This is what is planned so far for the trip so far.
Would be great if we could meet up along the way with anyone able to.
we are sailing on the hss (fast ferry) from holyhead at 10.30am arriving aprox 12.30pm,we are sailing into dun laoghaire therefore we do not have to drive through dublin, and we have all afternoon to drive to kilkenny aprox 90miles.
7 DAYS ITINERY FOR MX-5 TRIP TO SOUTHERN IRELAND
Travelling outbound via Stena Line 
                Holyhead/Dublin on THURSDAY 28TH MARCH  2013 .
  DUBLIN TO HOTEL.  APROX 90 MILES 
THURS 28TH MARCH 2013: 1nights DBB accommodation at Killkenny              
http://www.aspecthotelkilkenny.comFRI 29TH DRIVE TO KILLARNEY FOR 3  nights DBB accommodation at the Hotel, 
http://www.killarneyheights.ie  (KILKENNY – KILLARNEY ) 110 MILES
MONDAY 1/04/13 1 nights DBB accommodation at the 
http://www.castleoaks.ie HOTEL IN LIMERICK. (KILLARNEY – LIMERICK ) 65MILES.
TUES 2nd  /04/13  DRIVE TO DUBLIN , 1 NIGHT DBB  @     
http://www.regencyhotels.com           (LIMERICK – DUBLIN) 110 MILES 
Wed 3rd /04/13 RETURN DUBLIN – HOLYHEAD    
Stena Line Ferry crossings
 28.03.13     13.50hrs Holyhead – Dublin   
 03.04.13      08.20hrs Dublin – Holyhead