We do like to be beside the seaside, especially during the summer months. But often we wonder where to go for a day out, or where to stay if we’re planning a longer trip. Now there is help at hand in a new guide of Ireland’s coastal regions,
By the Water's Edge: Ireland's Best Coastal Retreats, which gathers together the essential details of the destinations on offer in one pocket-sized book. The authors promise to give readers a warts-and-all view of what awaits them at the various resorts. "We have not pretended, as so many guidebooks do, that each and every one of them is perfect," says editor Emily Hourican. "Where there are shortcomings we have pointed these out, and where extra praise is deserved, we have delivered that, too," she says. By the Water's Edge: Ireland's Best Coastal Retreatsby Bridget Hourican and Claire Ryan is published by Madison Publications, €8.95.