, bars, shops, accommodation and hospitality of the local people.
The information on this website details the local knowledge, historical events and details of the bay.
Our Facebook page keeps you up to date with recent and upcoming events, our information map is available to help you when you are on the route.
Start: Donegal Airport, Ireland, Braade, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, Ireland
Head south
Keep left to continue toward R266
Turn left onto R266
Turn right to stay on R266
Turn left onto R259
Turn left onto N56
Turn right onto R251
Continue straight onto R255
Turn left onto L5542
Turn left
Continue onto L1192
Merge onto R245
Destination will be on the left
Arrive: 2 Main St, Tirloughan, Co. Donegal, Ireland
Total time: 1 h 2 min
Start: Unnamed Road, Londonderry BT47 3PZ, UK
Head north
Turn left
Turn left onto Station Rd
Turn right onto Clooney Rd
Turn left at McLean Rd
At Broadbridge Roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto A2
At Campsey Roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Clooney Rd/A2
At Maydown Roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on Clooney Rd/A2
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit and stay on Clooney Rd/A2
At Caw Roundabout, take the 4th exit onto Madam’s Bank Rd/A515
At Culmore Rd Roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto A515
At Ballyarnett Roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on A515
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit and stay on A515
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit and stay on A515
At Skeoge Roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Buncrana Rd/A2
Entering Ireland
Continue straight
Continue onto N13
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit and stay on N13
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto N13/N14
At Dry Arc Roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto N14
At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Ramelton Rd/N56
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on Ramelton Rd/N56
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Ramelton Rd/R245
Continue to follow R245
Turn left onto Kilmacrennan Rd/R246
Turn right toward Church Rd
Turn left onto Church Rd
Turn right onto Main St/R245
Arrive: 2 Main St, Forquar, Co. Donegal, Ireland
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Start: 68 O’Connell Street Upper, Dublin Northside, Dublin, Ireland
Head north on O’Connell Street Upper toward Cathal Brugha St
Turn left onto Parnell St
Turn right onto Parnell Square W
Continue onto Granby Row
Turn right onto Dorset Street Upper/N1
Continue to follow N1
Keep right at the fork to continue on Exit 2, follow signs for Belfast/Airport/M1/M50 and merge onto M50
Keep right to continue on M1
Partial toll road
At junction 14, take the N33 exit to N2/Ardee/Derry
Ardee N33, Derry (N2)
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto N33
Ardee N33, Derry (N2)
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on N33
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on N33
At Carrickmacross Rd Roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto N2
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on N2
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on N2
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on N2
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on N2
At Annahagh Roundabout, take the 1st exit and stay on N2
At Coolshannagh Roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on N2
Continue onto A5
Turn left onto Moore St/A5
Continue to follow A5
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Tullyvar Rd/A5
Continue to follow A5
Omagh A5
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Omagh Rd/A5
Continue to follow A5
Omagh A5
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Great Northern Rd/A5
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Beltany Rd/A5
Continue to follow A5
At Melmount Rd Roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Great Northern Link/A5
At Bradley Way Roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Bradley Way/A5
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Lifford Rd/A38
Continue onto N15
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Letterkenny Rd/N14
Continue to follow N14
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto N13/N14
At Dry Arc Roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto N14
At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Ramelton Rd/N56
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on Ramelton Rd/N56
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Ramelton Rd/R245
Continue to follow R245
Turn left onto Kilmacrennan Rd/R246
Turn right toward Church Rd
Turn left onto Church Rd
Turn right onto Main St/R245
Arrive: 2 Main St, Forquar, Co. Donegal, Ireland
Total time: 3 h 23 min
Start: Kilgarriff West, Co. Mayo, Ireland
Head east
Turn left toward R376
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto R376
Turn left onto N17
Turn right onto Market Square/N17
Continue to follow N17
Turn left onto Circular Rd/N17
Turn right to stay on Circular Rd/N17
Continue to follow N17
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto N4
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on N4
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit and stay on N4
Continue onto N15
At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit and stay on N15
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on N15
At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit and stay on N15
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on N15
At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit and stay on N15
Turn left onto Meetinghouse St/N13
Continue to follow N13
Turn left to stay on N13
At Dry Arc Roundabout, take the 1st exit onto N14
At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Ramelton Rd/N56
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on Ramelton Rd/N56
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Ramelton Rd/R245
Continue to follow R245
Turn left onto Kilmacrennan Rd/R246
Turn right toward Church Rd
Turn left onto Church Rd
Turn right onto Main St/R245
Arrive: 2 Main St, Forquar, Co. Donegal, Ireland
Total time: 2 h 37 min
