About Excursions Ireland
Connecting you to the Heart of Ireland

We didn’t say it first, but we said it better. The secret to unforgettable Irish experiences?
Our passionate local experts.
Countries our team have travelled to around the world
Our Mission
To showcase the unique beauty, history, and culture of Ireland to visitors from around the world, creating unforgettable, sustainable and authentic travel experiences.
Years of business
our story
With offices near our destinations, our team consists of passionate local experts.
Shauna Cribben
Operations Executive

Shauna Cribben
Operations Executive
Real Facts: Joined Excursions Ireland in 2017 as an intern and now works part time as she is a girl mam to two lunatics.
Random Facts: Tries to collect dream catchers from everywhere she visits and has over 30 scattered around the house.
Best known for her amazing brownies and always supporting everyone in the office!

Kerrie Wade
Director of Operations

Kerrie Wade
Director of Operations
Real Fact: First started in Excursions Ireland as an Intern while finishing her degree back in 2018.
Random: Had never tried Guinness or Whiskey until working with Excursions Ireland…. And now they are 2 of her favourite drinks! Was on the Dublin camogie team when she was younger
Best known for being a coffee addict and falling over her two feet.

Aisling Buckley
Account Manager

Aisling Buckley
Account Manager
Real Facts: Has a degree in Business and Management from TU Dublin. Loves to travel and just returned from a solo trip to Colombia.
Random Facts: Is one eighth Italian. Abbie is the Podge to her Rodge.
Best known for asking what is for lunch at 9:30am and her love of seafood.

Lisa Smith
Account Manager
Abbie Ledden
Account Manager

Abbie Ledden
Account Manager
Real facts: Joined EI in 2022 as an intern, graduated college with BSc in Business and Management Studies and is now an account manager.
Random facts: Danced competitively for 16 years. Aisling is the Rodge to my Podge.
Best known for her iconic outfits and being the main recruiter of Excursions Ireland port teams!

Niamh McCarthy
Managing Director

Niamh McCarthy
Managing Director
Real facts: Ran away to sea before returning to start her own business at the age of 27 and in turn becoming a founder member of Cruise Ireland.
Random facts: First female to have swam from Northern Ireland to Scotland in winter relay (with no wetsuit). Has visited every continent.
Best known for keeping the faith and leopard print! Never seen in an outfit twice.

Ciara O'Hara
Accounts Manager - Ports & Piers
Kellie Grogan
Finance Manager

Kellie Grogan
Finance Manager
Real facts: Working in finance for over 20+ years in a variety of industries.
Random facts: Travelled for a year on her own, thought she was going to a beach ended up in a dodgy part of a big city.
Best known for sneaking up on people to pick their brain!! And being the go-to person to ask for all in-house IT support!

Ben Steenkamp
Account Manager

Ben Steenkamp
Account Manager
Real Facts: Worked at sea for 11 years with Princess Cruises.
Random Facts: Went to boarding school (best time of his life) and currently working on getting accredited as a certified sylvotherapist (forest therapy).
Best known for his selective hearing and his luxury taste!! And cannot handle raisins in his food.

Carmel Doyle
Office Manager

Carmel Doyle
Office Manager
Real Fact: Longest serving employee at Excursions Ireland.
Random Fact: An adventurous spirit who hitch-hiked from Arklow to Wicklow at the age of 13 while her parents were at Mass and years later went down the Colorado rapids on a raft!
Best Known for retiring…for the last 3 years! Most likely to be the first on the dance floor!

Julie Lalor
Head of Business & Employee Relations

Julie Lalor
Head of Business & Employee Relations
Real Fact: Helped to create a resource pack designed to assist parents taking babies home from NICU.
Random Fact: Has an addiction to hunting through second-hand shops for old Nancy Drew books.
Best Known for making a short story long and being very protective about the DART.

Ger Deegan
Account Manager

Ger Deegan
Account Manager
Real facts: Loves being a girl dad. Used to write weekly for BBC and Newstalk on European football and host a podcast on Manchester City.
Random facts: Loves horses and is involved in racehorse ownership. Is an avid reader and usually reads between 30-50 books a year. Is hoping to write a book soon!
Best known for his comedic timing and easiest to scare. Most scared of ketchup!

Siobhan O'Flanagan
Account Manager

Siobhan O'Flanagan
Account Manager
Real facts: Has travelled extensively and worked in Tenerife where she met her lovely fiancé.
Random facts: Siobhan trained in ballet from the age of 4 to 17 and has trained in vocals for most of her life as a soprano, performing in both Latin and English.
Best known for being a chatterbox and inclusive!

Lauren Naughton
Account Manager
Caoimhe Armstrong
Director of Land Services

Caoimhe Armstrong
Director of Land Services
Real Facts: Is fascinated by people and behaviour, which inspired her to earn a psychology degree at night.
Random Facts: Her first job was in a Convent and she never ate cheese till she was 26 years old.
Best known for taking an eternity to eat a meal and her drawer of snacks that is never empty!

Joe McAuley
Operations Executive
Ann Kerr
Honorary Team Member

Ann Kerr
Honorary Team Member
Real Facts: Heading for sainthood for the miracle of mothering Niamh for an undisclosed number of decades.
Random Facts: Her real name is Angela. She has size 2.5 (UK) feet.
Best known for being one half of the Golden Girls alongside Carmel and for saying ah feck it at every opportunity.

Lynn Henderson
Head of Business & Product Development

Lynn Henderson
Head of Business & Product Development
Real facts: As Sustainability Coordinator, Lynn drives eco-friendly product development and business growth, ensuring tourism in Ireland thrives sustainably for years to come.
Random facts: Lynn travelled the world with Michael Flatley’s Lord of the Dance including playing the role of Morrighan the Temptress (or bad girl) and sang solo with the backing of a choir and orchestra in the National Concert Hall in Dublin and Ulster Hall Belfast.
Best known for using any type of container as a lunch box!

What drives us
Loyalty
Respect
Innovation
Fun
Friendship
Crafting experiences,
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