Inroads Ireland Tours

Is 2018 the year that you take a back roads tour of Ireland? Inroads Ireland's owners are Phil Ryan and Carolyn Janette. Phil is the Tour Designer, born and raised in Dublin, Ireland. He has worked for many years as a tour guide leading people to all corners of Ireland. Carolyn is the Director of Tours, born and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (USA). She has always enjoyed traveling starting with family vacations in the station wagon to venturing off on her own to Asia, Australia, and Europe.

After they married (check out the story below), Phil talked with Carolyn about all the amazing places in Ireland that travelers never get to simply because they are on back roads, may be difficult to find, or you'd need a smaller bus to take people there. He also talked about the fantastic small towns that bigger bus tour companies can't stay overnight in because there are simply not enough rooms. After having this conversation on more than one occasion, they had their 'ah-ha' moment while driving back from a weekend on the Mississippi River, looked at each other, and said "Let's start a tour business to do this!" And that was October 2005.

Voile! With Phil's years of Irish tour guiding experience and Carolyn's world travel expertise, Inroads Ireland was born. This tour company is for you, to provide you with the best Irish travel experience.

Phil has a degree in Music and Recording Technology and has worked as an Audio Engineer and Producer. He also owns and operates a recording studio in Madison, Wisconsin. He enjoys traveling, kayaking, carpentry, playing guitar, camping, and hiking.

Carolyn is a Registered Nurse and has a Master of Education in Health Education degree. She has worked in the areas of neuroscience nursing, teaching, electronic medical records software, public health, and project management. She enjoys traveling, seeing films, reading, puzzles, cooking, camping, and trying new sports.