Ireland has more miles of road per square mile than any other country in the world. Most of these are minor, and on quite a few you are as likely to meet a slow-moving tractor as a motor car. Also, even in the most mountainous areas, the roads do not rise very high above sea level, so cyclists have few hills to climb.
Irish weather is excellent for an active holiday.
It is rarely too hot in summer, or too cold in winter, to cycle. It does rain quite often, but apart from a few mid-winter days, the sun usually appears for at least a little while each day. When it does, the countryside is transformed, and the streams turn to silver. The scenery is wonderfully varied. There are rich farmlands, and a dramatic coastline thousands of miles in length.