The journey along the South Dublin coastline has been namechecked by the Lonely Planet as one of the top train journeys to go on in Europe. 

Who wouldn’t be impressed with the views around Dublin Bay in particular? 

Joan Scales, Editor of Travel2Ireland.ie joined Kieran on The Hard Shoulder...

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