My Island Life With …
TV broadcaster and entrepreneur Darren Kennedy shares some of his favourite places to visit and reveals the best way to go wild in Ireland
Where’s home?
Dublin.
Where’s your favourite secret place?
The Iveagh Gardens. It’s the calmer alternative to St. Stephen’s Green in the city centre and feels like a little oasis of calm.
Who’s the most interesting person you’ve met?
Senator David Norris never ceases to amaze me with his story-telling prowess and encyclopaedic knowledge. I don’t see him very often but when I do, it’s always a treat, and I’m left feeling inspired.
Where’s the best place for food?
Kenmare, Co. Kerry.
Where’s the best place to go out-out?
Dublin’s Drury Street – everything you need in one small street.
What’s the best way to relax?
Throw on your walking boots and embrace the hike life.
There are so many amazing trails all across the country.
What song or soundtrack reminds you of home?
U2’s Sunday Bloody Sunday.
Where’s the best place to be inspired?
The wilds of West Cork or Connemara.
What’s the most important cause to you?
Helping people empower themselves by fully embracing who they are and living their truth.
What would you do if you were Taoiseach for the day?
Release funding to assign fulltime anti-bullying stewards to every school in Ireland.
What’s the best way to go wild?
Throw on your swimming trunks and go for a dip!
What’s your favourite board game?
Chess.
What’s the best advice you’ve been given to date?
Every ‘No’ is one step closer to a ‘Yes’.
When was the last time you cried?
Yesterday while reading Lie With Me a novel by Philippe Besson.
Where’s your favourite place in Ireland to watch the sun set?
It’s a toss up between the terrace at Ballynahinch Castle or overlooking the ocean at Inchydoney in West Cork.
Who’s the last person you Whatsapped & why?
My mam, to see what’s cooking for dinner when I visit later today!
Share something we don’t know about you?
I’m a Francophile and was PR Manager for the French Tourist Board in Ireland. It feels like a lifetime ago.
Darren Kennedy is the founder of men’s grooming range Kennedy & Co and recently starred on the BBC’s You Are What You Wear.