Morriscastle Strand Press Coverage

Over the last few weeks we’ve had some fantastic coverage in The Irish Times newspaper and Go Travel Supplement which I’m attaching for anyone who might have missed them, we’re so delighted to get in there and be mentioned so much. Thank you Irish Times!

April 16th, 2011
‘My Father bought the land here 43 years ago and developed it as a campsite. As kids we spent term time in Ballinteer and school holidays down here. We just loved it, and even now some of my best friends are people I met as a child at the campsite. Today my brother, Hugh, and I run it.
During the summer season, we live on site in the manager’s house and work a seven-day week. I’m up at 7.30am and into reception to put on the bread, the croissants and the coffee machine, ready for when doors open at 9am.
I’ll then spend the rest of the morning meeting and greeting guests as well as looking after deliveries for the shop and takeaway.
We have 150 mobile homes here which are privately-owned and not rented out. Then we have a further 150 sites for visitors, whether in tents, camper vans or caravans.

In the past couple of years staycationing has taken off, so our Irish visitor numbers have surged, which balances out the fact that UK visitor numbers have fallen off dramatically. People seem to be staying in their own country more. We’re 30 metres from the beach here, which is a huge attraction.
The job is very full on in summer but I love it. I don’t think you could do it if you didn’t. I’ve a team of people working with me and I’ll be in and around the reception building for most of the day, helping campers find the right spaces.
For lunch I’ll grab a sandwich on the go. I rarely get off site at all between mid-July and mid-August.
In the afternoon I’ll help out with the kids’ clubs. It’s very much a family-oriented campsite, so we run a load of events for children.
By 4pm I’ll help start prepping for the takeaway, which opens from 5pm to 10pm, and if that’s busy I’ll help out serving there too, or I might be running music nights, table quizzes or the teen discos.
We have cheese and wine evenings some Sundays and all proceeds from all our events go to charity.
Reception closes at 10pm but by the time I’ve cashed up and finished it will be 10.45pm. At that stage I’ll be looking forward to a glass of wine.
I’m very lucky though, it’s very busy in summer and we’re only open six months of the year, so I get some time off afterwards. It’s a great life’
Niamh Darcy is manager of Morriscastle Strand Holiday Park, Kilmuckridge, Co Wexford, morriscastlestrand.com’

We were included in the Times Go Ireland supplement the following week, Sat May 28, 2011. Sandra O’Connell did a round up of some of the best home grown camping destinations selecting Morriscastle Strand for County Wexford. Click on the image for the full article.

And then last weekend,Sat May 28, there was an article on five breaks to take in Ireland for the June Bank Holiday Weekend and we were the only campsite mentioned! Click on the image for the full article.

So after all this press, we’re going to focus on our Holiday Park for the June Bank Holiday weekend and make sure its the best weekend ever for everyone who visits with their tent, campervan, touring caravan or comes down for the weekend to their mobile home – we’ve got a Bouncy Castle extravaganza on Sunday with John, the Magic Man visiting for a show on Sunday at 4pm and I have it on very good authority that the weather in the South East will be absolutely perfect for your seaside holiday with sunshine and little cloud on Fri, Sat and Sunday of this weekend! Our shop will be open so when you need that caffeine fix, 99 ice cream or wind-breaker for the beach, drop on in and say hi!

Niamh