We are @irelandwalking
Find us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram using the icons below. If you use any of these social media platforms, you are very welcome to follow us there. Please note that the development of The Ireland Walking Guide website is where we direct most of our screen time. For this reason, we only visit our social media channels when we have news and announcements of our own to post, at which point we will also interact with any Irish walk-related stories, photos, videos, news and announcements you have brought to our attention by using the @irelandwalking tag.
In general, we aim to limit our social media usage to a maximum of one hour in total each week. Not only have we chosen this approach for time management and efficiency reasons, we also believe that less exposure to social media (and screens in general) helps us to maintain and improve our mental health while freeing up additional time for physical activity.
Having said that, we do recognise the benefits of using social media. Each time we go on to post our own news and announcements, we will also use that time to share and like as many of your Irish walk-related posts as we can. We are keen to see relevant Irish walk-related stories, photos, videos, news and announcements from individual walkers, clubs, guides, training providers, event organisers, outdoor bloggers, ground-based photographers and film-makers, etc.
Share your posts with us on social media any time. We'll interact with them next time we're on.
Helping you find more posts
Follow us on social media if you are looking for a rich selection of walk-related posts from all over Ireland. You can find us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. We want to share as many of your posts as possible on our feeds to showcase Ireland's abundant walking opportunities and stunning scenery. There you will find inspiration for your next walk, details of upcoming events, and see what your local walking club has been getting up to. We will also keep you updated on The Ireland Walking Guide website's ongoing development and its unrivalled selection of walking initiatives.
Helping you reach a bigger audience
Whether you're posting photos and videos from your latest walk, announcing an upcoming event, recruiting new members to your club, or promoting a product in your outdoor shop, we are more than happy to help you reach a bigger audience. Here's how we do it.
We check for new notifications on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. If we find posts which are relevant to our specialist topic and are positive in tone, we will generally give them likes. We aim to share as many of these as possible on the @irelandwalking feeds each time we visit our social media channels. If we have anything to add, we will do so in the comments.
In order to interact with your social media posts, we need to be able to find them first. This is where you can help. The easiest way to bring your posts to our attention on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram is by tagging them @irelandwalking. Each time you do this, we will usually (but not always) receive a notification.
Please note that a share on our feed is not guaranteed even if it is tagged. We want our feeds to be as diverse as possible in terms of the whos and the wheres. For this reason, we prefer not to have multiple posts by the same poster appearing consecutively in our feeds. This should also bring about some diversity in the places being featured.
The more eye-catching your post is, the higher its chances of being shared by us. Text-only posts will not be shared. We may also share untagged posts brought to our attention through third-party shares. Comments containing suspicious-looking URLs will be deleted where possible and will not be shared. Any URL which does not generate a relevant and authentic-looking preview will be regarded as suspicious and potentially harmful.
Please note that we do not promote or encourage the use of drones in tranquil, scenic locations. Walkers want to be able to enjoy the peace and quiet these places can offer. For this reason, we do not interact with any social media posts which include photos or video footage captured using drones. As these devices become more popular, they have the potential to become as big a nuisance in our countryside as littering and quad bikes.
Any posts shared by @irelandwalking which feature Irish mountains or High Points may also be shared by @hipointireland. High Point Ireland is the All-Ireland governing body for Sport Hillwalking.
We are happy to interact with tagged posts by all Irish walking clubs, event organisers, guides, training providers, outdoor shops and any other related organisations. However, priority will be given to walking clubs who have completed a profile page on our website, and other entities who are listed in our website's Community section.
Whether you're posting photos and videos from your latest walk, announcing an upcoming event, recruiting new members to your club, or promoting a product in your outdoor shop, we are more than happy to help you reach a bigger audience. Here's how we do it.
We check for new notifications on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. If we find posts which are relevant to our specialist topic and are positive in tone, we will generally give them likes. We aim to share as many of these as possible on the @irelandwalking feeds each time we visit our social media channels. If we have anything to add, we will do so in the comments.
In order to interact with your social media posts, we need to be able to find them first. This is where you can help. The easiest way to bring your posts to our attention on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram is by tagging them @irelandwalking. Each time you do this, we will usually (but not always) receive a notification.
Please note that a share on our feed is not guaranteed even if it is tagged. We want our feeds to be as diverse as possible in terms of the whos and the wheres. For this reason, we prefer not to have multiple posts by the same poster appearing consecutively in our feeds. This should also bring about some diversity in the places being featured.
The more eye-catching your post is, the higher its chances of being shared by us. Text-only posts will not be shared. We may also share untagged posts brought to our attention through third-party shares. Comments containing suspicious-looking URLs will be deleted where possible and will not be shared. Any URL which does not generate a relevant and authentic-looking preview will be regarded as suspicious and potentially harmful.
Please note that we do not promote or encourage the use of drones in tranquil, scenic locations. Walkers want to be able to enjoy the peace and quiet these places can offer. For this reason, we do not interact with any social media posts which include photos or video footage captured using drones. As these devices become more popular, they have the potential to become as big a nuisance in our countryside as littering and quad bikes.
Any posts shared by @irelandwalking which feature Irish mountains or High Points may also be shared by @hipointireland. High Point Ireland is the All-Ireland governing body for Sport Hillwalking.
We are happy to interact with tagged posts by all Irish walking clubs, event organisers, guides, training providers, outdoor shops and any other related organisations. However, priority will be given to walking clubs who have completed a profile page on our website, and other entities who are listed in our website's Community section.
- Follow @irelandwalking.
- Bring your Irish recreational walking tweets to our attention by tagging them @irelandwalking.
- We will interact accordingly. This may be in the form of likes, retweets and comments.
- Any posts shared by @irelandwalking which feature Irish mountains or High Points may also be shared by @hipointireland. High Point Ireland is the All-Ireland governing body for Sport Hillwalking.
- Follow @irelandwalking.
- Join "The Ireland Walking Community" Facebook Group
- Bring your Irish recreational walking posts to our attention by sharing them to The Ireland Walking Community group and tagging them @irelandwalking. Posts can be published directly to the group or shared from your own profiles and pages. Please ensure that any shared posts are publicly visible - we will delete posts from the group if they are not publicly visible. Please note that all new posts need to be approved by group moderators. For this reason, your posts will not appear in the group feed until the next time we are on Facebook.
- We will interact accordingly. This may be in the form of likes, comments and shares to The Ireland Walking Guide's Facebook page. We may also add some posts to our stories where they will appear for 24 hours.
- Any posts shared by @irelandwalking which feature Irish mountains or High Points may also be shared by @hipointireland. High Point Ireland is the All-Ireland governing body for Sport Hillwalking.
- Please abide by the group's rules. Rule-breakers will be banned from the group. If you see posts or comments which do not belong in the group, please report them to us immediately. Each post / comment has a facility which allows you to report them to group admin.
- Follow @irelandwalking.
- Bring your Irish recreational walking posts to our attention by tagging them @irelandwalking.
- We will interact accordingly. This may be in the form of likes and comments. Instagram does not have a share facility. For this reason, we will add some posts to our stories where they will appear for 24 hours.
- Any posts shared by @irelandwalking which feature Irish mountains or High Points may also be shared by @hipointireland. High Point Ireland is the All-Ireland governing body for Sport Hillwalking.