The Great Indoors | Why Ireland Has No Outdoor Culture
Ireland is famous for its beauty, rolling green hills, rugged coastlines, and wild Atlantic skies. But here’s the paradox: in a land this stunning, we have almost no outdoor culture. No BBQ areas. No camping tradition. No facilities that make the outdoors truly accessible. Instead, Ireland has become a nation of The Great Indoors.
This video explores why Ireland struggles to connect with its own land, from history and colonisation to poverty, regulation, and mistrust. We’ll look at how invisible barriers keep people inside, the mental health cost of this disconnection, and what we can learn from other countries where the outdoors is part of daily life.
Credit to : Kev Collins