The south east is Ireland’s driest and sunniest corner, which counts for more on a golf trip than most people allow for. It is quieter than Kerry and easier to reach than Donegal.
Mount Juliet is the anchor: a Jack Nicklaus parkland course on a Kilkenny estate, with the hotel, the lodges and the golf all in the same grounds. It has hosted the Irish Open and it is kept to that standard year round.
We tend to build this in as a first or last night on a longer Irish itinerary, since it sits between Dublin and the south west, though it stands up perfectly well as a short break on its own.
