Tourism Development
Transition Year Opportunities 2025/2026
15 August 2024
Dun Laoghaire County Hall
Transition Year Opportunities 2025/2026
We have created a brochure for Transition Year coordinators around the County.
It shows the wealth of exciting and engaging experiences on offer for their TY students here in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown.
These activities offer students the chance to
- Engage in independent, self-directed learning
- Develop general, technical and academic skills
- Develop social skills such as communication and building self-confidence
The brochure sets out the essential information on providers in the county who have exciting and educational activities to offer to TY classes.
- Take a guided trip across the Dublin Mountains with Hilltop Treks.
- See history come to life as you take the tour at Dalkey Castle & Heritage Centre.
- Improve your Irish while enjoying water activities with Moontour.
- Experience the thrills and spills of stand-up paddleboarding with Big Style.
- Explore sports and science at Explorium National Sports & Science Centre.
- Go wing foiling, kite surfing or paddleboarding with Pure Magic.
- Tour Dublin Bay (UNESCO Biosphere) by Rigid Inflatable Boat (RIB) with Goat Boat Tours.
- Test yourself on one of the 40 downhill mountain bike trails at GAP (Glencullen Adventure Park).
- Experience Dublin’s UNESCO Biosphere with Dublin Boat Tours' guided tours of Dublin Bay.
- Ski at Irelands only dry ski slopes at Ski Club, Kilternan.
- Go Ziplining at Tibradden Wood with Zipit.
- Learn about food sustainability at Airfield Estate & Urban Farm.
- Visit dlr Mill Theatre and discover engaging theatrical experiences for TY students & aspiring actors.
- Immerse yourself in cutting-edge virtual reality experiences at Zero Latency, Sandyford.
- Go mountain biking in an ideal setting with Biking.ie.
- Form teams and enjoy automated gameplay at GoQuest.
- Learn new skills while mastering a variety of boating and watersports activities at the Irish National Sailing & Powerboat School.
- Let Mushroomstuff teach you everything about fungi and bring you on a mushroom hunt in the forest.
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