Whats the furtherist you have driven in Ireland in a day?

Supercell

I drove to Cork and back today which is about a 560KM round trip.
My shoulders are a little sore from holding the steering wheel all day and feel a bit tired after it all.

Am sure others have done much more, especially on continental motorways, but eating the miles up on a motorway isn't as hard I reckon as driving down narrow twisty roads for large parts.

I reckon 1000KM would be doable, but would be mighty tiring, anyone done over the 1000KM mark in a single day here?

mikemac

Nenagh to Belfast and back again in one day.
According to the AA website it's about 650km but I took a longer route home so I say it was about 680km.

Took the most direct route up and that was the N52.
Took the M1, M50 & N7 home. Longer route but far more straight forward. I'd say there wouldn't be much difference time-wise between the two routes

Mike07

Galwayy to Dublin for an all ireland qtr final, down to west cork after game to drop mate off -- then on to tralee--- was shattered---we won though

Max_Damage

It would probably be driving from Dublin to the town of Bushmills in the very top of Co. Antrim last summer, via Belfast. I can't remember what the exact distance was, but it was well over 200 miles.

It was alot of miles to do in one day in a Micra!

Supercell

micmclo and Mike07, thats pretty savage distances alright, must have been very very tiring.

cantdecide

myself and my brother drove cork to ballymena and back. we were collecting his new car. this is the worst part. got there and realised the seller was a total spoofer "stunning mint '00" car was shagged- overheating, rattling, banged up etc. etc.:eek: :eek: :eek:

we arrived home dejected and carless.

945km according to AA doesn't that sound too much?

Mike07

Most annoting part was around 11pm in macroom-- needed petol--- Do I drive on to killarney , about 45 mins and risk there being no station open-- or go 20 mins back to ballincollig where i know there will be one open

I chickend out and added 60 odd Ks to jny

Redshift

Dublin to Buncranna and back in one day, Not sure of the distance. but it nearly killed me. All to do a job which took about 15 mins:rolleyes:
Twas an emergency call so what can one do.

My old man used to drive for a living and he done Dublin>Waterford>Cork>Kilkenny>Carlow>Dublin
Three times a week, he eventually had to give that up.

maidhc

Done Cork -> Dublin -> Cork a few times. It is grand when you get used to it.

Pherekydes

I did Lucan-Castleisland and back in one day - 546km

Two years ago I drove from Holyhead to Folkestone (590km) and then from Calais to St Jean-de-Monts (736km)the following day, a total of 20 hours on the road, including stops. The roads are much better, but it also makes it more monotonous.

wingnut

Antrim to Cork but it was one way lol. I drove Limerick to Birmingham but there was a kip on the ferry along the way.

cyrusdvirus

Examples of stupid (and highly dangerous given driver fatigue) driving from me.

Leixlip to Athlone
Athlone to Cavan
Cavan to Galway
Galway to Clonmel
Clonmel to Kilkenny
Kilkenny to Waterford
Waterford to Cork
Cork to Tralee


only 885KM according to AA. Felt like a LOT longer. That in a 1.25 99 Fiesta

left hone at 8.30am, arrived into tralee at 10.30pm

Lex Luthor

Redshift wrote:

Dublin to Buncranna and back in one day, Not sure of the distance. but it nearly killed me. All to do a job which took about 15 mins:rolleyes:
Twas an emergency call so what can one do.

Have done something similar a few times....that journey is a killer

I've done Naas to the Derry/Donegal border to Seagate, done about 5hrs work and then back home again. Normally leave the house about 7am, get to Seagate about 11'ish and get out about 4pm and then home.
Knocks me for six but I usually take the next day off when my boss thinks I've stayed over night up north with a relative.
Its about a 420mile round trip but they are killer roads.
I've also done Naas-Cork-Naas, 2 days in a row and I'd prefer that to the round trip to the north in one day.

Lex Luthor

gatecrash wrote:

Examples of stupid (and highly dangerous given driver fatigue) driving from me.

Leixlip to Athlone
Athlone to Cavan
Cavan to Galway
Galway to Clonmel
Clonmel to Kilkenny
Kilkenny to Waterford
Waterford to Cork
Cork to Tralee


only 885KM according to AA. Felt like a LOT longer. That in a 1.25 99 Fiesta

left hone at 8.30am, arrived into tralee at 10.30pm

holy $hit....thems some tough roads in that car

Hal1

Left early one morning and began this tiring drive from: Dublin to Buncrana then to Dunfanaghy and on to Donegal and back to Dublin through Cavan. It was alot of millage and all done in a transit. 723km according to AA routeplanner.

Pherekydes

gatecrash wrote:

Examples of stupid (and highly dangerous given driver fatigue) driving from me.

Have to agree here. I nodded off on the M5 while driving from Holyhead to Exeter a few years back. Got up at 4.30 to get the fast ferry. All 8 members of the family were with me in the car. It was a major wake-up call. Never again. Now I make sure of my sleep and bring cans of red bull for the drive.

P.S. When I say nodded off I mean for a few split seconds, and it was due to the lack of sleep rather than length of time driving.

netwhizkid

Kerry to Donegal one way as a passenger; sweet mother of god never again, I'd drive to Cork and Fly to Belfast and hire a car from there first before I'd do it again. However that trip involved several deviations from a straight run I was 13 at the time and all I can remember was starting out at sunrise and arriving at sunset 11hours total and god knows how many miles.

cyrusdvirus

Slow coach wrote:

Have to agree here. I nodded off on the M5 while driving from Holyhead to Exeter a few years back. Got up at 4.30 to get the fast ferry. All 8 members of the family were with me in the car. It was a major wake-up call. Never again. Now I make sure of my sleep and bring cans of red bull for the drive.

P.S. When I say nodded off I mean for a few split seconds, and it was due to the lack of sleep rather than length of time driving.

I added in the bit about the driver fatigue because i was well punchy on the elast leg of the trip, and same as you, i'll never do it again. i was full of youthful stupidity and misplaced self confidence, and wanted to get to tralee for the overnight stay to go out on the beer!!!
Had a stop at each place for around 30 mins, so at least the journey was broken up.

cujimmy

Blackrock to glasgow and back which according to the rac site comes in at 803 km

Our man in Havana

Templemore to Londonderry and back in a day. 12 hours in a 91 Micra.

tech

dunmanway - letterkenny & back in a day
dunmanway - portrus & back in a day

copacetic

have done, dublin - cork - limerick - galway - dublin in a day, wasn't very pleasant but saved a lot of individual trips. should have prob stayed the night in galway it was a couple of days before I recovered...

JMSE

Bond-007 wrote:

Templemore to Londonderry and back in a day. 12 hours in a 91 Micra.

Didnt realise the Tipperary home of the Garda Training College had an orange lodge.

In a previous existence as a van courier, we did a week on each run. The 'Cork' run meant going starting from Dublin delivering to Portlaoise, Dundrum Co. Tipp, Ballylooby Co. Tipp, Mitchelstown, Castlemartyr Co. Cork, Cork city, Ballineen in west Cork and the last drop was in Millstreet before coming back up to Dublin again and do it again the next day. Friday evenings in Millstreet after that last drop was a happy time.

Wishbone Ash

Dublin to Cork and on to Letterkenny was probably the longest I've driven.

Bond-007 wrote:

Londonderry

:eek:

Altreab

Longfield wrote:

I drove to Cork and back today which is about a 560KM round trip.
My shoulders are a little sore from holding the steering wheel all day and feel a bit tired after it all.

Am sure others have done much more, especially on continental motorways, but eating the miles up on a motorway isn't as hard I reckon as driving down narrow twisty roads for large parts.

I reckon 1000KM would be doable, but would be mighty tiring, anyone done over the 1000KM mark in a single day here?

Drove from West and i mean WEST Galway to Santry and back before 1 in the afternoon in the last century (1999) total trip was 380 Miles (610 approx KM)

8 hours solid driving and the roads were so much worse than they are now. (despite what many say)

mumof2

I remember driving back from Dublin Airport one year after coming back from Tunisia, no sleep, flight arrived in at around 5 am, so decided to drive straight home back to cork. Jesus, 10 am we got home, had to stop loads of times to stay awake!! Know better next time!! (Fly from Cork:D )

Altreab

mumof2 wrote:

I remember driving back from Dublin Airport one year after coming back from Tunisia, no sleep, flight arrived in at around 5 am, so decided to drive straight home back to cork. Jesus, 10 am we got home, had to stop loads of times to stay awake!! Know better next time!! (Fly from Cork:D )

Yeah and if you hadnt been sensible and stopped you could have ended up having a nasty accident lack of sleep has killed a lot of people on the roads

Rowley Birkin QC

gatecrash wrote:

Examples of stupid (and highly dangerous given driver fatigue) driving from me.

Leixlip to Athlone
Athlone to Cavan
Cavan to Galway
Galway to Clonmel
Clonmel to Kilkenny
Kilkenny to Waterford
Waterford to Cork
Cork to Tralee


only 885KM according to AA. Felt like a LOT longer. That in a 1.25 99 Fiesta

left hone at 8.30am, arrived into tralee at 10.30pm

What were you doing in each of those towns?

Im guessing you aren't a courier or a specialist mechanic as you would have either a van or 4x4. Sales rep would have something more comfortable and better engined.

Student on a daft escapade maybe?

And yeah your right it was highly dangerous. I lost my girlfriend last year to a driver fatigue induced accident. IMO its as dangerous as drink driving.

cyrusdvirus

bigkev49 wrote:

What were you doing in each of those towns?

Im guessing you aren't a courier or a specialist mechanic as you would have either a van or 4x4. Sales rep would have something more comfortable and better engined.

Student on a daft escapade maybe?

And yeah your right it was highly dangerous. I lost my girlfriend last year to a driver fatigue induced accident. IMO its as dangerous as drink driving.

No, not a student. The company i work for have units in those towns and i was picking stuff up from one dropping in another (collecting in Athlone, dropping in Cavan etc)

this was about 4 or 5 years ago, have a mondeo now. i'll freely admit it was stupid and dangerous. and i have highlighted that in another post in this thread. i can only offer condolences from one internet username to another on losing your girlfriend. And yes you are right, it is every bad as bad as drink driving

Supercell

No-one has done the 1K run so far?, though Wishbone Ash's Dublin - Cork - Letterkenny journey strikes me as being pretty damn tough, fair play!

Wishbone Ash

Longfield wrote:

Wishbone Ash's Dublin - Cork - Letterkenny journey strikes me as being pretty damn tough, fair play!

Dublin to Cork and up to Sligo was handy enough. From Sligo on it was tougher especially along Barnsmore Gap in driving rain. I had to pull over for a rest in Ballybofey even though I was only about 14 miles from my destination.

Wishbone Ash

In fairness, tech's Dunmanway to Letterkenny and back would be much worse and you'd be off the beaten track getting over to Dunmanway.

unkel

cantdecide wrote:

myself and my brother drove cork to ballymena and back

Savage distance. Two drivers though?

Bond-007 wrote:

Templemore to Londonderry and back in a day. 12 hours in a 91 Micra.

I can only imagine what kinda roads that was on :eek:

Recently a colleague drove from Wexford, picked me up in Dublin and drove up to near Malin head, and back down to Wexford via Dublin again. Madness. 13 hours and about 800 km?

In one day I've driven for over 1600km (with a co-driver) and over 1000km on my own. The latter was in the US though, easy peasy

unkel

Bond-007 wrote:

Londonderry

Derry?

patrickc

I've driven Carlow to Bantry, Bantry to Strokestown and Strokestown to Carlow in a day, according to aa is 849km, i was shattered after it

Wishbone Ash

Apologies - slightly off topic.

Two work colleagues are from Castletownbere. That's about 6 hours from Dublin. The half way point (time wise) is Mitchelstown!! and they're still in Cork!!

imeddyhobbs

Me and my silly ex intended to stay in donegal for the weekend a few years back,we left cork at 7am and arrived in letterkenny at about 1 but at about 7 she pointed out that she was bored and that she wanted to go to her friends daughters christening next day back down in south cork!so we went back down south and arrived back in cork at 1:30 but it was ok because we had the spicegirls on tape,tongues only,i sure dont miss her,viva forever.

Esel

cantdecide wrote:

got there and realised the seller was a total spoofer "stunning mint '00" car was shagged- overheating, rattling, banged up etc. etc.:eek: :eek: :eek:

Hope you walked away! The key word there was 'mint'. That and 'immac' signify a dealer. As does a price ending in 75 e.g. €1675.

In the states, on a motorcycle with a passenger, drove 600 miles first day, 300 miles on second day, then 600 miles home on the third day. That's with a lot of sightseeing along the way. About 800 miles on Interstates, the rest on good roads. Speed didn't seem to be an issue!

littlejukka

longest i can think of is cahersiveen to monaghan then on to dublin after a meeting. around 600km.

i've done midelton to goleen to dublin a few times, just over 500km but the roads in west cork make it feel an awful lot longer

tech

ive done Dunmanway to Belfast also , return in a day
can make it in 5.25 hrs with Fermoy motorway leavin at 3am it rush hour traffic in Belfast at 8.15am hehhe

tech

route Planner (From Dunmanway to Letterkenny)
Via: Cork, Limerick, Galway, Sligo
Time: 6 hr 39 min
Total Distance (Km): 511.80

so just over 1000km and some real crap roads from Galway to Sligo and up to Letterkenny

Rabies

Waterford->Thurles->Dublin ->Thurles->Dublin->Nass

Did that trip after waking up with a killer hangover from the night before and only about 3hrs sleep. Wasn't the most fun day driving I had

That is the longest I have done in Ireland. I have done more if you factor in driving from ireland through england or holiday trips.

.Longshanks.

A couple that spring to mind are:

Buncrana to Kilarney. Kilkenny to Buncrana. Portlaoise to Cork to Dublin before back to Portlaoise all within a working day!

Trip to Kilarney was probably worst due to crap roads compared to the others..:p

Wishbone Ash

I drove a tractor from Wexford to Dublin a few years ago. 9 hours of discomfort!

A friend drove a tractor and baler from Dublin to Mullingar.

zuutroy

Not following the rules I know but a mate started his driving job at 7am one Friday...came to my gaf at 1 pm and then drove straight to Paris, arriving at 11am Saturday. I was fooked so I can only imagine how wrecked he was. Guts of 1000km interrupted by ferries etc.

Guy:Incognito

Dublin -> Shannon airport -> Blarney -> Dublin

Total Distance (Km): 595.49 (according to AA)


Dublin -> Cork City -> Dublin (to collect a car off Damo605 )

Total Distance (Km): 506.48


Thats my 2 longest daily trips in Ireland

mumof2

Altreab wrote:

Yeah and if you hadnt been sensible and stopped you could have ended up having a nasty accident lack of sleep has killed a lot of people on the roads

too true!!:(

Gillie

Sligo to Clonmel (Through Limerick) and back in one day.

Gillie

tech wrote:

route Planner (From Dunmanway to Letterkenny)
Via: Cork, Limerick, Galway, Sligo
Time: 6 hr 39 min
Total Distance (Km): 511.80

so just over 1000km and some real crap roads from Galway to Sligo and up to Letterkenny

Bad from Tubbercurry to Ballinacarrow and from Hughes Bridge in Sligo to Bunduff bridge.
Improvements planned but still in the pipeline!

PaulKK

cork to leixleip via kilkenny and back to cork via kilcullen and kilkenny in one day. In a '92 golf. Seriously tiring.

antodeco

Longest ive driven was:

Dublin - Galway - Limerick - Cork - Galway - Cork - Dublin - Waterford - Dublin

Apparently its only 870Kms!! Did it 3 times in one week tho!!

On top of that, I had to carry a desktop pc through Galway and Cork City!!