Well the only reason I've given this 5 stars is that 10 stars is not available.
We just got back from the Notre Dame vs. Navy trip to Ireland. Kerry Coaches provided the transportation for our entire trip.
Our driver, John Keane, was the greatest tour guide I've ever had for any tour anywhere. That's not an exaggeration, trust me.
The majority of the group picked a few of us up at Shannon airport as they flew into Dublin the day before. After joining the group we made our way to the Cliffs of Moher and five minutes into the journey, the impressive knowledge and charm of our driver John Keane spilled out.
From Irish history, to the geography and geology of the landscape we traveled, as well as the religious background, we all learned so much and couldn't wait to hear more. John also mixed in more hilarious Irish sayings than I've ever heard. The only negative of the trip is the regret that we should have filmed the whole week of John and the tour.
We made our way to Dublin and watched the game. Those of us traveling back to fly out of Shannon had rented a van to leave early (4am) on Sunday to catch our flight as John was going to drop the rest of the group flying out of Dublin. When he heard that we rented a van he looked into it and set us up with another driver he knew that was taking a couple of people on the same trip at the same time back to Shannon that we were taking. We were able to cancel our rental, jump in with that driver, and not have to worry about driving on the wrong side of the road, getting gas, returning the van, etc. It really eased our minds for our final trip home.
I hope that someone will read this and book Kerry Coaches for their travel in Ireland. Their coaches were clean and comfortable. Just basing it on our experience with John I'm sure all of their drivers/tour guides, are great, but if you can request John Keane you will thank me. He is truly a special person. read more