Amy Rankin co-founded Vagabond Tours with Rob and is currently the company's Marketing Director. Amy is a keen outdoor enthusiast and an expert on Ireland.
Meet Our Authors
Amy
Brian
Brian Barry combines the roles of Marketing Executive and Tour Guide at Vagabond Tours. As an award-winning travel blogger and a published Lonely Planet author, he knows a thing or two about Ireland.
Ciara
Ciara Myburgh is Operations Executive at Vagabond Tours. After many years on the road as a tour guide, Ciara understands Ireland’s mythology and folklore in ways that only a VagaGuide can.
Denise
Denise is one of our longest-serving and most experienced VagaGuides. An expert globetrotter and horse-lover, some of Denise’s world adventures include pony-trekking the Grand Canyon and riding across the mountainous frontier between Argentina and Chile.
Edwina
Edwina is our expert on responsible travel. She is Sustainability General Executive at Vagabond Tours. She is also part of the endangered species of redheads.
Danielle
Danielle Kavanagh is Sales & Reservations Executive at Vagabond Tours. She has a wealth of wisdom on travelling in Ireland to share.
Dee
Dee Nugent is Group Accounts Assistant at Vagabond and our official culture expert on Irish books, TV and movies. Although a proud Wicklow native, she has travelled all over Ireland. Dee is an avid reader; so much so that her dog Darcy, is named after Mr Darcy from Pride & Prejudice.
Deirdre
Deirdre Keogh is Sales & Marketing Manager at Vagabond Tours. Born and raised in Dublin, she knows Ireland’s capital inside out.
Derry
Derry Nairn is Content & SEO Manager at Vagabond Tours. A published non-fiction author, Derry holds a BA in History & Politics from University College Dublin.
Johnboy
John McKiernan is Reservations Supervisor at Vagabond. He was previously a driver guide for Vagabond and, before that, a specialist hiking guide and a travel agent.
Michael
Before Irish music expert Michael Stout became Product Development & Operations Executive at Vagabond, he was a driver guide and a qualified sound engineer. He now perfects our tour itineraries and plans new tour products.
Paige
Paige Waters is Sales & Reservations Executive at Vagabond Tours. With extensive travel experience both as a tourist and a professional, she's ready to share her local knowledge and Ireland travel tips.
Rob
Rob Rankin is Founder and Managing Director of Vagabond Tours — but really wants to be Bear Grylls when he grows up. Rob is an expert on adventure tourism in Ireland and sustainable travel.
Ronan
An experienced tour guide for Vagabond, Ronan was made for the outdoors; be it cycling, kayaking, hiking, skiing or climbing.
Shauna
Shauna Marah is Digital Marketing Executive at Vagabond Tours and our official foodie. Monitoring social media, Shauna is up-to-date with the latest and greatest food trends, epic restaurants and cosy pubs across Ireland.
Tim
Tim Orr is Training & Guide Liaison at Vagabond. Working as a mountaineering instructor all over the world for 20 years and Vagaguiding for over a decade, he is a wealth of knowledge on all things adventure.